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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3089, 11 January 1879, Page 4

"STAMP ACT, 1875." TRANSFERS OF SHAKES. IT is hereby notified, that, after the Ist or X January It 76, the use of Impressed Stamp* upon Trai sfers of Shares is compulsory but transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stamp 'Office by the Commissioner or t» Deputy Commissioner within one month after execution without a fine. Managers and Secretaries of Companies; Sharebrokers, and oihers interested, arere« commended to forward; without delay, such forms of transfer as they may require to bo impressed, accompanied by the usual requisition and receipt trom the Bunk of New Zealand for amount thereof, less the authorised discount. Information may be obtained at any Stamp Office. r The provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follow :— " 47. (1.) Except where express provision ib mace to the contrary, all duties -»re to be denoted by impressed stamps only." <l 102. No transfer of any share or share* 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 sucu transfer is duly stamped. " 103. No instrument of sale or transfer 01 any share or ■hfuwa-almM t*> tbIJU, «ttuer ■«-- law or In equity, unless the name of the purchaser or transferee is insetted therein at the time of or before the exec 3 tion of the instru ment of sale or transfer; 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, uu« less the name of the purchaser is inserted therein at the tine or before the execution thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not lew th«n £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 particular* afterwards j 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 01 the same. And if such person is a licensed eharebroker, his license shall, on any coatio tion under this section, be absolutely forfeited, and he shall not thereafter be qualified to act as a broker, or to have a fresh lioenae issued to him. ' "104. No sharebreker, auctioneer, commission agent, or any other person shall be entitled to any brokerage, commission, or any other fee or reward iv respect of the sale or transfer of any such share, unless the instrument of sale or transfer ia filled up witk all necessary particulars to make it icon. plete instrument, and is duly stamped.

SCHEDULE. Tamnm except by way of mortgage— • (2.) Upon the sale of any share or shares in the stock and funds of an? corporation* company, or society whatever in Heir Zea*> land: Where the purchase or centideratioa money,— , / _ £ a, & Does not exceed £20... 0 10 Exceeds £20, and does not exS -' eeed£so ;.; ... „^~o j ; For every additional £60. or , .partof £50 o S tr j r»« «' CHABLia' 0. BOWBK Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 27th October, 187 S. THE EVENING STAtt~ (THAMES) (THK OLDJBT BTBKWO PAPIB HT THX ZBO - TIITOB Of AUCKLAND) ' T 8 PUBLISHED DalL* at FOtfß O'CLOCK and contains the Very Latettf ! News up to the hour of going to preaa . AGENCIES— London, Gojummi & Gotoh » F. Al&ab Melbourne, Gobdox & Gotoh Sydney, M Auckland —8. Bbooxwo, Injorance Buildings Shortland, J. fi. Jivniiov » J. NODDXB * » Mobgan's Fancy Bum* Grahamstown. J. Cabtib „ it. JBubba, Tararu Head—Elms Pott Office Store. Paeroa—J. M. Bobson Karaka Creek—F. Otto » J. Bvbitb E.araka JEload—Ludlow & Co, Mary street—F. Masoit Eolleston street—... Tvßßi&b Richmond street—J. Saukoom^ Sealey street—J". Waltok