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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2612, 23 May 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." TKANSFEES OF SHARES. | T is he: cby notified, that, after the Ist o A January 1876, the uso of Impressed Stamps | upon Tiaiffors of Shares is compulsory, but transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stamp • Office by. the Commissioner or a Deputy' Commissioner within one month after exeou t-on without; a fine. Managers and Secretaries of Companies. Sharebrokors, and o'hers interested, are recommended to forward, without delay, suoh forms of transfer m they may.require to be impressed, accompanied by the usual requisition and receipt from the Bask of New Zealand for amount thereof, less the authorized discount. Information may be obtained at any Stamp Office. The provisions of the Act relating hereto are »s follow :— _ " 47. (1.) Except -where express provision is ma.-!e to the contrary, all duties are to be denoted by impressed stamps only." " 102. No transfer of any share or shares ol or m the stock or funds of any corporation company, or society whatever in New Zealand sba 11 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 any share or shares shall be valid, either its Jaw or m 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 aale-noto, transfer, contract-note, or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, unless the name of the purchaser v inserted therein at the time or before the execution thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not less than £20 or more than £100 j and, if any such instrument is bo made or signed, it shall 1m wholly and absolutely void and inoperative, and shall in no case be" made availabie by the insertion of a name or any other particulars afterwards; and the person selling or tran*, fernng such share shall not be divested of his interest therein, but shall remain liable thereon as if he had never sold or disposed oi the same. And if such person is a licensed; snarebroker, his license shall, on any conviction under this section, be absolutely for- : feited, and he ehall 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 other fee or reward in respect of the sale i or transfer of any such share, unless the instrument of sale or transfer is filled up witk all necessary particulars to make it a complete instrument, and is duly stamped. SCHEDULE. TRANSFER 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 : Where the purchase or consideration money,— * ■. d. Does not exceed £20 0 1 Exceeds £20, and does not exceed £50 0 2 6 For every additional £50, or I part of £50 0 2 6 Chables O. Bownr. j Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 27th October, 1875. i 1359 ' NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS. - DEGISTKATION OF ABBREVIATED JL\ ADDRESSES. — With the view oi saving as much as possible the cost of- the transmission of Telegrams to New, Zealand from other countries, a register -will be kept at every Telegraph Station in New Zealand for the Eegistration of Arbitrary or Cypher Addres?es in the shape of one or more words. No fee will be 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, Old Broad - street; 8, Leadenhall street; and 42, Funbury Circus. Addresses may. also be registered at any Government Telegraph Office in England or Scotland upon payment of One Guinea to the Postmaster-General, London. By order of the Honourable the Telegraph. Commissioner C. LbmOn, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph Head Office, Wellington, 2nd Maroh, 1876. ~ 2040 THE EVENING STAB (THAMES) (the oldest etenwo paper nr xbs mkk VINCE Or AUCKLAND) TS PUBLISHED DAILY at FOUB O'CLOCK and contains the Very Latest News up to the hour of going to press) The Stab can be obtained from the Publishing Office, Albert-street, Grahamstown, PBICE ONE PENNY, or delivered or Sixpence m Wjuk. Advertisers liberally dealt with. Terrai on application at the Office. AGENCIES— London, Gordon & Goica . „ / F. Alger T ■ „ Geo. Street Melbourne, Gordon & Gotcbt • . • Sydney, „ Auckland, E. C. Carr, Queen street Shortland, J. H. Jefkkrson „ J. Nqddeb '' „ Morgan's Fancy Baeaar „ A. McClatchbt Grahamstown, J. Caeteb „ Burba Tararu Eoad—Ellis Foil Offle Store. Mackaytown—J". Verbal. Paeroa —J. M". Eobson Karaka Creek—F. Otto „ J. Burns Karaka Eoad—Lu'dlow & Co* Mary street —F. Mason Eolleston street —... Tubbell Eichmond street—J. Saundbbi Sealey street—J. Walton Tararu—F. B. Hughes. WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, Proprietor.

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