Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Regulations (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH INSCRIBED STOCK ACT 1911–1915.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia,
acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the
following Regulations under the
Dated this fourteenth day of February, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
A. POYNTON,
Treasurer.
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Regulations Relating to Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Regulations.
2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“Registry” means a Registry for the inscription of stock.
“Registrar” means a Registrar of Stock or a Deputy Registrar of Stock.
“Stock” means Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock.
“Bond” means a Treasury Bond issuable under the
Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911–1915.“Owner” means an owner of stock, or owners of stock in a joint account.
3. A Registry for the inscription of stock is hereby established at each of the following places, namely, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Hobart.
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4. Each Registry shall be open for the transaction of business daily from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., except on Saturdays, when the hours of business shall be from 10 a.m. until noon.
5. Where in these Regulations any reference is made to a form, the reference shall be to the appropriate form in the Appendices. Forms to the like effect may be used on the approval of the secretary to the Treasury.
6. Forms of application and similar forms may be obtained at any Registry by personal, or will be sent on written, application to the Registrar.
7. A stock of all forms shall be kept by each Registrar, who shall apply for them, in accordance with Form 1, to the Registrar at Melbourne.
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a ) An application to purchase stock, excepting where made on a form accompanying a prospectus calling for subscriptions by public tender, shall be in accordance with Form 2. Form 2 (a ) is to be used by returned soldiers in making application to purchase stock out of deferred pay due to them.(
b ) The application shall be accompanied by the purchase-money, together with any premium and accrued interest to the date of purchase. In the case of a joint account the application shall set forth the names in the order in which they are to appear in the Stock Ledger.(
c ) Upon receipt of the application and purchase money a receipt in accordance with Form 3 shall be issued by the Registrar.(
d ) A return, in accordance with Form 4, of stock sold shall be forwarded daily to the Secretary to the Treasury.
9. (1) At each Registry there shall be kept a Stock Ledger in accordance with Form 5, in which shall be inscribed the name of each owner, and the amount of stock owned by him. Such ledger may be kept in loose-leaf system.
(2) The Registrar or other duly authorized official shall initial all entries in the Stock Ledger as evidence of their correctness.
11. Except with the approval of the Treasurer stock shall be inscribed or remain inscribed only in sums of One hundred pounds or in sums which are multiples of Ten pounds where the amount inscribed is in excess of One hundred pounds.
12. In cases where a Scrip Certificate to Bearer has been issued in connexion with any loan raised by the Commonwealth by public tender, the holder of such Scrip Certificate may, upon application to a Registrar, have the principal sum inscribed in the Stock Ledger in such name or names as he directs, provided all instalments payable under such Scrip Certificate have been duly paid.
13. Stock may be inscribed in the name of one or more persons not exceeding four, and the full name, address, and description of each must be given.
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14. Trusts shall not be recognised. Executors, administrators and trustees shall not be registered as such, but in their individual names without reference to any trusteeship.
15. (1) Stock may be inscribed in the name of a registered company or other corporation, but the Registrar must first be furnished with a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation or special Act of Parliament under which such corporation is established, together with a certified specimen of the seal of the corporation, and a duly authenticated copy of any Regulations governing the mode of affixing the seal.
(2). Transactions in respect of stock in the name of a corporation may be effected if the prescribed form or a general power of attorney authorizing some person to act for the corporation has been sealed in the proper manner.
16. (1) On the marriage of a female who is the owner of stock her name and description shall be altered in the Stock Ledger with respect to stock standing either in her name solely, or jointly with any other name, on lodgment with the Registrar of a request, in accordance with Form 7, signed by her, stating the name in full of her husband, and setting forth particulars of the stock concerning which it is desired to have the alteration made.
(2) A copy of the certificate of registration of her marriage under the hand of the proper State officer shall accompany the request, together with such particulars as the Registrar deems necessary.
(3) Notification of the alteration shall be made in accordance with Form 8.
17. In the event of stock being inscribed incorrectly owing to a mistake in a request for inscription or transfer, the account may be amended by a letter or declaration as the case requires, stating how the error arose, and, in the event of an alteration of any name or names a request from the transferor in the original transfer shall be required by the Registrar.
18. (1) The Registrar shall take such steps as are necessary to immediately secure, either by post or personally, specimen signatures of all stock owners.
(3) As far as practicable the signing of documents by owners of stock shall take place in the Registry, otherwise the Registrar must be satisfied as to the genuineness of signatures before allowing registration to be made. The genuineness of signatures may be tested by comparison with signatures on application or other forms. Specimen signatures obtained by post must be witnessed by a credible person, and their genuineness tested as provided in this regulation.
19. An owner or part owner of stock shall be at liberty at all reasonable times to inspect his account of stock in the Stock Ledger, upon application in accordance with Form 10.
20. In order to record the total
amount of stock inscribed in the Stock Ledger in the Registry, the Registrar
shall keep a Sales and Transfer Book in accordance with Form 11, in which shall
be entered the amount of all sales to original purchasers (whether by public
tender or otherwise), the amount of all transfers and transmissions to other
persons, the amount of all exchanges of stock for bonds, or
21. All entries made in the Sales and Transfer Book shall be numbered consecutively, beginning on 1st July in each year, corresponding numbers being placed on the forms from which the entry is made. The forms from which entries are made shall be carefully preserved.
22. The Registrar shall upon request in accordance with Form 12, or to the like effect, issue a certificate in accordance with Form 13 of the proprietorship of the stock. Such request may be signed by, and the certificate issued to, a person on behalf of the owner if approved by the Registrar.
23. (1) Applications for transfer of stock from one person to another may be made in accordance with Form 14.
