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Copy of the Electoral Roll to be published.

18. As soon as conveniently may be after the Annual Revision of such Roll, the Resident Magistrate or such other person as aforesaid shall cause copies thereof to be published for general information. And the original roll shall be preserved by him, as long as it shall remain in force, open to the inspection of any elector, at reasonable times, on payment of one shilling.

Polling Places for certain Districts.

19. The Polling Places for the following Districts, viz.:—

20. The "City of Auckland,"

21. The "Suburbs of Auckland,"

22. The "Northern Division,"

shall be at some convenient place in the city of Auckland, to be specified by the Returning Officer; and if additional Polling Places be found necessary, then at such places as the Governor of the Province shall from time to time, by notice in the Government Gazette, direct and appoint.

4. The "Pensioner Settlements,"

5. The "Southern Division,"

shall be at some convenient place in the village of Onehunga, to be specified by the Returning Officer; and if additional Polling Places be found necessary, then at such places as the Governor of the Province shall from time to time, by notice in the Government Gazette, direct and appoint.

And the Returning Officers.

20. The Returning Officers for such five Districts as aforesaid shall be the Resident Magistrates for the time being acting in the City of Auckland and for the District of Onehunga, or such other person or persons as the Governor may from time to time appoint in that behalf.

Polling Places for Bay of Islands District.

21. The Polling Place for the

22. "Bay of Islands,"

shall be at some convenient place at Russell, to be specified by the Returning Officer; and if additional Polling Places be found necessary, then at such places within the District as the Governor shall from time to time in manner aforesaid direct and appoint.

Returning Officer for Bay of Islands District.

22. The Returning Officer for the said District shall be the Resident Magistrate for the time being acting for Russell, or such other person or persons as the Governor may from time to time appoint.

Polling Place for Taranaki.

23. The Polling Places for the districts of

24. "New Plymouth,"

25. "Taranaki,"

shall be at some convenient place in New Plymouth, to be specified by the Returning Officer; and if additional Polling Places be found necessary, then at such places within the said districts as the Governor shall from time to time in manner aforesaid direct and appoint.

Returning Officer for Taranaki Districts.

24. The Returning Officer for the said last-mentioned Districts shall be the Resident Magistrate for the time being acting in New

Plymouth, or such other person or persons as the Governor may from time to time appoint.

Writs for the Election of Members.

25. The Writs for the Election of Members to serve in the said Council for the said several Electoral Districts shall be issued by the Governor, under his hand, and shall be directed to the Returning Officer for the District, and shall state the number of days (not exceeding Sixty) within which such Writs shall be made Returnable to the said Governor.

Day for Nomination and for Voting, how fixed.

26. The Returning Officer for each District shall endorse on the Writ the day on which he may have received it, and shall fix the day of nomination and also the day on which the voting, if necessary, shall take place, and shall give not less than fourteen days Public Notice thereof respectively.

Returning Officer to preside at Nomination.

27. On the day of Nomination so to be fixed as aforesaid, the Returning Officer shall preside at a Meeting to be holden at noon at the Chief Polling Place for the District, and shall declare the purpose for which such Meeting is held. And if at such Meeting there be no more Candidates proposed than the number of Members to be returned, the Returning Officer shall declare such Candidate or Candidates to be duly Elected, and make his Return accordingly.

In case of a contest.

28. In the event of there being more candidates than the number to be elected, the Returning Officer shall call for a show of hands separately in favour of each candidate, and after such show of hands shall declare the person or persons on whom the election has fallen, and shall return the same accordingly, unless a poll be demanded for some of the candidates, or by not less than six electors on his behalf.

In case a Poll be demanded.

29. On such demand as aforesaid being made for a poll, the poll shall be taken on the day so to be fixed as aforesaid; the voting to commence at any time after nine o'clock of the said day, and to close at four o'clock in the afternoon of the same day.

The Polling.

30. The polling shall take place before the Returning Officer or his deputy, and the voting shall be conducted in manner following; that is to say:—

Mode of Voting.

31. Every elector of the district may vote for any number of persons not exceeding the number of persons then to be chosen, by delivering to the Returning Officer or his Deputy a voting paper containing the christian names and surnames of the persons for whom he votes, together with their place of abode and description, and signed with the name of the elector so voting, and setting forth his own place of abode and description.