Mar. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 899

head of his Department a printed ballot-paper containing, in alphabetical order of surnames, a list of all the duly nominated candidates for whom such elector is entitled to vote; and such ballot-paper shall be in the form or to the effect following :—

BALLOT-PAPER for Use at Election to be held on the Day of , 19 , of Members of the Public Service Superannuation Board by the Contributors employed in [the Post and Telegraph Department or Departments other than the Post and Telegraph Department].**

Candidates.

[Full names of all duly nominated candidates, in alphabetical order of surnames.]

Directions.

The number of candidates to be elected is .
The voter must draw a line through the name of every candidate for whom he does not intend to vote, and the number of names left uncanceled must not exceed the number of candidates to be elected.
The voter’s name must not be written on the voting-paper.
This ballot-paper must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, and, if posted to the Returning Officer, must be posted on or before the day of the election, or, if delivered to him, must be delivered before the day of the election, or not later than 5 o’clock in the afternoon of that day.
The envelope is to be addressed “The Secretary, Public Service Superannuation Board, Wellington,” and marked “Voting-paper.”
47. The ballot-paper sent to each contributor shall bear his registered number, which shall also be written opposite his name on the voting-list. The number shall be written on the left-hand bottom corner of the ballot-paper by the Returning Officer before it is sent out.
48. The ballot-paper, if delivered to the Returning Officer, must be so delivered in a sealed envelope before the day of the election, or not later than 5 o’clock in the afternoon of that day; and, if posted to him, must be posted in a sealed envelope on or before that day.
49. The poll shall close at 5 o’clock in the afternoon of the day of the election; but all ballot-papers shall be included and counted which are received by the Returning Officer in due course of post before the close of the fifteenth day after the day of the election.
50. A ballot-paper shall be informal in any of the following cases, that is to say :—
(1.) If the name of the voter appears thereon ; or
(2.) If the names of candidates left uncanceled exceed the number of candidates to be elected ; or
(3.) If, being personally delivered to the Returning Officer, it is not delivered at his office before the close of the poll ; or if, having been forwarded by post, it is not received at the office of the Returning Officer on or before the fifteenth day after the day of election ; or
(4.) If, from the postmark on the envelope or otherwise, the Returning Officer is satisfied that it was not posted until after the day of the election.
51. On the close of the fifteenth day after the day of the election the Returning Officer shall open and examine all the ballot-papers duly delivered to him or received by him through the post as aforesaid, and, after rejecting all informal ballot-papers, shall ascertain the candidates (not exceeding the total number to be elected by each division of contributors) who have received the greatest number of the votes of such contributors, and shall declare such candidates to be elected.
52. If by reason of an equality of votes given for two or more candidates the election is not complete, the Returning Officer shall complete the election by casting lots in the presence of one of the non-elective members of the Board.
53. Forthwith after the completion of the election, the Returning Officer shall notify in the New Zealand Gazette the result of the election, specifying the names of the persons elected in the case of each division of the public service, the names of the candidates, and the number of votes received for each candidate, and declaring the candidates who have received the greatest number of votes to be elected.
54. The voting-papers shall, after being counted, be enclosed in a sealed packet, and, unless a scrutiny is demanded, shall be kept unopened in the custody of the Returning Officer for two months, and shall then be destroyed. A scrutiny must be demanded in writing by not less than seven voters within fourteen days after the publication of the result of the election.

GENERAL.

55. The Public Trustee shall from time to time as securities offer invest the moneys of the Fund on freehold securities at current rates of interest. Such portions of the Fund as shall not be so invested shall bear the “Common Fund” rate of interest.
56. The accounts and statements required under section 30 of the Act shall be in the forms shown in the schedules hereto.
57. In computing contributions payable or allowances granted under the Act fractions of a penny shall be taken as one penny.
58. The Board may pay out of the Fund all expenses incidental to the management and administration of the Fund.

SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND.

REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 19 .

BALANCE-SHEET AT THE 31ST DECEMBER, 19 .

• Included in the corresponding items in the Revenue Account.