(2) The transfer and acceptance shall be in accordance with Form
15, and shall be fully signed, and, in the case of a corporation, properly
sealed, b
(3) In the case of a joint account, it shall be sufficient if the first inscribed owner is so notified.
24. Applications for transfer of stock from one Registry to another shall be made in accordance with Form 17.
25. (1) When any stock is transferred from one Registry to another Registry, the Registrar of the Registry from which the stock is transferred shall forward to the Registrar of the Registry to which the stock is transferred advice, in accordance with Form 18, of the transfer of the stock, together with specimen signatures of the owner or owners, and shall forward to the owner a notification, in accordance with Form 19, that steps have been taken to make the transfer.
(2) The Registrar forwarding the advice shall see that its receipt is promptly acknowledged, and shall make a note of its receipt in the “remarks” column of the Stock Ledger.
(2) Applications for the transmission of stock shall be made in accordance with Form 20.
(3) Upon the transmission having been duly made, the Registrar shall forward to the person making the request for transmission a notice to that effect in accordance with Form 21.
28. On the decease of an owner in a sole account, his death shall be registered on production to the Registrar of probate of will or letters of administration, and, if required by the Registrar, a declaration by some disinterested person, approved by the Registrar, as to the identity of the deceased as the owner.
29. On the decease of one of the owners in a joint account, the death may be proved by production of probate of will, letters of administration, or certificate of death, and, if required by the Registrar, by a declaration by some disinterested person approved by the Registrar as to the identity of the deceased as the owner.
30. On completion of the proof of death in a joint account the stock and dividends thereon will be registered in the name of the survivor or survivors.
31. On the decease of the last survivor in a joint account the death must be proved, as in the case of an owner on sole account, and steps taken to inscribe the stock in the individual name of the executor or administrator of the last survivor. If, however, the stock can be transferred immediately to a beneficiary, or some other person entitled thereto, upon the decease of the last survivor, such transfer may be made direct upon the authority of the executor or administrator, the transaction being carried out in accordance with Forms 14, 15, 16a, and 16b.
32. All probates, letters of administration and copies of adjudications or orders of sequestration or vesting orders must be exhibited at the Registry for scrutiny at least two clear days before the stock affected by them and be dealt with, and they shall be forwarded to the Commonwealth Audit Officer in the State concerned for notation before they are returned to the persons by whom they were produced.
33. The Registrar shall require the signatures of persons who claim transmission of stock by virtue of their appointment as executors, administrators, or trustees, to be verified to his satisfaction. This should be done by a disinterested person, approved by the Registrar.
34. Registration will not be made of any applications for transfer received within fourteen days prior to the date on which interest is due, nor during one calendar month immediately preceding the date of maturity of stock.
35. Except with the approval of the Treasurer transfers of stock shall only be made for an amount of £100, or a multiple of £10, where the amount to be transferred exceeds £100.
36. The balance for the payment of interest on stock shall be struck fourteen days before interest becomes due.
38. (1) Interest shall be paid by interest warrant in accordance with Form 23.
(2) Unless otherwise requested, warrants shall be transmitted by post to the owner, or the owner whose name in a joint account is first inscribed in the Stock Ledger.
(3) Upon a request in accordance with Form 24 to the Registrar, the interest may be paid into any banking account including a Savings Bank account.
39. If a request in accordance with Form 26 is made by the owner, or, in the case of a joint account, by all the owners or by the owner whose name is first inscribed, interest warrants may be transmitted by post by the Registrar to any person, a specimen of whose signature shall be supplied to the Registrar.
40. All interest warrants will be drawn to order, and must be signed by the payee before payment.
41. In the absence of any notification to the contrary, it will be taken for granted that interest warrants sent by post have duly reached their destinations. When they are not received on the correct day, notice should be sent to the Registrar without delay.
42. Unless withdrawn by written request, instructions to transmit warrants by post, or to pay to credit of account in a bank, will remain in force, although the stock may have been added to, or a part sold.
43. (1) Any change of address of the person to whom the warrants are sent should be notified at once to the Registrar.
(2) When any such notification (which should contain the name and amount of the stock) reaches the Registrar less than three clear days before the next interest is due, the Registrar cannot undertake to record it until after the payment of the next interest.
44. Interest on stock inscribed in the name of au infant, or in the name of a person of unsound mind, jointly with others not under legal disability, may be paid as directed by the owners, other than those under a disability, in such account, and without the concurrence of the infant or person of unsound mind, upon sufficient proof of legal disability being lodged with the Registrar.
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45. If interest is payable to a bank account, or to a person other than the owner, or other than the first-named owner in a joint account, a note is to be made in the “ Remarks” column of the Stock Ledger.
46. All authorities for the payment of interest are to be filed by the Registrar.
47. (1) Upon, application in accordance with Form 27 for the issue of bonds in exchange for stock, the Registrar shall debit the account concerned in the Stock Ledger, and issue bonds of the same currency and rate of interest, and for the amount of stock debited.
(2) A receipt for the bonds, if handed over at the Registry, shall be given at foot of the application.
48. Before handing over the bonds the Registrar shall cause the overdue interest coupons to be cut off and cancelled. The coupon; shall be forwarded by registered letter to the Secretary to the Treasury at the close of each month.
49. A notice in accordance with Form 28 shall be forwarded to the Registrar at Melbourne immediately after the close of each mouth, of all bonds issued in exchange for stock.
50. After notation in the General Register of Treasury Bonds the notice, accompanied by the certificate, shall be forwarded to the Auditor-General.
51. Bonds shall not he issued in exchange for stock in cases where the stock is inscribed in the name of an infant or in the name of a person of unsound mind, jointly with others not under legal disability.
