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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2155, 30 November 1875, Page 4

Government Notices NOTICE UNDEIi- SECTIQN 109, GOLDMINING DISTRICTS ;:\ '•>■ ACT, 1873. ■ : n\ Warden's Office, Grahams!own, • ; • 12th Hevemberj 1875. ; A IM?IICATIONS may ba made to ahe in jljl. wriiirig upon TuESbA?,-the 14th'day 'of .December, 1875, for the right to occupyi for goldmining purposes, the land specified in tWe Schedule hereunderibeing^ a Licensed Holding declared'forfeited by the Mining Inspector underlie Gold Mining Districts 1 Act, 1873, W. Fjbabeb^ ' ' Warden. j ' SCHEDULE. No. I.—Late Licensed Holding, No. 55, known as the Johu o'Groats Claim; late licenaee, the John o'Groatt Gold Mining Company (Limited). Area, fire acres two roods and twenty-two perches, more or less; situated at Pukehinau Crtek. Bounded on tha north by supposed unoccupied ground, on the enst by the Rose and Shamrock Licensed Holding, on the south by supposed unoccupied ground, uad on the west bj late Prince : Llewellyn loueo. 1378 "STAMP ACT, 1875." BILLS OF LADING AND EEOEIPT3 IN LIEU THEREOF. IT is hereby notified, that, after the Ist of 1 January next, the use of Impteesed Stamps on Bills of Lading is compulsory. Such documents must, after that date, be written upon paper previously impressed at the Head Office, and cannot be stamped aftrr the execution thereof. It is requested; therefore, that Merchants, Shipping Agents, and others concerned, will, without delay, . forward to this office such forms as they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the u»ual requisition and receipt of the Bank of New Zealand for the amount, less the authorised discount. In formation may be obtained at nnv Stamp Office. ' * The provisions of tho Act bearing on this Tpoint are as follow :— "47. -Except where, express ;; .provision is made to the contrary, all. duties are to be denoted by impressed stamps only." " 62. (1.) A Bill of Lading includes also any receipt given in lieu thereof frOm the master, mntp, owner, or agent of any vessel, and. is not to be stamped after the 'execution thereof. (2.) Every person who makes or executes any Bill of Lading not duly stamped Bhall forfeit a sum not exceeding £50." schedulebill of Lading for any good?, merchandise, or effects to be carried to any place beyond the boundaries of the Colony: For every such Bill of Lading or copy thereof, Is. Chakles C. Bowek. Head Office, Stnmp Department, Wellington, 29th October, 1875. " STAMP ACT, 1875." . TRANSFERS OF SHARES. 1 T is hereby notified, that, after the Ist of JL January next, the use of Impressed Stamps upon Transfers of Shares is compulsory, but transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stamp Office by the Commissioner or ft Deputy CommisMoner within ore month after execut;on without a fine. Managers and Secretaries of Companies, Sharebrokers, and others interested, are recommended to forward, v/ithout delay, such forma of transfer -as they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the usual requisition and receipt irom the Bank of New Zealand for nmrunt thereof, less the authorized discount. Information may be obtained at any Stamp Office. ■ " .. The provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follow:— . " 47. (1.) Except wh;re express provision is made to tho contrary, ail duties nre to be denoted by impressed stumps 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. "103.. No instrument of sale or transfer of any share or shares shall be validj either at law or in equity, unless the name of the purchaser or transferee is inserted therein at the time of or before the execution of tho instrument of sale or trausfer ; and, if any person executes a sale»note, transfer, contract-note, or other instrument of Bale or transfer, in any mauner, or ; for any purpose whatsoever, unless the imme of the purchaser is inserted therein at the time or before the execution thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not less-tuim £20 or mora than £100; and, if any such instrument is .so made or signed, it shall ba wholly aud absolutely void and inoperative, and shall in 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 his interest therein, but shall remain. liable thereon bs if he had never sold or disposed of : the same. .And if such person is a licensed \ sharobfokor, his license shall, on any conviction under this section, bj absolutely forfeited, and he shall not thereafter, be quuHGed to act as a broker, or to have a fresh license issued to him. " 104. No B^arebroker, auctioneer, commission a'gehtj or any other person shall be entitled to any brokerage, commission, or any other f«e or reward in respect of the s,*le or transfer of any such share, unless the instrument of sale or transfer is filled up with all necessary particulars to make it a complete instrument, and is duly stamped. SCHEDULE. Tbausieb, except by way of mortgage-— (2.) Upon the sale of any share Or shares in the stock and funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in New Zealand: ■ ; Where the purchase or consideration money,— £ s. d. Does not exceed £20... ... 0 1 0 Exceeds £20, and does not exceed £50 ... ..: ... 0 2 6 For every additional £50, or ■ part of £50 ... ... 0 2 6 Chablbs C. Bowbn. Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 27th October, 1875. . 1359 O ANDBILLS for " Drapers, Grocars and L.i Storekepers generally. Any Sice or Calor. At'theeßvßKiHft Stab Offico Y~OUCHEBS 'or Government Payment V a nd Company Debts—Printed and Sold *t the &VJRNINQ Stab Office! /"I EOOERS' und Bakers' Bags and Wrap V.X ping Papers printed at cheap rates at the Eroiaaa Siab OlKce.