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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2614, 25 May 1877, Page 4

General Notices

" STAMP ACT, 1875." TKANBFEBS 0$ SHAEBB. . IT is hereby notified, that, after the Ist o January 1876, the use of Impressed Stamps upon Trar sfers of Shares is compulsory, bat transfers of sharps may be stamped at a Stanjp Office by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner within one month after exeea tion without a fine.

Managers and Secretaries of Companies Sharebroker*, and bihers iaterested, arerJ. commended to forward, without delay, such forms of transfer as they' may require to be impressed, accompanied by the usual requisition and receipt from the Bank ef.Netr Zealand for amount thereof, less the authorised discount.. ■ ■...,. j Information may be obtained ** WJJ StaBQD Office. . „ ,-■ . . The provisions of the let relating hereto are as follow:— .' .

47. (1.) Except whew express .provision is ma'e to the contrary, all duties «re to be denoted by impressed stamps only." ' " " 102. No transfer of any share or shares of or tn the stock or funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever iti New Zealand sha I be registered; recorded, or entered fnthi books of such ' corporation, oompany, ct societj, unless auch transfer it duly .tamped. 108. No instrument of sale or transfer of any share or shares, shall be valid, either at law or in equity, unless the name of J the purPhaser or transferee is inserted thereinjiUfcbe t|me of or before the execution of theJftSfrment of sale or transfer ; and, if any person executes a nale-note, transfer, contract-note, or other instrument of sale, or transfer", in any" manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, on-. less the nume 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 j and, if any such instrument is so made er 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 trans* ferring such share shall not be divested of big interest therein, but shall remain liable thereon as if he had never sold or disposed ot the same. And if such person is a licensed i sharebroker, his. license shall, on any obnvic I tiou under this 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. ■ <•' ■ ..>•>•-■ - " 104. No sharebroker, auctioneer, com* mission agent, or any other person shall be entitled to any brokerage, commission; or any-other fee or reward in respedt of the sale or transfer of any such share* unless the instrument of sale or transfer is filled up witk all necessary particulars to make it a coma plete instrument, and-is dulyjStamped.

SCHEDULE. . .." . Tbaksjbb 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 eeniideratira money,— < : . * •. d. Does not exceed £20..,' ... 0 1Exceeds £20, and does not exceed £50 ... 0 S 6 For every additional £50, or part of £50 - - 0 2-6 tt j«• « Csxßim O. Bowwr. ■Head Office, Stamp, Department,' Wellington, 27th Ootobeij 1875. 1359 ■ . NEW ZEALAND TELEGBJ&RB. REGISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED XI ADDRESSES; — With th« View of ' saying 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 Registration of Arbitrary or Cypher i 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 addreMes,o£telegraph oor* respondents free of charge, at! all their. Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad street; 8, Leadenhall street; and 42, Finsi bury Circus! Addresses' may also be registered at any Government Telegraph Office in England or Scotland upon payment of On* Guinea to the Postmaster-General, London. By order of the Honourable the Telegraph Commissioner. < J ' C. Lurov, ' • General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph Head Office, < I Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. 2040 -

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