52. Upon application in accordance with Form 29 for the inscription of stock in exchange for bonds, the Registrar shall inscribe stock of the same currency and rate of interest, and for the amount of the bonds surrendered, and shall forward a notification of inscription in accordance with Form 30 to the person in whose name the stock is inscribed.
53. Treasury Bonds surrendered under the last preceding Regulation with interest coupons attached, shall, after cancellation, be forwarded at the close of each month, accompanied by a notice in accordance with Form 31, to the Registrar at Melbourne.
54. After notation in the General Register of Treasury Bonds, the notice, accompanied by the cancelled bonds and coupons, shall be forwarded to the Auditor-General.
55. Treasury Bonds, with coupons attached, shall be prepared in accordance with Form 32.
56. A General Register in accordance with Form 33 of all Treasury Bonds issued shall be kept by the Registrar at Melbourne.
57. (1) Each Registrar, by means of requisition in accordance with Form 34 to the Secretary to the Treasury, shall obtain a stock of bonds of various denominations for issue to the public when required.
(2) A record of such bonds showing the number, denomination, and date of receipt or issue of each bond shall be kept in a Register of Treasury Bonds kept in accordance with Form 35.
(3) The record shall also show whether the bonds were sold to the public or issued in exchange for stock.
58. Where bonds are to be sold, the following provisions shall apply:—
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a ) An application to purchase bonds excepting where made on a form accompanying a prospectus calling for subscriptions by public tender shall be in accordance with Form 2. Form 2 (a ) is to be used by returned soldiers in making application to purchase bonds out of deferred pay due to them. Upon receipt of the application, which shall he accompanied by the purchase-money together with any premium and accrued interest to the date of purchase, the required bonds shall be issued by the Registrar, a. receipt for the amount paid being given in accordance with Form 36.(
b ) A receipt for the bonds shall be given by the purchaser on the butt of Form 36.(
c ) Before issuing any bonds, any overdue coupons shall be cut off, and cancelled and dealt with in the manner required by Regulation 48.(
d ) .A return in accordance with Form 37, setting forth the numbers of bonds, denomination, and total amount of bonds sold under clause (a ) of this regulation shall be forwarded daily to the Registrar at Melbourne, who, after notation in the General Register of Treasury Bonds, shall immediately transmit the return to the Secretary to the Treasury.
59. In cases where a Scrip Certificate to Bearer has been issued in connexion with any loan raised by the Commonwealth by public tender, the Registrar shall deliver to the person presenting the scrip certificate Treasury bonds to the amount of the scrip certificate, provided that all instalments payable under the scrip certificate have been duly paid.
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60. (1) Forms of Power of Attorney, which shall be in accordance with Forms 39 and 40, shall only be supplied to an owner of inscribed stock or some other person on behalf of such owner approved by the Registrar, and upon application in accordance with Form 38, and in the case of a joint account must be signed by all the owners, and the execution duly attested in accordance with the instructions printed on the Power of Attorney forms.
(2) In the case of a corporation, forms of Power of Attorney may be issued upon application being made in writing by the chairman, secretary, or manager of the corporation.
62. Where a Power of Attorney is not in accordance with Form 39 or 40, and contains full power to deal with the sale or purchase of stock, and where, in the opinion of the Registrar, it is inconvenient to obtain a Power of Attorney in accordance with Form 39 or 40. the Registrar may act on the Power of Attorney which is not in accordance with Form 39 or 40, but, in such a case, if the Power of Attorney has been lodged with a State officer, the Registrar may act only after a copy of the Power of Attorney, or extract thereof attested by the proper State officer, has been lodged with the Registrar; or, if the Power of Attorney has not been lodged with a State officer, the Registrar may act only if a copy of the Power of Attorney or an extract thereof, verified by a person approved by the Registrar, has been lodged with the Registrar; provided that in every case where the Power of Attorney is not in accordance with Form 39 or 40, the Registrar shall require a declaration from the attorney that he has not received notice of revocation of such power by death of the owner, or otherwise.
63. All Powers of Attorney must be left at the Registry for scrutiny at least two clear days before they are to be acted upon, and shall be entered in a Register, which shall be kept in accordance with Form 41.
64. (1) If satisfied that a Power of Attorney has been properly sealed and executed, and that the signatures thereto are genuine, the Registrar may act upon the authority conveyed therein.
(2) In case of doubt, a notice of dealing, in accordance with Form 42, shall be forwarded by the Registrar to the owner at his registered address, and the Registrar shall not act in such case until he is satisfied that the matter is in order.
65. All original Powers of Attorney or attested copies or verified copies and extracts as the case may be shall be retained and filed by the Registrar.
69. The Registrar shall be
responsible for the proper carrying out of all the duties devolving upon him
under the
70. It shall be the duty of the Registrar to take steps to secure the safe custody of all books, forms, and other records and Treasury bonds in his charge.
71. Except as provided in the
72. All possible precautions should be taken by the Registrar for the security of the stock to its owner, and to guard against fraud or improper transactions. Erasures must not be made in the Stock Ledger. Errors should be ruled through, and the correct entries made. In all cases of proposed dealings in stock the attendance of the owner at the Registrar's office should, when practicable, be, arranged for. The signatures to all forms shall be compared with the recorded specimen.
73. (1) All forms required under these regulations to bear the seal of a corporation shall be sealed and witnessed in accordance with the regulations of the company, provided that the Registrar may require proof that any document has been so sealed.
74. If necessary, arrangements may be made by the Registrar for the delivery through a bank or postmaster of bonds which cannot be handed personally to the owner at the Registry. A receipt shall be obtained and attached to the relative application.
75. If in cases where the owner is not personally known to the Registrar or where the Registrar is doubtful as to the genuineness of a signature, or if for any other reason he is not satisfied as to the genuineness of an application or signature a notice of dealing in accordance with Form 42 should be forwarded to the owner by the Registrar , who shall not register the transaction until he is satisfied that the matter is in order.
