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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3004, 1 October 1878, Page 4

"STAMP ACT, 1875.": TRANSFERS OF SHARES. 1 T is hereby notified, that, after the Ist of X January 1876, the use of Impressed Stsmpg 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, «Xmbu* to on without a fine. , '. , ,".•,,.,' Managers and Secretaries of Oompanjef, Sharebrokers, and others interested, .art-re-commended to forward, without delay, inch . forms of transfer as they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the usual reqaisi- - tion and receipt irom the Bank of New Zealand for amount thereof, less tlie authorised discount. ' , • Information may be obtained at any Stamo Office. . . t . . ,The provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follow:— ' •* " 47. (1.) Except where express provision is made to the contrary, all duties we to .he denoted by impressed stamps only." " 102. No transfer of any share or ehareg of or in the stock or funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in New Zealand' shall 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 o< any share or. shares shall be valid, either at ' law or in equity, unless the name of the pur* chaser or transferee is inserted therein at the time of or before the exec 3 tion of the intftru ment of rale or transfer ; and, if any person executes a *ale»note, transfer, contract-note, or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, tin* lees the name 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 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 partieularr afterwards; and the person selling or tnuun ferring such share shall not be divested of big interest therein, but shall remain liable thereon as if he had never sold or disposed oi the' same. And if such person it a licensed eharebroker, his license shall,'on any coavio* tion under this section, be absolutely for* feited, and he shall not thereafter be qualified to act as a broker, or te hare a fresh license * issued to him. ', "104. No eharebroker, 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 or transfer of any such share, unless the instrument of sale or transfer is filled up with nil necessary particulars to make it a com* plete instrument, and is duly stamped. \ m . . SCHEDULE. Tsansjbb except by way of mortgage— '„ (8.) Upon the Bale of any share or shares in. the stock and funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in New Zealand t Where , the purchase or consideration money,— ' £ ■. d. Does not exceed £20 0 10 Exceeds £20, and does not exceed £50 ... 0 2 For every additional £60, or , I part of £60 .... ... 02 '6 i . Chabuh.O. Bowxzr. - Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 27th October, 1875. THE EVENING UTAR * (THAMES) ' (the oldest svxNnre papxb nr xhb noVTKCK OF ACCKIdLHD) T S PUBLISHED DAILY at FOUI O'CLOCK and contains the Very Lates News up to the hour of going to preii . AGENCIES— Lcndon, Gobdojt & GoTOH „ F. Algab Melbourne, Gosdon & GoTOH . Sydney, „ Auckland —S. BbookinO, Insunncv • Buildings Shortland, J. H. Jjcfmbsov „ J. Noddbb „ ' Mobgan's fancy Buiii Grahamstown, J. Casts* „ it. Bubba Tararu Bead— Elms , Port Office Store. Paeroa—J. M. Bobiow Karaka Creek—F* Otto „ J. Bvxws Karaka Road—Lubiow & Co* Mary street—F. Mason Rolleston street—... Tubbbxl Richmond street—J. Saundbbi? Seaiey street —J. Waltok