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qualified in respect of that examination, and also in respect of future examinations for any such certificate for such period as the Board thinks fit.

6. Any books and papers required during the examination for the purposes thereof shall be supplied to candidates by the Examiner.

7. Any candidate for examination may cancel any part of his examination-papers, and additional papers shall, if so required, be supplied by the Examiner. The papers so cancelled, and also the additional papers so supplied, shall form part of the examination-papers, and be returned to the Examiner at the expiration of the time allowed for the subject of examination. No candidate shall for the purposes of the examination use any papers other than those supplied by the Examiner.

8. The Examiner shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent copying, and shall not allow the candidates to hold any communication with one another during the examination.

9. If any candidate is discovered copying from another or affording any assistance or giving any information to another, or communicating in any way with another candidate during the examination, he shall be deemed to have failed in his examination.

10. If a candidate leaves the examination-room before answering any question he shall not be allowed to answer that question on his return, except with the permission of the Examiner; and the Examiner may, in lieu of granting such permission, substitute another question for the question so unanswered.

11. Perfect silence is to be observed in the examination-room during the progress of the examination.

12. Any candidate who commits a breach of any of these regulations for which no specific penalty is provided, or who is guilty of any insolent conduct towards the Examiner, or of any other improper or disorderly conduct in or about the examination-room, may, in the discretion of the Board, be deemed to have failed in his examination, or, if he has passed his examination, his certificate may be withheld by the Board for such period as it thinks fit.

13. No candidate who fails in his examination shall be eligible for re-examination for a period of three months after the date of that examination.

14. At the conclusion of any examination under these regulations the Examiner at each examination-centre shall send to the Chief Inspector of Machinery at Wellington all the examination-papers in connection with that examination, and shall also forward a report by him as to the result of the examination so far as it was of an oral or practical nature.

SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION.

15. Applicants for examination for electric-tram drivers’ certificates shall be required to pass in the following subjects:—

(a.) An elementary knowledge of the construction, nature, and relation of those parts of an electric tramcar through which the electric current passes, including the trolley-connections, controller, and motors.

(b.) Knowledge of the use, nature, and mode of working of magnetic, air, and other brakes used on electric tramcars.

(c.) The ordinary working of electric tramcars, including ability to remedy simple defects occurring in the course of working.

(d.) A sight test, including ability to distinguish colours.

(e.) A practical test in electric-tram driving.

16. In addition to the subjects of examination hereinbefore prescribed, every candidate must satisfy the examiner that he can read and write the English language.

CERTIFICATES BY EXAMINATION.

17. Every candidate who satisfies the Board of Examiners at an examination in the subjects referred to in the last preceding regulation shall be entitled to receive a certificate by examination in the form No. 2 in the Schedule hereto; provided that a certificate shall not be issued under this regulation to any person under twenty-one years of age.

CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE.

18. Every applicant for an electric-tram drivers’ certificate of service shall apply therefor in the form No. 3 in the Schedule hereto not later than the 24th day of December, 1911. The application shall be accompanied by a certificate as to the good conduct and sobriety of the applicant during the previous twelve months, given by some respectable person who has known the applicant for that period. Forms of application can be obtained at the offices of the Inspectors of Machinery in Auckland, Wanganui, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill.

19. The applicant may, if he thinks fit, forward with the original certificates referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the said form No. 3 a copy of each of those certificates, in which case the original certificates shall be returned to the applicant, and the copies shall be filed with the papers relating to the application. If copies are not so forwarded, the original certificates shall be retained in the office of the Chief Inspector of Machinery.

20. Every certificate of service under these regulations shall be in the form No. 4 in the Schedule hereto.

RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATES.

21. If any certificate of service or certificate by examination is lost or destroyed, the person in whose favour that certificate was issued may apply to the Chief Inspector of Machinery for a copy of that certificate, and shall forward with his application a statutory declaration in the form No. 5 in the Schedule hereto.

22. The Chief Inspector shall, if satisfied as to the truth of the matters set forth in the statutory declaration, cause a copy of the original certificate to be made, and shall certify thereon that it is a true copy of the original certificate.

23. The copy so made and certified as aforesaid shall be forwarded to the applicant, and shall for all purposes be of the same force and effect as the original certificate.

SCHEDULE.

Form No. 1.

APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION FOR ELECTRIC-TRAM DRIVER’S CERTIFICATE.

Under the Tramways Amendment Act, 1910.

To the Chief Inspector of Machinery, Wellington.

I, [Name in full, occupation, and address], hereby apply to be examined for an electric-tram driver’s certificate, at the examination to be held at [Name of examination-centre], in the month of , 19 .

I enclose herewith—

(a.) A certificate signed by , the Manager of the Electric Tramway, that I have served as a conductor on an electric tramway in New Zealand for a period of not less than one year, that I have undergone a course of training for a period of not less than twenty-one days for a position as motorman upon or in connection with such electric tramway, and that in his opinion I am capable of performing the duties of, and am suitable for appointment as, a motorman;

(b.) A certificate by , a medical practitioner approved by the Board of Examiners, that I am physically fit for the position of an electric motorman; and

(c.) A postal note [or money-order, or cash] for £1, being the fee payable on this application.

I am years of age, and was born at , in , on the day of , in the year .

Dated at , this day of , 19 .

[Signature of Applicant.]

Form No. 2.

ELECTRIC-TRAM DRIVER’S CERTIFICATE BY EXAMINATION.

Under the Tramways Amendment Act, 1910.

This is to certify that [Name in full], of , has passed the examination prescribed by regulations under section 2 of the above-mentioned Act for a certificate by examination as an electric-tram driver.

This certificate entitles the said to act on any tramway as the driver of any carriage or other rolling-stock of which electricity is the motive power.

Issued at Wellington, this day of , 19 .

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The Board of Examiners.

Secretary.

Form No. 3.

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE AS AN ELECTRIC-TRAM DRIVER.

Under the Tramways Amendment Act, 1910.

I, [Name in full], of , hereby apply for an electric-tram driver’s certificate of service under section 2 (3) of the above-mentioned Act.

I enclose herewith—

(a.) A certificate signed by , the Manager of the Electric Tramway, to the effect that before the