4056
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 169

5. (1.) For the purposes of the foregoing regulations as to
   the taking of the votes of soldiers in New Zealand, scrutineers
   may be appointed as follows :—
   (a.) One scrutineer for each polling-place may be appointed
   on behalf of persons in favour of national continu-
   ance.
   (b.) One scrutineer for each polling-place may be appointed
   on behalf of persons in favour of national prohibition
   with compensation.
   (2.) Scrutineers under paragraph (a) may be appointed by
   the National Council of New Zealand, and scrutineers under
   paragraph (b) may be appointed by the Executive of the
   New Zealand Alliance.
   (3.) Every person appointed as a scrutineer under this
   regulation shall before acting be required to make the same
   declaration as if he were appointed pursuant to section 11
   of the said Act.

VOTING BY MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES OUT
OF NEW ZEALAND.

(1.) Voting by Soldiers in Great Britain and in Western or
Central Europe.

6. (1.) For the purpose of taking the votes of members
   of the Expeditionary Forces who may be in Great Britain
   or in Western or in Central Europe, the High Commissioner
   for New Zealand, or some person authorized by him in writ-
   ing in that behalf, shall appoint such polling-places and such
   Electoral Officers and clerks as he thinks necessary.
   (2.) Every Electoral Officer so appointed shall be furnished
   with a sufficient number of voting-papers for taking the poll
   at the polling-place or polling-places for which he is appointed.
7. At the close of the poll at any polling-place the Elec-
   toral Officer in charge shall not count the votes, but shall
   securely seal the ballot-box or ballot-boxes, and shall forth-
   with forward the same to the High Commissioner at his
   office in London. He shall also as soon as practicable
   forward to the High Commissioner, in a sealed parcel, all
   documents used in connection with the poll, and all unused
   and spoilt voting-papers.
8. Every person shall be entitled to vote who satisfies the
   Electoral Officer that he is a member of a New Zealand
   Expeditionary Force and produces to the Electoral Officer
   his military pay-book.
9. (1.) On receipt of any voting-papers by the High Com-
   missioner as aforesaid the High Commissioner shall cause
   the votes to be counted, and shall forthwith cable to the
   New Zealand Government the following particulars with
   respect to each polling-place, that is to say :—
   (a.) The total number of votes recorded ;
   (b.) The number of informal votes ;
   (c.) The number of votes recorded in favour of national
   continuance ; and
   (d.) The number of votes recorded in favour of national
   prohibition with compensation.
   (2.) All voting-papers and other documents used in con-
   nection with the poll shall be retained in the office of the
   High Commissioner for twelve months, and may then be
   destroyed.

(2.) Voting by Soldiers in Egypt, Southern Europe, and Asia.

10. (1.) For the purpose of taking the votes of members of
    the Expeditionary Forces who may be in Egypt, Southern
    Europe, or Asia the High Commissioner for New Zealand
    shall appoint a suitable person in Egypt to undertake the
    control of the poll, and such officer shall make all such ap-
    pointments and do all things necessary for taking the poll.
    (2.) The High Commissioner shall forward to the per-
    son so appointed to conduct the poll a sufficient number of
    voting-papers, and shall also as soon as possible forward
    copies of the said Act and these regulations.
11. (1.) At the close of the poll at any polling-place the
    Electoral Officer in charge shall not count the votes, but
    shall securely seal the ballot-box or ballot-boxes, and shall
    forthwith forward the same to the officer appointed to have
    control of the poll in Egypt, who shall forthwith count the
    votes, or cause the same to be counted, and shall cable to
    the New Zealand Government the following particulars with
    respect to each polling-place, that is to say :—
    (a.) The total number of votes recorded ;
    (b.) The number of informal votes ;
    (c.) The number of votes recorded in favour of national
    continuance ; and
    (d.) The number of votes recorded in favour of national
    prohibition with compensation.
    (2.) After cabling the results as aforesaid the officer in
    Egypt shall at the first convenient opportunity forward in a
    sealed parcel all voting-papers and other documents to the
    High Commissioner at his office in London, who shall deal
    with the same in the same manner as if they had been votes
    recorded in Great Britain pursuant to the foregoing pro-
    visions of these regulations.
    (3.) The officer in Egypt shall at the same time forward to
    the High Commissioner a statement setting forth—
    (a.) The total number of voting-papers issued by him ;
    (b.) The total number of voting-papers issued to voters
    at the poll ; and
    (c.) The number of unused or spoilt voting-papers.

(3.) Voting by Soldiers in Samoa.