76. All books, records, and documents of a Registrar's office shall be available for inspection, during office hours, by an officer authorized by the Secretary to the Treasury. In all matters relating to the duties of the Registrar, the directions of the Secretary to the Treasury shall be followed.
APPENDICES.
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Form 1.
Regulation 7.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
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Requisitions for Forms.
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Registry of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock at
The Registrar of Commonwealth
Government Inscribed Stock at Melbourne.
Please supply the under mentioned forms for use in this office:—
No. of Form. | Name of Form. | Number Required. |
1 | Requisition for forms...................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
2 | Application to purchase stock or bonds other than by public tender...... ............................................................................................................................. | |
2 | Application by returned soldier to purchase stock or bonds.................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
3 | Receipt for purchase money for stock sold other than by public tender ............................................................................................................................. | |
4 | Daily return of stock sold other than by public tender.............................. ............................................................................................................................. | |
5 | Stock ledger....................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
7 | Application of female owner for alteration of name on marriage........... ............................................................................................................................. | |
8 | Notification of alteration of name on marriage.......................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
10 | Application to inspect stock ledger............................................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
11 | Sale, and transfer book................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
12 | Application for stock certificate.................................................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
13 | Stock certificate................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................. | |
14 | Application for transfer................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
15 | Transfer and acceptance................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. | |
16a | Notices to transferor and transferee.............................................................. ............................................................................................................................. | |
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17 | Application for transfer to another Registry................................................ ............................................................................................................................. | |
18 | Advice to Registrar of transfer from another Registry.............................. ............................................................................................................................. | |
19 | Notification of transfer to another Registry................................................. ............................................................................................................................. | |
20 | Request for transmission................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. | |
21 | Notification of transfer by transmission....................................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
23 | Interest warrant................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. | |
24 | Request to pay interest to bank account...................................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
26 | Request to forward interest warrants to another person............................ ............................................................................................................................. fffffff | |
27 | Application for the issue of bonds in exchange for stock......................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
28 | Monthly advice of bonds issued in exchange for stock............................. ............................................................................................................................. | |
29 | Application for the inscription of stock in exchange for bonds............... ............................................................................................................................. | |
30 | Notification of inscription of stock in exchange for bonds...................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
31 | Monthly advice of stock inscribed in exchange for bonds....................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
32 | Treasury bond and coupon (requisitioned for on Form 34)...................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
33 | General Register of Treasury bonds............................................................. ............................................................................................................................. | |
34 | Requisition for supply of Treasury bonds................................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
35 | Register of Treasury bonds............................................................................ ............................................................................................................................. | |
36 | Receipt for purchase money for Treasury bonds sold other than by public tender............................................................................................................................. | |
37 | Daily return of Treasury bonds sold other than by public tender............ ............................................................................................................................. | |
38 | Application for power of attorney................................................................ ............................................................................................................................. | |
39 | Power of attorney to purchase stock from an existing owner................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
40 | Power of attorney to sell stock...................................................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
41 | Register of powers of attorney...................................................................... ............................................................................................................................. | |
42 | Notice of dealing.............................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. |
Form 2.
Regulations 8 and 58.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
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Application to Purchase Stock or Bonds other than by Public Tender.
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The Registrar of Commonwealth
Government Inscribed Stock at
I/We beg to apply for pounds of Commonwealth
Government Inscribed Stock,
and herewith tender the sum of pounds
Treasury Bonds,
shillings and pence in payment for the same, viz. :—
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The Stock is to be inscribed in the names given below :—
*Name or names in which stock is to be inscribed | Address. | Occupation. | |
Surname. | Christian Name. | ||
* If the stock is to be inscribed in the name of a Company, such name must be stated in full, and if incorporated by Act of Parliament, the number of the Act must be given. A broker or agent may sign this form.
(Signatures)
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Stock can only be inscribed in multiples of £10 with a minimum of £100.
The office of the Registrar is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital, and this form should be addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the stock is to be inscribed.
Form 2a.
Regulations 8 and 58.
APPLICATION BY RETURNED SOLDIER TO PURCHASE STOCK OR BONDS.
Date 19
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I* hereby apply for
pounds (£ ) Treasury Bonds/ Inscribed Stock in the above mentioned Loan. (Denomination of Bonds required @ £10 @ £50 @ £100.)
The Bonds are to be delivered as shown on back hereof.
Signature
The Stock is to be inscribed in the names given below. (Leave blank if inapplicable.)
*Name or names in which Stock is to be inscribed | Address. | Occupation. | |
Surname. | Christian Name. | ||
I forward herewith my cheque for £ for purchase of the above-mentioned securities, namely :—
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District Paymaster, Military Forces, at
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Specimen Signature of Applicant
(if Stock is required)—
Witness—
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* Insert full name. Strike out what is inapplicable.
It is requested that the Bonds be delivered to at the
Post Office,
Bank at
If it is Desired that Bonds should be held for Safe Custody, fill in this Form
I desire Bonds to be held/delivered for save custody by/to the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia / Bank at its Branch on my account, and the interest credited to my account at
Signature
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If the Account is at the Savings Bank, insert No. of Account and name of Office of Issue.
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The District Paymaster,
Military Forces,
I hereby authorize you to debit my account for deferred pay due to me with the amount of the purchase money and accrued interest on £
*Treasury Bonds/*Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock applied for by me on the attached form, and to pay the amount to the Commonwealth Treasury in payment therefor.
Signature of Applicant
Regimental Number
Rank
Unit
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Interest is due on 15th June and 15th December in each year.
