COMPANY ABUSES
BILL IN SOUTH AFRICA PROTECTING THE PUBLIC. Received Feb. 21, 5.5 p.m. CAPETOWN, Feb. 20. The Ministei* of Justice (General Smuts) introduced the Companies Act in the House of Assembly. The Bill aims to prevent abuses of company administration and exploitation of the public. Share-hawking will be strictly prohibited, also the purchase of a person's own shares directly or through a subsidiary. Fines will be imposed for false statements. Prospectus accounts must disclose loans and remuneration paid to directors, who must disclose changes in their names and nationality.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 44, 22 February 1939, Page 7
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90COMPANY ABUSES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 44, 22 February 1939, Page 7
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