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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2613, 24 May 1877, Page 4

. General Notices ' " STAMP ACT, 1875." TRANSFERS OF SHAKES. IT is hereby notified, that, after flic lafc o January 1876, the use of Impressed Stamps upon Transfers 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 five. • ' Managers and Secretaries of Companies, Sharcbrekcrs, and o'hers interested, are re' commended to fa-ward, without delay, such forms of transfer as they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the usual rcquisiion and receipt from the Bank 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 as follow :— " 47. (1.) Except where express provision is ma o to the contrary, all duties are to be denoted by impressed Btarnps only." " 102. No transfer of any share or shares oi or m the stock or funds of any corporation company, or society whatever in Nat Zealand shall be registered, recorded, or entiled in the book* of, such corporation, company, or 8°«?& U5 ■ SUCh transfep U dvl J «t»mped. 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 Hale or transfer } and, if any person executes a sale-nofce, transfer, contracfrnote, or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, on, lees the name of the purchaser is inserted therein at the time or before the execution thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not leu 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 m no case be made available by the insertion of a name or any other particulars afterwards; and the person selling or transferring such share shall not be divested of hii interest therein, but shall remain liable thereon as if he had never sold or disposed ox the same. And if such person is a lioeased sharebroker, his license shall, on any cokTiction under fhis section, bo absolutely forfeited, and he shall not thereafter be qualified to act as a broker, or to have a fresh license issued to him. - ■ "10£. No sharebreier, auctioneer, commission agent, or any other person shall be entitled to any brokerage, commission, or any other fre or reward in respect of the sale or transfer of any such share, unless the instrument of sale or transfer is filled up witk ull necestary particulars to make it a com* plete irstrumenf, and is duly stamped. ". ■ SCHEDULE. Tbansfkb 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,— Does not exceed £20 0 1 Exceeds £20, and does not exceed£so o*6 For every additional £50, or part of £50 . ... „.. o 2, 6 tt «^ « Chasms O. Bowbt. Head Office, Stamp-Department, ' Wellington, 27th October, 1875. NEW ZEALAND TELEGBAPHS. DEGrISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED J-\ 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 mere 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, Finsbury Circus. Addresses may also be registered at any Government Telegraph Offioe in England or Scotland upon payment ef One Guinea to the Postmasier-Qeneral, London. By order of. the Honourable tke Telegraph Commissioner ' < C. Lemon, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph Head Office,, Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. 3040 THE EVENING STAR (THAMES) (THB OLDEST BVEMJfe PAPSB VX IHX PBOTINOB OP ATJCIOiAHD). TS PUBLISHED DAILY at FOUB O'CLOCK and contains tne Very Latest News up to the hour of going to preftif The Stab can be obtained from the Publishing Office, Albert-street,. Gra? hamstown, PEICE ONE FERNY, or delivered or Sixpbnoi pbb Wmmk. ■ Advertisers liberally dealt with. Termi on application at tho Office. ■' AGENCIES— ~ London, Gorvox & Gotch „ F. Al&eb '"". . „ Geo. Sxbeet Melbourne, Gobdo» & Golan Sydney, „ Auckland, E. C. Case, Queen street Shortland, J. H. Jbffbbsoit „ J. Nqddeb - „ Mobgan's Fancy Basatr „ A. McCIATCHBT Grahamstown, J. Cabtbb '. . „ _ Bubba Tararu Boad—Ellis Pott Offlo Store. Mackaytown—J. Vebbal. • Paeroa—J. M. Eobson Karaka Creek—F. Otto „ J. Bubss Karaka Eoad—Ludlow & Co* Mary street —F. Mason Bollestoh street—... Tuiran .Richmond street—J. Saundibi, Sealey street —J, Waltow Tararu—F. B. Hughes. \ WILLIAM McCULLOUOH, Pbopbibtob. .

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