Unless otherwise instructed, the Registrar will forward by post an interest warrant to the registered address of the owner or of the owner whose name is first inscribed in a joint account on each due date. If the warrant is not received on the correct day, notice should be sent to the Registrar without delay.
If requested in the prescribed form, the Registrar will pay the interest to a Banking Account or to any person.
Any change of address of the owner of Stock or of the person to whom warrants are sent should be notified at once to the Registrar. When any such notification (which should state the name and amount of the stock) reaches the Registrar less than three clear days before the next interest is due, the Registrar cannot undertake to record it until after the payment of such next interest.
Upon application to the Registrar, stock may be exchanged for Treasury bonds or inscribed at another Registry. Stock can only be inscribed in multiples of £10 with a minimum of £100.
Form 4.
Regulation 8.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
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Daily Return of Stock Sold other than by Public Tender.
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Registry of Commonwealth Government
Inscribed Stock at
Memo. 191 .
The Secretary to the Treasury, Melbourne.
I have to inform you that payment has been made this day for the purchase of pounds of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock, and that the amount as under has been paid into the Commonwealth Public Account at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
The particulars relating to the purchase are as follows:—
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Form 5.
Regulation 9.
Stock Ledger
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., due , 19
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Owner. Address. Occupation.
Specimen Signature— Witness—
Date | — | Transfer or transmission of number. | Stock credited. | Stock debited. | Balance. | Remarks. |
Form 7.
Regulation 16.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
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Application of Female Owner for Alteration of Name on Marriage.
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To the Registrar of Commonwealth Government
Inscribed Stock at
In consequence of my marriage, I desire that pounds of stock inscribed in the name of (my former name) be inscribed in my present name. My husband’s full name is
Attached is a copy of the certificate of registration of my marriage.
My address in future will be—
Signature (maiden name)
Signature (married name)
Address
Date
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Note.—The office of the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital. Applications for forms and other communications should be addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the stock is inscribed.
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Form 8.
Regulation 16.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
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Notification of Alteration of Name on Marriage.
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Registry of Commonwealth Government
Inscribed Stock at
Memo. 191 .
I have to inform you that in accordance with your application of 191 , the stock owned by you has, in consequence of your marriage, been altered in the Stock Ledger from the name of to the name of
Registrar.
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Form 10.
Regulation 19.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
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Application to Inspect Stock Ledger
To the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock at
I desire to inspect the account in the Stock Ledger standing in the name of
Signature
Date
Form 11.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
Regulation 20.
per cent., maturing , 19
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Sales and Transfer Book.
Number of Transfer or Other form. | Date | Transfer or Transmission | Original Sales, Transfers from Other Registries, or Stock Inscribed in exchange for Bonds. | Transfers to Other Registries, Stock Cancelled in Exchange for Bonds or Redemptions. | Balance of Stock Inscribed at Registry. | |||||
Amount. | From. | Ledger Folio. | To. | Ledger Folio. | ||||||
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Form 12.
Regulation 22.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
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Application for Stock Certificate
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To the Registrar of Commonwealth Government
Inscribed Stock at
I/We beg to request that a certificate of the proprietorship of the stock held by me/us be issued to
Signature
Address
Date
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Note.—The office of the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital. Applications for forms and other communications should be addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the stock is inscribed.
Form 13. Regulation 22. | |||
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK. per cent., maturing , 19 | |||
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Stock Certificate | Stock Certificate | ||
Stock £ | Registry of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock at | ||
Inscribed in the name(s) of Date Registrar's Initials. | This is to certify that Inscribed Stock is inscribed in the names of as the owners of the said Stock. This Certificate is neither transferable nor ownership of the Stock at the Date hereof. Dated this day of and Folio | This Certificate is valueless for the purposes of transfer or negotiation. | Date pounds of Commonwealth Government negotiable, and is issued only as evidence of the One thousand nine hundred |
Folio | Registrar. | ||
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Interest is due on and in each year.
Unless otherwise instructed, the Registrar will forward by post an interest warrant to the registered address of the owner or, in the case of a joint account, to the owner whose name is first inscribed on each due date. If the warrant is not received on the correct day, notice should be sent to the Registrar without delay.
If requested in the prescribed form, the Registrar will pay the interest to a Banking Account or to any person.
Any change of address of the owner of Stock or of the person to whom warrants are sent should be notified at once to the Registrar. When any such notification (which should contain the name and amount of the stock) reaches the Registrar less than three clear days before the next interest is due, the Registrar cannot undertake to record it until after the payment of such next interest.
Upon application to the Registrar, stock may be exchanged for Treasury bonds or inscribed at another Registry.
Stock can only be inscribed in multiples of £10 with a minimum of £100.
No. of Transfer.
Form 14.
Regulation 23.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
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Application for Transfer
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To the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock.
at
Please have the undermentioned Transfer of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock prepared, and I shall call at your office on next, the , 1901, to sign the necessary documents.
From
who resides at
and is a
pounds Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock, to
who resides at
and is a
Signature
Address
Date 191 .
Witness—
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Note.—The office of the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital. This form should be signed by the proprietor of the stock or his authorized agent and addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the Stock is inscribed.
Insert full names, addresses, and occupations.
Stock can only be inscribed in multiples of £10 with a minimum of .£100.
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Form 15.
Regulation 23.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
Registry of Commonwealth Government
Inscribed Stock at
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Transfer and Acceptance
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Stock Ledger Fol. Stock Ledger Fol. Entered Examined Stock-holders identified by | I/We hereby
assign and transfer unto [ executors, administrators, or assigns, the sum of pounds Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock, and all my/our property and interest in and right to the same, and to the interest accrued thereon. |
As witness hand this day of 191 .
