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Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 76, 1 April 1910, Page 6

___________ LOCAL AND GENERAL Private information received in Christchurcb (telegraphs our local correspondent) indicates that Sir Ernest Shackleton has abandoned his intention of leading an expedition into Alaska, at any rate for the present. A cablegram received a few days ago stated that he proposed to take an expedition to Adelie Land in 1912, and this seems to suggest an intention to be in the neighbourhood of MWlurdo Sound when Capt. Scott's southern party returns from its march towards tho pole. From to-day, subscribers to the Tele phone Exchange will not be notified of the individual items debited against them for bureau communications. An account showing the lotal amount due will be lendercd monthly, and, failing payment a week from the dale of rendering of such account, further communications may be stopped. The fees for the services of special messengers will, from to-day, bo collected at the time of the sorvice being performed, instead of being included in the account for Telephone Exchanges subscriptions as heretofore. The Education Department has made a grant to the Wellington Board of £975 for the enlargement of the Brooklyn School. Grants have also been made for the erection of teachers' residences at Kaiparoro and Mangamairc Regulations under the Labour Department Act and the Shops and Offices Act are gazetted. They include the forms which have to be filled up by employees as to tbe ages of employees, rate of wages paid, and so on.