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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2607, 17 May 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." TRANSFERS OF SHAEEg. 1 T is hereby notified, that, after the let o 1 January 1876, the use'bf Impressed Stamps upon Transfers of Shares is compulsory, but transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stamp Office by the Commissioner or s Deputy Commissioner within one month after execu t:on-without a five. Managers and Secretaries of Companies, Sharebrokere, and o'hers interested, are recommended to forward, without delay, such forms of transfer ns they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the utual requisition and receipt from the Bank of New Zealand for amount thereof, less the authorised discount. I Information may be obtained at any Stamp Office. r The provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follow:— " 47. (1.) Except where expresi provision ia ma.fe to the contrary, all dutie» ure to be - denoted by impressed stamps only." " 102. No transfer of any share or shares of or in the stock or funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in New Zealand shall be registered, recorded, or entered in the books of such corporation, company, or society, unless such transfer is duly stamped. 11103. No instrument of sale o* transfer 0^ any share cr shares shall be valid, either IF 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, italess the name of the purchaser ii 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 such instrument is no made or signed, it shall be wholly and absolutely void and inoperative, and shall in no case be m^de available by the insertion of a name or any other particulars afterwords; and the person selling or tains-, fernng such share shall not be divested of big interest therein, but shall remain liable thereon as if he had never sold or disposed ox the same. And if such person is a licensed iharebrokor> his license shall, on any conviction under. 1 his section; be absolutely;forfeited, and he.shull not thereafter be qualified to act as a broker, or to. have a fresh, license issued to him. " 104. No sharebroker, auctioneer, commission 'agent, or any other person shall be entitled to any brokerage, commission, or any ( otner fre or reward in respect of the sal* or transfer of any such share; unless the instrumeat of sale or transfer is filled up with bll necessary particulars- to make it a complete icstrument, and is duly stamped. i "'■ SCHEDULE. Tsansxek except by way of mortgage— (2.) Upon the sale of any share or shares .in the stock and funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in New, Zealand: . . i: '. .. Where the purchase or consideration money,— '■ - £ §.. d. Does not exceed £20... .;, .0 I.V Exceeds £20, and does not ex- . V ceed£so ... ... ... 0,2.6 For every additional £50, or . : ' part of £50 ... ... 0 2 6 w ' rtiß Chaeuw p. Bowwr. Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 27th October, 1875. 1359 , . := -j '. ' _ '■ ' NEW ZEALAND TELE&BAPHS; REGISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED JA» : ADDRESSES, — With the view of saving as much as possible the cost of the transmission of Telograms to New Zealand 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 bfe charged for registration! Per* sons registering will require to communicate the Cypher or Arbitrary Address to their - 1 Correspondents. The Telegraph Companies register names and addresses of telegraph cor- - respondents free of charge, at all their. Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad street; 8, Leadenhall street; and 42, iW bury Circus. Addresses may also be registered at any Government Telegraph Office in England or Scotland upon payment ef Ont Guinea to-the Postmasier-General, London.' By order of the Honourable the Telegraph Commissioner ■ ' ... '■ _. ''■ C. Lemon, " '_ • ' '' General Manager. New Zealand telegraph Head Office, Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. 2040

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