I/We hereby accept the stock mentioned above transferred into my/our name.
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The witness must be a Justice of the Peace, Commissioner for Affidavits, Commissioner for Declarations, Notary Public, or an officer of the Registry.
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Interest is due on and in each year.
Unless otherwise instructed, the Registrar will forward by post on each due date an interest warrant to the registered address of the owner or of the owner whose name is first inscribed in a joint account. If the warrant is not received on the correct day, notice should be sent to the Registrar without delay.
If requested in the prescribed form, the Registrar will pay the interest to a Banking Account (except a Savings Bank Account) or to any person.
Any change of address of the owner of Stock or of the person to whom warrants are sent should be notified at once to the Registrar. When any such notification (which should state the name and amount of the stock) reaches the Registrar less than three clear days before the next interest is due, the Registrar cannot undertake to record it until after the payment of such next interest.
Upon application to the Registrar, stock may be exchanged for Treasury bonds or inscribed at another Registry. Stock can only be inscribed in multiples of £10 with a minimum of £100.
Form 17.
Regulation 24.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
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Application for Transfer to Another Registry
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To the Registrar of
Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock.
I/We hereby request that pounds of stock standing in my/our names be transferred from the Registry at to the Registry at .
Signature
Address
Date / / 191
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Note.—The office of the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital. Applications for forms and other communications should be addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the Stock is inscribed. Stock can only be inscribed in multiples of £10 with a minimum of .£100.
Verification of Signatures by Registrar. | Specimen Signature of each Stock-owner. | Address. | Occupation. |
Signatures verified.
Registrar.
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Form 18.
Regulation 25.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
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Advice to Registrar of Transfer from another Registry
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Transfer No.
Registry of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock
at
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To the Registrar of
Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock at
I beg to inform you that on the application of
Name. Address. Occupation.
a specimen of whose signature is enclosed
pounds of stock has been debited in the Stock Ledger in this Registry, and it is requested that stock for the same amount be inscribed in those names in the Stock Ledger at the Registry at
A full half-year's interest is payable by you on , 191 .
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Registrar.
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* Here insert particulars of new address, if any, and any special instructions as to payment of interest. This advice must be immediately acknowledged to the Registrar forwarding it.
Form 19.
Regulation 25.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
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Notice of Transfer to another Registry
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Registry of Commonwealth Government
Inscribed Stock at
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Memo.
I beg to inform you that, as rcque8ted in your application of , steps have been taken to transfer pounds of stock from this Registry to the Registry at : This notification is valueless for purposes of transfer or negotiation.
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Form 20.
Regulation 27.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
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Request for Transmission.
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To the Registrar of Commonwealth Government
Inscribed Stock at
Please have the undermentioned Transmission effected.
From who lately resided at but who is now*
pounds of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock to
who resides at and is a
and claims by transmission.
I submit herewith the following documents in support of this claim in accordance with the requirements of the above Act:—
Signature
Address
Date
Witness—
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• Dead, bankrupt, or insolvent.
The ,witness must be a Justice of the Peace, Commissioner for Affidavits, Commissioner for Declarations, or Notary Public, or, when made and signed outside the Commonwealth, a Notary Public or British Consul or Vice-Consul.
Insert full names, addresses, and occupations.
The document supporting this claim should be probate of will, letters of administration, or office copy of the adjudication or order of sequestration or vesting order.
Note:— The office of the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital. Applications for forms and other communications should be addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the stock is inscribed.
Form 21. Regulation 27. | |||
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK. per cent., maturing 19 | |||
Stock Certificate | _________ Notification for Transmission. _________ | ||
Transmission No. | |||
| To I beg to inform you that in pounds | This document is valueless either for purposes of transfer or negotiation. | Registry of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock at at Date accordance with your request of of Stock has been inscribed in the name of | |
Registrar's Initials. | Registrar. | ||
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Interest is due on and in each year.
Unless otherwise instructed, the Registrar will forward by post on each due date an interest warrant to the registered address of the owner or of the owner whose name is first inscribed in a joint account. If the warrant is not received on the correct day, notice should be sent to the Registrar without delay.
If requested on the prescribed form, the Registrar will pay the interest to a Banking Account or to any person.
Any change of address of the owner of stock or of the person to whom warrants are sent should be notified at once to the Registrar. When any such notification (which should state the name and amount of the stock) reaches the Registrar less than three clear days before the next interest is due, the Registrar cannot undertake to record it until after the payment of such next interest.
Upon application to the Registrar, stock may be exchanged for Treasury Bonds or inscribed at another Registry. Stock can only be inscribed in multiples of £10 with a minimum of £100.
Form 23.
Regulation 38.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
Registry of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock
at
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No.
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Interest Warrant.
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To the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Pay to the Order of the sum of interest to Government Inscribed Stock. Entered Folio | Not negotiable | being six months 19 , upon Commonwealth Registrar. |
£ : : |
Signature of Payee—
This Warrant must be signed by the person in whose favour it is drawn.
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Interest is due on and in each year. Unless otherwise instructed the Registrar will forward by post an interest warrant to the registered address of the owner on each due date. If the warrant is not received on the correct day, notice should be sent to the Registrar without delay.
If requested on the prescribed form the Registrar will pay the interest to a Banking account or to any person.
Any change of address of the owner of stock or of the person to whom warrants are sent should be notified at once to the Registrar. When any such notification (which should contain the name and amount of the stock) reaches the Registrar less than three clear days before the next interest is due, the Registrar cannot undertake to record it until after the payment of such next interest.
Upon application to the Registrar, stock may be exchanged for Treasury Bonds or inscribed at any other Registry.
The office of the Registrar is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital.
Application for forms, and other communications, should be addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the stock is inscribed.
