who resides at

The Treasury of Victoria. The

who is now [dead, married, bankrupt, or insolvent]

Government stock, to
claims by transmission [and already holds some of the same stock-erase this if
untrue].

day of

18

and was a

but

pounds Victorian and is a

and

eight hundred and

a

shillings and

No.
One thousand

and is

hereinafter called

[or the Master-in-Equity] hereinafter called "the assignor," of the one part, and C.D., who resides at and is a "the transferee," of the other part, witnesseth that in consideration of pounds pence to the assignor, paid before the execution hereof by the transferee, the receipt whereof the assignor doth hereby acknowledge, the assignor doth hereby assign and transfer unto the transferee his executors administrators and assigns pounds of the capital or joint stock of the Victorian Government stock, To have and to hold the same unto the transferee his executors administrators and assigns for his and their own benefit absolutely.

36 VICTORIA,

No. 428.

Section 11.

Section 15.

Section 16.

36 VICTORIA, And the assignor doth hereby undertake with the transferee his executors and admiNo. 428. nistrators that the assignor has good right to assign and transfer the said part of the said capital or joint stock in manner aforesaid. In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto set their hands the day and year above written.

Interest is due on the first day of April and the first day of October, and is payable on and after those days, holidays excepted.

Interest will be paid in one of the following modes:

I. To the stockholders personally, or to their attorneys at the Treasury.
N.B.-Stockholders may arrange for the receipt of their interest, free of
charge, at any of the branches on application to the Treasurer.
II. By transmission of interest cheques by post at the risk of the stockholder
under the following regulations:-

1. Any stockholder residing within the colony who desires to
have his interest cheque sent to his address by post must fill
up a form of application to be obtained at the Treasury or at
any of its branches.

2. In the case of joint accounts, the application must be signed by all the members of the account directing the cheque to be sent to one of them at a given address.

3. Post interest cheques will be crossed "bank," and will only be payable through a banker. They will be drawn to the order of the stockholder and must be endorsed.

4. Applications for the transmission of cheques should be lodged at the Treasury one calendar month before the interest is due.

Stockholders, whose cheques are sent by post, should give notice to the Treasury if they are not received on the day on which they ought to be delivered.

SEVENTH SCHEDULE.

To the Treasurer of Victoria.

The

day of

18

We request that an interest cheque for the amount to become due to us on the day of next, in respect of pounds of the capital or joint stock of the Victorian Government stock may be sent by the post at our risk to

at

Section 18.

EIGHTH SCHEDULE.

Know all men by these presents that

and

who resides at

who resides at

and is a

and is a
have constituted and appointed and by these presents do constitute and appoint
[manager in the city of Melbourne of the

lawful attorney for them and in their name and on their behalf to—

their true and

[The words in one of the following lines will be here inserted before the form is issued from the Treasury.]

receive all interest to become due on
receive the redemption money in respect of

pounds; or
pounds

of the capital or joint stock of the Victorian Government stock, and the interest thereon and also for them and in their name and on their behalf to sign all documents and receipts necessary and proper to be signed on occasion of the premises. In witness whereof the parties first above named have hereunto set their hands and seals the day of

Signed, sealed, and delivered by the said

in the presence of

E.F., broker, 19 Sturt street, Ballarat,
G.H., banker, 20 Pall Mall, Sandhurst.

[Signature.]
[Signature.]

(Seal.)
(Seal.)

Section 20.

Repealed by 38 Vict. No. 496 s. 16, "Public Moneys

(Stock Amendment)," post,

P. 2203.

Application has been made for a power of attorney for a transfer of
pounds of the capital or joint stock of Victorian Government stock, standing in the
names of yourself and

A reply to this communication is only required in case the application has not
been sanctioned by you, and it must be addressed to "The Treasurer, Melbourne," so
as to reach him by return of post, otherwise the transfer will take place.
A.B.,

TENTH SCHEDULE.

For the Treasurer.

In the Supreme Court.

1

Upon reading the affidavits of A.B. and C.D. and upon hearing [the attorney or
agent or Mr. H. of counsel] for the said A.B., I do order that
pounds
of the capital or joint stock of the Victorian Government stock now standing in the
names of G.M. and E.F. shall not be transferred without the further order of a judge
of this court, unless the said A.B. shall by writing under his hand upon the said
transfer express his assent thereto.
day of

Section 22.

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Section 23.

A judge's order prohibiting the transfer of pounds of the capital or joint stock of the Victorian Government stock standing in the names of yourself and has been obtained by A.B. and served upon the Treasurer.

If you object to the said order you must apply to a judge of the Supreme Court to rescind it, as while it remains in force no transfer can be made without the consent of the person who obtained it.

No. 439.

An Act for converting Debentures into Victorian 36 VICTORIA, Stock and to give further facilities to the holders of such Stock. [17th December 1872.] HEREAS in pursuance of the Acts mentioned in the First Preamble. various sums of money upon the credit of all the revenues of this colony from whatever source arising, and debentures bearing interest at the rate of Six pounds per centum per annum were duly made out and issued under the said Acts: And whereas in pursuance of the Acts mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Act several persons did and may advance and lend various sums of money upon the credit aforesaid, and debentures bearing interest at the rate of Five pounds per centum per annum were duly made out and issued and may hereafter be made out and issued in pursuance of the said lastmentioned Acts or one of them: And whereas by an Act passed in this present session, intituled "An Act to authorize the raising of Money for Public Works and other purposes, one capital or joint stock to be called and known as "Victorian Government stock" has been erected, and the nominal amount thereof until otherwise provided by Parliament is to be One million five hundred thousand pounds: And whereas it will be of advantage to the public and also a great convenience to the proprietors of the said several debentures respectively if the same with the consent of such proprietors could 26 & 27 Vict. be converted into the said capital or joint stock, and the amount thereof increased accordingly: And whereas it is expedient to give further facilities to the holders of the said stock in respect of the transfer thereof, and the receipt of the interest thereon: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows:

c. 28.

1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as the "Debentures short title. Conversion Act 1872."

Ib. s. 1.

ficate of title to

stock.

2. With the exception and subject to the conditions hereinafter Right of certimentioned every person whose name is entered in the books of the Treasurer as proprietor of a share in any stock the interest whereon tb. s. 3. is charged upon the consolidated revenue and which is transferable at the office of the said Treasurer may obtain a certificate or certificates of title to the said share or to any part thereof having annexed coupons entitling the bearer to the interest payable in respect of that share or part of a share, and every application for any such certificate

or certificates shall be in the form contained in the Third Schedule Third Schedule. to this Act, and every such certificate shall be in the form contained in the Fourth Schedule to this Act, and shall be registered in the Fourth Schedule. Audit office.

trustees taking

3. No trustee of any share in the said stock shall apply for or Restriction as to hold a certificate of title to that share unless he is authorized so to certificates of do by the terms of his trust; and any contravention of this section title. by a trustee shall be deemed to be a breach of trust and be punishable accordingly; nevertheless this section shall not impose on the Treasurer any obligation to inquire whether a person applying for a

Ib. s. 4.