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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2618, 30 May 1877, Page 4

General Notices "STAMP ACT, 1875." TRANSPJSBS OF SHARES. IT is hereby notified, that, after the Ist o Junuitry 1876, the use of Impressed Stampo upon Transfers of Shares is compulsory, but transfers of shares may bo stamped at a Stamp Office by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner within one month after exeeu t;on wilhoufc a fine. - Managers and Secretaries of Companies Sharebrokera, and others interested, are re. commended to forward, without delay, such forms of transfer as they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the usual requisition and receipt ivova. the Bank of New Zea> land 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-ie to the contrary, all duties are" 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, companyj or society whatever in New Zealand shall be-registernd, 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 oL_ any share or shares shall be valid, either *T Jaw 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 eale or transfer ; and, if any person executes a fale-note, transfer, contract-note, or-other instrument of eale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, aulees the name of the purchaser is inserted therein at the time or before the execution thereof, ho shall furfeit a sum of not less than £20 or more than £100; and, if any such instrument, is so 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 particulars ' afterwards; and the person selling or trans^ ferring 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 eharebroker, his license shall, on any coaviction under this suction, ba absolutely forfeited, v and he shall not thereafter be qualified to act aB a broker, or to have a fresh license issued to him. "104. No aharebroker, auctioneer, commission agent, or any other person shall be .entitled-to any brokerage, commission, or any other f r e or reward in respect of the sale or transfer of any such share, unless the instrument of sale or transfer is filled iip with ull necessary particulars to make it a com* plete instrument, and is duly stamped. SCHEDULE. Teanbpbb exftopt 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,— ' ■ V ' ■ £■. d. Does not exceed £20 0 1. Exceeds £20, and does not ex* ceed£so J 0 2 6 For every additional £50, or part of £50 ... ... 0 2 6 rr j ««. CHABLBO 0. BOWMT. Head Office, Stamp Department, ■• • Wellington, 27th October, 1875, 1359 NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS. REGISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED lA> ADDRESSES. — With the view oi saving as much &s possible th© 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 Addresses in the shape of one or more words. No fee will be charged for registration. Per. sons registering will require to communicate the Cypher or Arbitrary Address to their : Correspondents. The Telegraph Companies register names and addressrs of telegraph cor* respondents free of charge, at all their Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad streetj 8, Leadenhall street; apd 42, Finsbury 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 tke Telegraph Commissioner 0. Lemon, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph Head Office, Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. 2040 THE EVENING STAR (THAMES) (THE ODDEST EVEMWJ-PAPEB IK THE PBOVINCE OP ATTCKLAIO)) 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, PRICE ONE PENNY, or delivered or Sixpence p«b Whk. Advertisers liberally dealt with. Terms on application at the Office. AGENCIES— London, Gobdon & Gotch . . ,", P. Algeb '^ : • „ Geo. Stbeet Melbourne, Gobdon & Gotck Sydney, „ Auckland, E. C. Cabb, Queen street . Siiortland, J. H. Jeffebson ,i J. Noddeb . „ Mobgan's Fancy Bazaar „ A. McCIiATCHEX Grahamstown, J. Cartes „ Btjbba Tararu Boad— Ellis Post Offio Store. . Mackaytown—J. Vebbal. Paeroa—J. M. Robson Karafea Creek —F. Otto „ J. BtTBKS Karaka lioadr—Lodlow & Co. Mary street —F. Mason Rolleston street—... Tubbell JRichmond street—J. Saujtdbbs Sealey street —J. Waltok Tararu—F. B. Hughbes. WILLIAM MoCULLOUGH, Pbopbietob.

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