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Form 23—(Carbon Record.)
Regulation 38.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19
Registry of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock
at
19
No.
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Interest Warrant.
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To the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Pay to the Order of the sum of interest to Government Inscribed Stock. Entered Folio | Not negotiable | being six months 19 , upon Commonwealth Registrar. |
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Date paid |
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Form 24.
Regulation 38.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing 19
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Request to Pay Interest to Bank Account.
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To the Registrar of Commonwealth Government
Inscribed Stock at
Please pay to the credit of at the Branch of the Bank, all interest as it becomes due on the amount of the above-mentioned Stock which now stands, or may hereafter stand, in my/our name.
Dated this day of 19
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In the case of a Joint account all the owners or the owner whose name is first inscribed may sign this form.
Note.—The office or the Registrar is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital and this form should be addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the stock is inscribed.
Form 26.
Regulation 39.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK. per cent., maturing 19 _________ Request to Forward Interest Warrants to Another Person. _________ To the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock at
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Note.—In the case of a Joint account this request may be signed by all the owners or by the owner whose name is first inscribed. The office of the Registrar is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital, and this Form should be addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the stock is inscribed. Any change of address of a stock-owner or of a person authorized to draw Interest should be immediately notified to the Registrar. The witness must be n Justice of the Pence, Commissioner for Affidavits, Commissioner for Declarations, Notary Public or an officer of the Registry. |
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Form 27.
Regulation 47.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK. per cent., maturing 19 . _________ R Application for the Issue of Bonds in Exchange for Stock. _________ To the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock at
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to whose signature appears in the margin.
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*Strike out what Is inapplicable. Note.—The office of the Registrar is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital, and this form should be addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the stock is inscribed. Received Bonds as under:— Signature | ||
Form 28.
Regulation 49.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing 19 .
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Monthly Advice of Bonds Issued in Exchange for Stock.
Registry of Commonwealth Government
Inscribed Stock at
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Memo.
The Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock at Melbourne.
I have to inform you that during the month of Treasury bonds as under have been issued in exchange for stock totalling £
Nos. of Bonds. | Denomination. | Amount. |
Registrar.
Noted and forwarded to the Auditor-General.
Registrar.
Melbourne, 19 .
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Form 29.
Regulation 52.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing 19 .
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Application for the Inscription of Stock in Exchange for Bonds.
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To the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock at
I forward herewith Treasury Bonds detailed below of a total value of pounds, with the request that they be exchanged for Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock, to be inscribed in the name(s) of
Name. Address. Occupation.
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(Date)
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Note.—The office or the Registrar is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital and this form should be addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the stock is inscribed. Stock can only be inscribed in multiples of £10, with a minimum of £100.
Form 30.
Regulation 52.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing , 19 .
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Notification of Inscription of Stock in Exchange for Bonds.
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Registry of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock
at
Date
To
of Commonwealth value of pounds has been Bonds for- | This document is valueless either for purposes of transfer or negotiation. | with your application Inscribed Stock to the in the name(s) of— with your application. |
Registrar.
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Interest is due on and in each year.
Unless otherwise instructed, the Registrar will forward by post an interest warrant to the registered address of the owner or of the owner whose name is first inscribed in a joint account on each due date. If the warrant is not received on the correct day, notice should be sent to the Registrar without delay.
If requested on the prescribed form the Registrar will pay the interest to a Banking account or to any person.
Any change of address of the owner of Stock or of the person to whom warrants are sent should be notified at once to the Registrar. When any such notification (which should contain the name and amount of the stock) reaches the Registrar less than three clear days before the next interest is due, the Registrar cannot undertake to record it until after the payment of such next interest.
Upon application to the Registrar, stock may be exchanged for Treasury Bonds or inscribed at any other Registry.
Form 31.
Regulation 53.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing 19 .
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Monthly Advice of Stock Issued in Exchange for Bonds.
Registry of Commonwealth Government Inscribed
Stock at
191
Memo.
The Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock,
Melbourne.
I have to inform you that during the month of Stock to the amount of £ has been inscribed in lieu of Treasury Bonds surrendered for a like amount, as stated below :—
Date. | Nos. of Bonds Surrendered. | Denomination. | Amount. | ||
From— | To— | ||||
The Bonds above enumerated, with interest coupons attached, have been cancelled and are forwarded herewith.
Registrar.
Noted and forwarded to the Auditor-General.
Registrar.
Melbourne, 19 .
Form 32.
Regulation 55.
TREASURY BOND AND COUPON
Commonwealth of Australia
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Treasury Bond.
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Issued under the
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This Bond entitles the bearer to the payment at the offices of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, or Hobart, of pounds sterling on the day of , One thousand nine hundred and , together with interest thereon at the rate of pounds shillings per centum per annum from this date in accordance with attached coupons, and such sums are secured on the Consolidated Revenue of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Dated the day of 19
Secretary to the Treasury.
Registered at the Audit Office, Melbourne,
Auditor-General.
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Treasury Bond.
£
per cent. per annum.
Maturing , 19 .
This Bond may be exchanged for Inscribed Stock upon application to the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock. Stock can only be inscribed in multiples of £10 with a minimum of £100.
The Office of the Registrar is at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in each State capital.
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Form 33.
Regulation 56.
GENERAL REGISTER OF TREASURY BONDS.
per cent., maturing 19
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Denomination, £
No. | Issued. | Returned. | ||||||||
Date. | Place | Sold (S) or Exchanged (E). | Date. | Place | Exchanged (E) or Redeemed (R). | |||||
Day. | Month. | Year. | Day. | Month. | Year. | |||||
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Form 34.
