2408
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 89

“Parent” means the father, if he be living, or, if not, the mother, or, if neither the father nor the mother be living, the guardian, of a pupil of the school.

A “pupil of the school” means, in the case of the first election, a pupil whose parent has expressed in writing the intention of enrolling him at the school, as provided by subsection (1) of section 88 of the Act, and thereafter a pupil whose name is on the school roll, and who has been in actual attendance at the school at any time within the three months immediately preceding the closing of the roll. The roll shall be closed at 5 o’clock on the fourteenth day next before the day on which any election is to be held, and shall continue to be closed until the election is completed.

(4.) The Returning Officer shall, by advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the district, publicly notify, not less than fourteen days before each election—
(a.) The day and hour for the closing of the election;
(b.) The total number of candidates to be elected;
(c.) The day and hour for the closing of nominations.

(5.) Every candidate shall be nominated in writing by one or more parents entitled to vote for his election.

Each such parent may nominate any number of candidates not exceeding the number to be elected.

(6.) Every nomination-paper shall be in the form or to the effect following:—

I, [Name and address], being a parent duly entered on the roll, do hereby nominate [Name and address] as a candidate for election to the Board of Governors of the Dannevirke High School at the election to be held on the day of .

Dated this day of .

Candidate’s Consent, to be subscribed at foot of Nomination-paper.

I hereby consent to my nomination.

[Signature of candidate nominated.]

(7.) If the nomination-paper does not bear the written consent of the candidate nominated, such consent may be given by him to the Returning Officer before the nominations are closed, and every nomination-paper shall be void in so far as concerns any candidate whose written consent is not duly given as aforesaid.

(8.) Nominations shall close at noon on the tenth day before the day of the election.

(9.) Forthwith after the nominations are closed the Returning Officer shall prepare and post to each elector at his address as appearing on the roll a printed voting-paper containing in alphabetical order of surnames a list of all the duly nominated candidates for whom such parent is entitled to vote; and such voting-paper shall be in the form or to the effect following:—

VOTING-PAPER for use at Election to be held on the day of , 19 , of Governor of the Dannevirke High School.

CANDIDATES.
[Set out in alphabetical order of surnames the full name of every duly nominated candidate.]

DIRECTIONS.

The number of candidates to be elected is [Specify the number].

The voter shall draw a line through the name of every candidate for whom he does not intend to vote; and the number of candidates whose names are left uncancelled must not exceed the total number of candidates for whom the voter is entitled to vote.

This voting-paper must be signed by the voter and enclosed in a sealed envelope, bearing on the outside thereof the words “Voting-paper,” and if posted to the Returning Officer must be posted on or before the day of election, or, if delivered to him, shall be delivered at his office, Street, , before the day of election, or not later than 5 o’clock in the afternoon of that day.

The vote of [Name the voter] is hereby recorded as above, this day of , 19 .

[Signature of voter.]

(10.) The poll shall close at 5 o’clock on the afternoon of the day of election; but all voting-papers shall be included and counted which are not informal and are received by the Returning Officer in due course of post before the close of the sixth day after the day of the election.

(11.) A voting-paper shall be informal in any of the following cases, that is to say,—
(a.) If it is not duly signed by the parent; or
(b.) If the candidates whose names are left uncancelled exceed in number the total number of candidates for whom the parent is entitled to vote; or
(c.) If, being delivered to the Returning Officer, the sealed envelope containing the voting-paper is not delivered at his office before the close of the poll; or
(d.) If, having been forwarded by post, the sealed envelope containing the voting-paper is not received at the office of the Returning Officer before the seventh day after the day of election, or if, from the post-mark on the envelope or otherwise, the Returning Officer is satisfied that it was not posted until after the day of the election.

(12.) On the seventh day after the day of election the Returning Officer shall open and examine all voting-papers duly delivered to him or received by him through the post as aforesaid, and, after rejecting all informal voting-papers, shall ascertain the candidates (not exceeding the total number to be elected) who have received the greatest number of votes, and shall declare such candidates to be elected.

(13.) If, by reason of an equality of votes given for two or more candidates, the election is not complete, the Returning Officer shall decide by lot, in the presence of the Chairman of the Board, which candidate or candidates shall be elected, and thereby conclude the election.

(14.) Forthwith after the completion of the election the Returning Officer shall notify to the Board and to the Minister the names of the persons elected.

(15.) If any dispute or question arises touching the regularity of any election, such dispute or question shall be determined by a Stipendiary Magistrate in manner provided by “The Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876,” all the provisions of which shall, mutatis mutandis, apply in so far as the same are applicable.

5. The Governors appointed or elected in the year 1905 shall take office immediately on their appointment.

6. One Governor out of each group shall retire on the 31st December in each year, beginning with the year 1906. The Board shall at its first meeting determine by lot the order in which the Governors shall retire, but, with these exceptions, the ordinary term of office of each Governor shall be three years, or until the appointment or election of his successor. The Chairman shall forthwith report to the Minister the result of such determination by lot. Retiring Governors shall be eligible for reappointment.

7. (1.) If any Governor—
   (a.) Dies, or, by letter to the Board, resigns his seat; or
   (b.) Becomes bankrupt or of unsound mind; or
   (c.) Fails, without leave of absence previously granted, to attend at three consecutive ordinary meetings of the Board—
   he shall thereupon cease to be a Governor, and the