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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3036, 7 November 1878, Page 4

"STAMP ACT, 1875." TRANSFERS OF SHARES. IT is hereby notified, that, after the Ist ot January 1876, the use of Impressed Stamps upon Transfer! 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 execution without a fine. Managers and Secretaries of Companies, Sharebrokers, and others interested, arc re' commended to forward, without delay, suoh forms of transfer as they may require to be I impressed, accompanied by the usual requisition and receipt from the Bank of New Zealand for amount thereof, less the authorised discount. Information may be obtained at any Stamp The provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follow:— "47. (1.) Except where express provision is made to the contrary, all duties ore 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, 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. " 108. No instrument of sale or transfer oc any share or shares shall be valid, either at law or in equity, unless the name of the purchaser or transferee is inserted therein a* the tune of or before the exeo # tion of the instru ment of sale or transfer j and, if any person executes a sale-note, transfer, contract-note, or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, on* less the name of the purchaser is inserted therein at the tine or before the execution thereof, he shall forfeit a sum ef not less than £20 or more than £100 1 and, if any suoh instrument is so made er signed, it shall be wholly and absolutely void and inoperative, and shall in no case be made available by the insertion ef a name or any other particulars afterwards} and the persen selling or trans* ferring such share shall not be divestsd af nig interest therein, bat shall resnaa HaUe thereon as if he had never said er disposed el the same. And if such person is a liesased , sharebroker, his license shall, on' any ooavjo* tion under ihis section, be absolutely forfeited, and he shall hot thereafter be qualified to act as a broker, or to have a fresh liaesse issued to him. "104. No sharebreker, auctioneer^ oommission agent, or any other person shall be entitled to any . brokerage, commission, of any other fee or reward in respect of the sale or transfer of any suoh share, < unless the in* strumeat of sale or transfer is filled up with all neoessary particulars to make it a com* plete instrument, and is duly stamped* SCHEDULE. Tbansfeb except by way of mortgage— (2.) Upon the sale of any share or sbum in the stock and funds of any corporation. company, or society whatever in New Zssvlandi Where the purchase or oensiderafcWm money,— £ a. d. Does not exceed £20 0 10 Exceeds £20, and does not exceed £S0 o S For every additional £60, or part of £50 ... ...Of _ Chabxm 0. Bowsr. Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 27th jPfcteber, 1875* THE EVENING STAR (THAMES) (THS OZDXBT ITKHIHa PAKE* JX tVM tHO vnroa ov auoxxabd) T8 PUBLISHED DAILY tt FOUJB O'CLOCK and contains the Very Latei News up to the hourof goißgto preaif AGENCIE&Locdon, Gobdok & Gotch „ F. Algab Melbourne, Gobdok & Goto*. Sydney, „ Auckland —S. Beookino, Iniarance Buildings Shortland, J. H. Jsymbsom; „ J. Noddib / „ Mobgan'b Fancy Baiau Grahamstown, J. Cabtbb „ it. Bumujl Tararu Bead— Emm Pott Offloo Store. Paeroa —J. M. Bobsok Karaka Creek—F. Otto „ J. lixsnna , Karaka Eoad—Ltjdlow A Co. Mary street—F. Mason Holleston street —... Xubbw Richmond street—J. Saundim. Sealey street—J. Waito*