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Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 315, 24 December 1873, Page 2

CHEISTMAS HOLIDAYS. THE BANKS in Lawrence will be CLOSED, on CHRISTMAS DAYand BOXINGr DAY, December 25th and 26tti. 1 . "" . ' CHEISTMAS HOLIDAY^. ■'■■_/ THE principal places 'of business in Lawrenco wUI bo CLOSED on THURSDAY and FEIDAY (Christmas Day and Boxing Pay). SHARE TRANSFERS, "VTOTICE. — Whereas it has been ascertained •*• ' that in numerous instances transfers of shares in Joint Stock Companies and Mining Companies have not been stamped at the time of the exeoution thereof, either by .the use of paper or parchment previously stamped, or by the affixing and cancellation of an adhesive stamp in the manner by law prescribed) whereby the vendors and purchasers have become liable to a penalty Wf Fifty Pounds (£SO) each, and' also chargeable with the payment of five t times the duty, and the instrument in all such cases has become wholly void and of no effect whatsoever, eithor at law or in equity : And whereas it is necessary that any such neglect or contravention of the law be checked in future : Notice is hereby given to, all Brokers, Mining Agents, and the public generally, that hereafter any vendor or purchaser of any share or Bhares as aforesaid who shall fail or neglect to affix and cancel an adhesive stamp on the instrument of sale or transfer (where paper previously impeessed has not been used), at the time of the execution thereof, shall be liable to prosecution for recovery of the penalties incurred in terms of law; and if any party liable to the payment Qf such duty as aforesaid shall give information to the .Cemmiasionor whereby such penalty and quintuple duty shall be recovered from any other party liable thereto, the party giving the information shall not only be indemnified and discharged of his liability, but rewarded to an extent not exoeeding one-half of the penalty or duty recovered; and where any other person shall give information whereby any such penalty of quintuple duty shall be recovered, he shall be rewarded in like manner. By ovckeit of the Commissioner af Stqmp Duties^ E. BRANDON, Office of the Commissioner of Stamp Duties, Wellington, 4th December, 1873, "IVrOTICE is hereby given, that the following persons have been duly nominated to be Members of the Board of Wardens for the Tuapeka Depasturing District : — John M'Hattie John M'Combe William M'Nicklb Michael Whelan Benjamin Habt And whereas no more than the requisite number of candidates have been nominated, I hereby declare the said persons to be duly elected. Given under my hand, at Lawrence, on this 20th day of December, 1873. E, H, CAREW, Warden. PUBLIC NOTICE. ALL ACCOUNTS not paid before 31st ■^ December instant, will bo Bued for at once. Accounts will be received by I, Hallenstein and Co., whose receipt win. be a sufficient discharge. W. M'BEATH. NOTICE TO FAEMEES, n BOWERS of MALTING BABLEY are requested to immediately forward estimate of growth (number of bushels) to the undersigned. BASTINGS AND KOffOEPi Black Horse Brewery, Wetherstones. NOTICE. WE beg to iuform the Publicans and Citizens of Dimedin that we have- started m the CIDER BUSINESS at the back of Watson's Boyal Ho.tel, Walker-street. Orders attended to. on the shortest notice, LAWEENCE, & POWELL.. NOTICE. TNTIMATION is hereby given to,all parties -*• Depasturing Stock in the Waitahuna, Tuapeka, and Waipori Depasturing Commonages, and who have not ptid^ their Assessment now due, that unless the same be paid on or before the 20th January, 1874, legal proceedings will be taken against any person depasturing stfeck without a License, PIERCE POWER, Inspector. Lawrence, lftfch December, 1873. Tjbe following new English rule has been adopted by the Christchurch $.C. — '" When a dead heat is declared for the second place in' any race, and~ r the winner is disqualified too. late for the race to be run again on the 'same • day, tife htftaes %hat mi dead hdat shall divide thfe race'VritKout either of lihtm.being called upon to walk over '*, and if any "horse be placed fourth, he shall receive any money ■tii«re<xn*yjia < ve'l)«en'fojr'*he third.*' }