It is notified for general information, that by “ The Stamp Duties Act Amend ment Act, 1872,” the stamp duty pay able on cheques, drafts and receipts is re duced from twopence to one penny, on and from the Ist December, 1872. 1. Persons holding adhesive • stamps of the value of twopence may, by requisition on the Stamp Office of the Province, or on any Depository of Stamps, exchange the same for an equivalent value of adhesive stamps at one penny, or any other deno mination. 2. Persons holding stamps at twopence, impressed on blank forms of cheques, drafts, or receipts, may exchange the same in like manner for adhesive stamps or other denominations. But no exchanges of stamps at twopence, im pressed on blank forms of cheques or drafts, will be made after the 30th No vember proximo, except at the reduced value of one penny. The undermentioned gentlemen have been appointed to act as Commissioners to inspect and report upon the state and condition of immigrants and immigrant ships upon their arrival at the port of Wellington John Holliday, Esq., Har bor Master; A. F. Haleombe, Esq., Immigration Officer; Alexander John ston, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S.E., L.C.S.A.; Jas. Hackworth, Esq. The Wellington Education Act Amend ment Act,-1872, having been laid before the Governor, his Excellency has not been advised to exercise his power of disallow ance with respect to it. A Wanganui paper states that Mr Preston purchased at the show a pen of three half-breds Lincoln, the property of Mr James Hughes, for £3 a head. The sheep are intended for Sydney. The staple measures thirteen inclies in length, and is of admirable quality. We under stand that £4 a head was refused by Mr Hughes for seven more. Five dozen trout were received by the Secretary of the Wanganui Acclimatisa tion Society last week by the s.s. Wan ganui from Auckland. Depositors in the Savings Banks of the colony are aware that they enjoy the pri vilege, under the regulations of the Act, of transferring their accounts from one province to another without charge. 