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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2600, 8 May 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." TRANSFERS OF SHARES. | T is hereby notified, that, after tho Ist o 1 January 1876, the use of Impressed Stamp* upon Transfers of Shares is compulsory, but (mnsfors of shares may be stamped at a Stamp Office by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner within one month after execu ton without a fine. Managers and Secretaries of Companies. Sharebrokers, and o'hers iaterested, are recommended to forward, without delay, euch forms of traneier as they may requite to be impressed, accompanied by the usual Requisition and receipt from the. Bank of New Zealand for amount thereof, less the authorised diecount. Information may be obtained at any Sfcamn Office. J * The provisions of the Act relating hereto ' are as follow:— ■ * " 47. (1.) Except wh.-re express provision ii ma o to the contrary, all duties «c to be donotf d by impressed stamps only." " 102. No transfer of any share or shares of or m the stock or funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in New Zealand -: sha 1 be registered, recorded, or entered in the books of such corporation, company, or society, unless such transfer is duly stamped. 103. No instrument of sale or transfer of any share or shares shall be valid, either, at law or in equity, unless the name of the purchaser or transferee is inserted therein at the time of or before the execution of the instrument of sale or transfer ; and, if any person executes a sale-note, transfer, contract-note, or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, un less the name of the purchaser is inserted . therein at the time or before the execution ! thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not less than £20 or more than £100; and, if any sach instrument is no made or signed, it shall be wholly and absolutely void and inoperative, and shall in no case be made available by the insertion of a name or any other particular! afterwards; and the person selling or trail*, fernng Buch share shall not be divested of hii interest therein, but shall remain liable thereon ns if he had never sold or disposed ox = the same. And if such person is a licensed eharebroker, his license shall, on any coavifltion nnder ibis section, ba absolutely forfeited, and he shall not thereafter be qualited to act as a broker, or to have a fresh license issued to him. • ' "104. No sharebroker, auctioneer, com* mission agent, or any other person shall be entitled to any brokerage, commission, or: auy other fre or reward in respect of the aale or transfer of any such share, unless the instrument of sale or transfer is filled up with all necessary particulars to make it a COM* plete instrument, and is duly stamped. .... SCHEDULE. . ''" Tbahsfee except by way of mortgage—',' .: (2.) Upon the sale of any share or sham * in the stock and funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in New Zea- " land: ■ • . •• ■- Where the purchase or consideration money,— . ; £. g. a.: . Does not exceed £20.,, .„ o*l 0 Exceeds £20, and does not ex- ■■■■"- ceed£so ...; 0 ? 6 , For every additional £50, or . ='" . part of £50 0 2 6 xr «-. „ Chabim 0. Bow**. Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 27th October, 187 S. 1359 - ; ■' NEW ZEALAND TELEGSafPffsT" REGISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED I\> ADDRESSES. — With the view of : saving as much as possible the cost of the transmission of Telegrams to New Zealaad from other countries, a register will be kept at every Telegraph Station in New Zealand for the Registration of Arbitrary or Cypher Addresses in the shape of one or more words. No fee will bo'charged for registration. Persons registering will require to communicate the Cypher or Arbitrary Address to their Correspondents. The Telegraph Companies register names and addresses of telegraph correspondents free of charge, at all their Stations, and in London at 74,01 d Brtad street; 8, Leadenhall street j and-42, Finsbury Circus. Addresses may also be regis- . tered at,any Government Telegraph Office in England or Scotland upon payment ef One Guinea to the Postmaster-General, London; By order of the Honourable the Telegraph Commissioner . , ; ' • C. Lemon, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph Head Office, Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. 2040 THE EVENING STAR (THAMES) I (the oldest stskivo papeb nr thz no> ! • TUTOR 07 ATTCKftAXTD) TS PUBLISHED DAILY at FOUB O'CLOCK and contains the Very Latest News Hp to the hour of going to press) The Stab can be obtained from the.Publishing Office, Albert-street, Grahamstown, PEICE ONE PENNY, or delivered or Sixpence pjb Wmk. Advertisers liberally dealt with. Termg on application at the Office. AGENCIES—. London, Gobdok & Gotch „ F. Alokb „ Geo. Stbeet Melbourne, Goedon & Goios . Sydney, . '. „ Auckland, E. C. Cabb, Queen street - Shorlland, J. H. Jeffkbsok , „ J. Nodpeb . „ Moboan's Fancy Basmar „ A. McCIATCBtBT Grahamstown, J. Cabteb „ Bcbba Tararu Road—Ellis Pott Offie Store. Mackaytown—J. Tebbai. Paeroa—J. M. Eobson Karaka Creek—F. Otto „ J. Bubns . Karaka Eoad—Lcdlow & Go, Mary street—F. Mason Kolleston street —^. Tubbbm iiichmond street—J. Satjndbbs Sealey street—J. Waltow Tararu—F. B. Hughes. WILLIAM McCULLOUGH,.. PSOPBIETOB. ;

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