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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2645, 30 June 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." TRANBF£ES~OF SHARES. IT is hereby notified, that, after l,he Ist o January 1876, the use of Impressed Stamp* upon Tra? 6fers of Shares is compulsory but . transfers of shares may be^tamped at a Stamp Office by the Commissioner or a Deputy Oommiesionfr within one month after execa t;on without a fine. Managers and Secretaries of Companies Sharebrokers, and o'hers interested, are recommended to forward, without, delay, each forms of transier as they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the usual requisi* lion and receipt from the Bank of New Zeah.nd for amount thereof, less the authorised discount. Information may be obtained at any Stamo Office. " ¥ The provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follow:— " 47. (1.) Except where express provision is ma c to the contrary, a)l duties »re to be denoti d by impressed stamps only." " 102. No transfer of any share or shares of or in the stock or funds of any coiporation company, er society whatever in New Zealand sba 1 be registered, recorded, or entered in the books of such corporation, company,' or 8°» e 1 & U£r leB? BUch tranefer " duly itamped. 103. No instrument of sale or tianifer of any share or shares shall be valid, either at law or in equity, unless the name, of the purchaser or transferee is insened therein at the time of or before the exeoution of the instrument of sale or transfer ; and, if any person executes a sale-note, tran»fer s contractile, or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, aa« le» the n&me of the purchaser is inserted therein at tha time or before the execution thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not less than £20 or more than £100; .nd, if any inch instrument it i so 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 fche personating O r trans, faring such share shall not be divested of hit thereon as if he had never sold or disposed ot the same. And if each person is a licensed eharebroker, his license shall, on any coavichon under fhis section, be .vbsolutely forfeited, and he shall not thereafter be qualified to net as a broker, or to. have a fresh lieanM 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 respect of the sale or transfer of any such share, unless the inBtrumeut of sale "or transfer is filled up with all necestary particulars to make it a complete instrument, and is duly stamped. SCHEDULE. Tbansfbb except by way of mortgage— (2.) Upon the sale of any share or shares m the stock and funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in New Ze»» land t Where the purchase or consideration money,— Tt £ s, d» Does not exceed £20 0 1 Exceeds £20, and does not exceed £50 0 2 6 For every additional £50, or part of £50 , 0 2 6 it j«« « Ohahub 0. Bownr. Head Office, Stamp Department, . - Ko Wellington, 27th October, 1876. 1359 NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS. OHGrISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED At. ADDRESSES. — With the view of •aving 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 tho Registration of Arbitrary or Cypher Addresses in the shape of one or more wonts. 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 correspondents free of charge, at all their Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad street; 8, Leadenhall street; and 42, Viof bury Circus. Addresses may also be registered at any Government Telegraph Office ia England or Scotland upon payment ef One Guinea to the Postmaster-General, London. By order of the Honourable the Telegraph Commissioner 0. Lemox, « General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph Head Offloe, Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. 2040 = THE EVENING STAR (THAMES) f (th» oldist ETxmrcr wjpm a ihi no* IS PUBLifeED DAILY at FOtTB O'CLOCK and contain* At Ytrj Latest rifaoi up to tlie^dii^oißg to presij Sthe Stab can be^ojb|ji^ted from tht, Pi||fl3hing Office, \AJt>ert«streeV Gra* Ijrastown, PftlCE oiNE PENNY, or .^^Advertisers libtsralfy dealt jyiih. Tefiii »n application at the Office. *' . J--*j^ |^fe,- AGENCIES-i'"-. r^oadon, Gmdok & GoTolt. : ... iA-.;^-fv-J?. 3Uom - v -zc ,:'■-..- ' , . Gobdor & Gotos . t^ffi^i' sS-jS- Ca»b» Qwe» ■tf&flgfe J7 fit. Jeffibsoit -A-i ;\ KJ* A -rj&Gi, y Moßffii'f Fancy'Basaw. ■■>■* : rSfc^' goadrfi^Ei.iJi Pott Offio > . :B6lßi^raTftreet—... Tctbbbu *»eiM. Saundibs \-^dwW9y 4bc€itt&r& Waltok f^^Bj^lp^c^icrLionojH, -^ .*•• *» W >" *