12. (1.) For the purpose of taking the votes of members of
    the Expeditionary Forces who may be in Samoa, the Chief
    Electoral Officer shall appoint an Electoral Officer and such
    clerks as he deems necessary.
    (2.) After the taking of the poll the Electoral Officer so
    appointed shall not count the votes, but shall securely seal
    the ballot-box or ballot-boxes, and shall as soon as practic-
    able forward the same to the Chief Electoral Officer at
    Wellington. He shall also as soon as practicable forward to
    the Chief Electoral Officer in a sealed parcel all documents
    used in connection with the poll, and all unused and spoilt
    voting-papers.
    (3.) On receipt of the used voting-papers as aforesaid the
    Chief Electoral Officer shall cause the votes to be counted,
    and shall transmit to the Minister of Justice the particulars
    required to be furnished pursuant to section 13 of the said
    Act.

(4.) Voting by Soldiers on Ships.

13. (1.) If any vessel leaves England with members of a
    New Zealand Expeditionary Force on board at any time
    after the 31st day of January, 1919, and before the day
    appointed for the taking of the special licensing poll, the
    High Commissioner shall cause to be supplied to the military
    officer in charge a ballot-box or ballot-boxes, together with
    a sufficient number of voting-papers for the taking of the
    votes of the members of the Expeditionary Forces on board
    such vessel.
    (2.) The said military officer shall, on the day appointed
    for the taking of the special licensing poll, cause a poll to be
    taken of all men on the vessel entitled to vote, and shall
    not count the votes, but shall forthwith after the close of the
    poll securely seal the ballot-box or ballot-boxes, and shall
    deliver the same, or cause the same to be delivered, to the
    Chief Electoral Officer in Wellington, or to a person authorized
    in writing by or on behalf of the Chief Electoral Officer to
    receive the same.
    (3.) The said military officer shall also cause to be delivered
    to the Chief Electoral Officer in a sealed parcel all documents
    used in connection with the poll, and all unused and spoilt
    voting-papers.
    (4.) As soon as practicable after the receipt of any voting-
    papers pursuant to this clause, the Chief Electoral Officer
    shall cause the votes to be counted, and shall transmit to
    the Minister of Justice the particulars required pursuant to
    section 13 of the said Act.

GENERAL.

14. Every person receiving a voting-paper shall, before
    leaving the place where the same has been given to him, record
    his vote by striking out one of the proposals therein, and,
    after folding the voting-paper so that the contents cannot
    be seen, shall place the same in the ballot-box to be provided
    for the purpose.
15. (1.) If any member of an Expeditionary Force entitled
    to vote under these regulations is by reason of physical in-
    capacity unable personally to mark the voting-paper, the
    Electoral Officer or one of his clerks may, at the request of
    the voter, mark the voting-paper in his presence and in
    accordance with his instructions.
    (2.) In any such case the Electoral Officer or clerk shall
    endorse on the voting-paper a statement that the voting-
    paper has been marked by him at the request of the voter.
16. Every person making application for a voting-paper
    under these regulations shall be required to produce his
    military pay-book to the Electoral Officer or clerk, as evidence
    of the fact that he is entitled to vote, and the Electoral
    Officer or clerk, on giving to the voter a voting-paper, shall
    enter in the pay-book a statement of that fact and of the
    polling-place at which the vote is recorded, and shall initial
    the entry.
17. No person shall be entitled to receive a voting-paper
    under these regulations if it appears from his pay-book that
    he has already received a voting-paper at the same or any
    other polling-place.
18. Except as provided in clause 5 hereof, with respect to
    the taking of the votes of soldiers in New Zealand, no person
    shall be appointed to act as scrutineer at any polling-place
    appointed for the purposes of these regulations.
19. The poll shall be taken at the several places provided
    for in these regulations on the 10th day of April, 1919 (being
    the date fixed for the taking of the special licensing poll
    pursuant to section 3 of the said Act).
20. Every Electoral Officer appointed under these regula-
    tions for the conduct of the poll at any polling-place shall,
    forthwith after the close of the poll, furnish to the Chief
    Electoral Officer in Wellington, or to the High Commissioner
    for New Zealand in London, or to the officer appointed in
    Egypt for the conduct of the poll, as the case may require,
    a return showing—
    (a.) The total number of voting-papers issued to him ;
    (b.) The total number of voting-papers issued by him to
    voters ; and
    (c.) The number of unused and spoilt voting-papers.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

By Authority: MARCUS F. MARKS, Government Printer, Wellington.