Regulation 57.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing 19
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Requisition for Supply of Treasury Bonds.
Registry of Commonwealth Government Inscribed
Stock at
191
Memo.
The Secretary to the Treasury,
Melbourne.
I beg to request that a supply of Treasury Bonds as under be forwarded to meet requirements at this office:—
Denomination of Bonds. | Number of Bonds on hand. | Number of Bonds required. |
£ 10 50 100 500 1000 | ||
Total |
Registrar.
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Form 35.
Regulation 57.
REGISTER OF TREASURY BONDS.
per cent., maturing 19
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Date of Receipt. | Nos. of Bonds. | Quantity. |
Denomination, £
Date of Issue. | Numbers of Bonds. | Quantity. | Whether sold (s) to public or exchanged (e) for Stock. | Signature of recipient or reference to receipt. | Witness. |
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Form 37.
Regulation 58.
DAILY RETURN OF TREASURY BONDS SOLD OTHER THAN BY
PUBLIC TENDER.
Registry of Commonwealth Government Inscribed
Stock at
191
Memo.
The Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock,
Melbourne.
I have to inform you that Treasury Bonds as under have this day been sold:—
Nos. of Bonds. | Denomination. | Amount. |
The particulars relating to the purchase are as follow:—
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Noted and forwarded to the Secretary to the Treasury.
Registrar,
Melbourne, 19
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Form 38.
Regulation 60.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
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Application for Form of Power of Attorney.
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Address
Date
To the Registrar of Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock at
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We beg to request that you will forward lo the above address a form of Power of Attorney:—
*To purchase Inscribed Stock from an existing stockholder.
*To sell Inscribed Stock.
Signature
Date
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*Cross out what is inapplicable.
Note.—The office of the Registrar is at the Commonwealth Bank of .Australia in each State capital, and this form should be addressed to the Registrar at the place in which the stock is inscribed. Stock can only be inscribed in multiples of £10 with a minimum of £100. This form must be signed by the stockholder or some other person on his behalf approved by the Registrar.
Form 39.
Regulation 60.
| COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK. per cent., maturing 19 . _________ Power of Attorney to Purchase Stock from an Existing Owner. _________
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Instructions for Executing Powers of Attorney, which must be Strictly Observed.
l. The date must be inserted at time of execution in words, and not in figures.
2. Each execution must be attested by two credible witnesses, who must state their full addresses and occupations. (In the case of a wife she must give her husband's name, address, and occupation).
3. A wife is not a valid witness to any signature, if her husband's name appears either as stock-owner, attorney, or transferee; nor, in like circumstances, if the name of a wife appears, can a husband be admitted as a valid witness.
4. If clerks or servants are witnesses, they should give the name and address of their employers. •
5. Where powers of attorney are executed by more than one person, the subscribed witness must insert in the attestation the name of the parties or party whose execution they attest, and if the parties do not all execute at the same time, and in the presence of the same witnesses the words “Signed by the said , in the presence of us,” must be repeated in each attestation.
6. When a power of attorney is executed out of the Commonwealth, in addition to two witnesses, the signature must be attested by a British Minister, Consul, Vice-Consul, or other British authority, or by a Notary Public.
7. If it should be necessary for a stock-owner to execute a power of attorney by a mark, instead of by signing his name, each witness must be a person of known position, such as a Minister of Religion, Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, Solicitor, Bank Manager, or Medical Practitioner; and the witness must declare in writing that the document has been read over and fully explained to and understood by the stock-owner.
8. Any alteration, interlineation, or erasure made in a power of attorney must be particularly mentioned in the attestation subscribed by the witnesses, and it must be stated to have been done previous to execution.
Form 40.
Regulation 60.
| COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK. per cent., maturing 19 . _________ Power of Attorney to Sell Stock. _________
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Instructions for Executing Powers of Attorney, which must be Strictly Observed.
l. The date must be inserted at time of execution in words, and not in figures.
2. Each execution must be attested by two credible witnesses, who must state their full addresses and occupations. (In the case of a wife she must give her husband's name, address, and occupation).
3. A wife is not a valid witness to any signature, if her husband's name appears either as stock-owner, attorney, or transferee; nor, in like circumstances, if the name of a wife appears, can a husband be admitted as a valid witness.
4. If clerks or servants are witnesses, they should give the name and address of their employers.
5. Where powers of attorney are executed by more than one person, the subscribed witness must insert in the attestation the name of the parties or party whose execution they attest, and if the parties do not all execute at the same time, and in the presence of the same witnesses the words “Signed by the said , in the presence of us,” must be repeated in each attestation.
6. When a power of attorney is executed out of the Commonwealth, in addition to two witnesses, the signature must be attested by a British Minister, Consul, Vice-Consul, or other British authority, or by a Notary Public.
7. If it should be necessary for a stock-owner to execute a power of attorney by a mark, instead of by signing his name, each witness must be a person of known position, such as a Minister of Religion, Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, Solicitor, Bank Manager, or Medical Practitioner; and the witness must declare in writing that the document has been read over and fully explained to and understood by the stock-owner.
8. Any alteration, interlineation, or erasure made in a power of attorney must be particularly mentioned in the attestation subscribed by the witnesses, and it must be stated to have been done previous to execution.
Form 41.
Regulation 63.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing 19 .
REGISTER OF POWERS OF ATTORNEY
Date. | No. | From— | To— | Purport. |
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Form 42.
Regulation 64.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED STOCK.
per cent., maturing 19
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Notice of Dealing.
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Registry of Commonwealth Government Inscribed
Stock at
Date, 191 .
To
I beg to inform you that application has been made to deal with Stock standing in your name in the following manner, and if no objection in writing is received from you within days, the transaction referred to will be allowed by me.
Registrar.
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