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Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 105, 12 April 1876, Page 4

“ STAMP ACT, 1875.’ pll.lis OF IiADINti '.iNT> RECEIPTS IN' 3.1K1T TIIEIIKOF. I?; hereby notified, Unit, after the ist J of January next, the liso of impressed Stamps on Pills ol Lading is compulsory. Sncli documents. must, after Unit date, be wit ten upon paper ])]■(' vi on sly impressed r.t the Head ollice, and cannot !>e stamped after tlio execution 1 hereof. it is requested, therefore, tliaf Merchants, Shipping Agents, and others concerned, v.’ill, without delay, forward to this cilice’such forms as they may require to he impressed, accompanied by the usual requisition and receipt of the Pan!-: of New Zealand for the amount, ess the authorized discount. Information may ho obtain* d at any Stamp Office, ’ The provisions of (lie Act hearing on this point are as follow : after the execution thereof. (2.) Every person’who makes or executes any Pill of laidingnot duly stamped shall forfeit a sum not exceeding’ £o0.” “ STAM P ACT 1875.” TIIANSKUIiS OF ►SHATtI’IS, tT is hereby notified, that after the Ist | of January next, I lie. use of Impressed Stamps upon Transfers ol Shares is compulsory, hut transfers of snares may be stamped at a-Stamp Office by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner- within- one mouth ■ after execution wiMiont a fine. Managers ami Secretaries of' Companies, (Sharebrokers, ami others interested, are ■ recommended to forward, without delay, such forms of transfer as they may require to lie impressed, accompanied by the usual requisition and receipt from the Panic of New Zealand for amount thereof, less the authorized discount. Information may be obtained at any Stamp Office. - The provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follows :

. “47. (1.) Except xvhoi-o express provision is made to the contrary, all duties are. to bo 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 sue!) corporatoin.. company, or society unless such transfer is duly stamped. “ 10;). No instrumeut of sale or transfer of any share or shares shall lie valid, either at law or in equity, unless the name of the purchaser or transferee is inserted therein at the time ot or before the execution of the instrument of sale or tranisfer ; and, if ary person executes' a sale-note transfer, in any manner or for any purpose .whatsoever,, unless the niinie of the purchaser is inserted therein at the time or before the, execution'thereof, he shall forfeit a sum. Of not less than £2O or more tbamfi 100; anil, if any such instrument is so made or signed, it shall be wholly and, 'absolutely void and inoperative, and shall iu no case be made available by the insertion of a name .or any other particulars, afterwards; and the person selling or transferring such share, shall not be divested of li'isdntefest therein, but shall ■remain liable, thereon as if lie bad, never sold or disposed of the same. And if such person is- -a licensed,his license shall,, .on any conviction: 'under this section, be absolutely forfeited , and bo .shall not thereafter be qualified to act as a broker, or-to ..have a fresh license issued to him. ■ “ JO4. No sharebroker, auctioneer, commission agent, or any other 'person shall bo 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 ail necessary particulars to make it a complete instrument and is duly stamped.” SCHEDULE ~ Tuaxsfku except by way of mortgage—’ (2) lllpou: tjio, kale .of any • share or shares in the .stock sjtbd funds Of any corporation, company/ or society whatever iu New Zealand :,■■■■■•« A Where, the purchase or consideration' money, 1 —■ 1 ; ' ! '- 'o £■' «. >i., ' Does not exceed -£2,0. ,0 1, 0 Exceeds £2ft and does , ; • ■ ndt’exceed £SO —.O 2 •. G : For. every additional , : /. £50, ! or part qf£so., 0 2. , G : CHAIILFB C. BOWEN, Head Office Staiup Department, £ V/etlingto 7 th‘ October £1875.