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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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(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 close of the sixth day after the day of the
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.

(xii.) (a.) On the seventh day after the day of the 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 prepare a list of the candidates placed in the
order of the numbers of votes received by them respectively. Any candidate shall have the right to appoint a scrutineer to watch on his behalf
the opening and examination of voting-papers and to check the counting
thereof.

(b.) Where three members are to be elected, if of the three candidates
who have received the greatest number of votes one at least is a woman, the
Returning Officer shall declare these three to be elected; but if none of
these three candidates is a woman the Returning Officer shall declare the
two men candidates who have received the greatest numbers of votes, and
the woman candidate who has received the greatest number of votes among
the women candidates, to be elected: Provided that if there be no woman
candidate, then the Returning Officer shall declare the two candidates who
have received the greatest numbers of votes to be elected.

(c.) Where the number of members to be elected is less than three, the
Returning Officer shall in a similar manner determine which of the candidates have been elected, and declare accordingly.

(xiii.) 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 two members of the board of managers, which
candidate or candidates shall be elected, and thereby complete the election.

(xiv.) Forthwith after the completion of the election the Returning
Officer shall notify to the controlling authority the names of the persons
elected.

(xv.) If any dispute or question arises touching the regularity of any
election, such dispute shall be determined by the Director of Education,
whose decision shall be final.

Elam School of Art.

22. For the Elam School of Art there shall be six managers, appointed
    in accordance with the provisions of subsection (4) of section 113 of the
    Act as re-enacted by section 31 of the Education Amendment Act, 1920.

23. In the case of the school mentioned in Regulation 22 hereof the
    election or appointment of managers shall be held or made at the same
    time and, so far as conditions are similar, in the same manner as in the
    case of other technical schools in the same education district.

GENERAL.

24. (i.) One-third of the members of every Technical School Board
    shall retire annually.

(ii.) Retiring members shall be eligible for re-election.

(iii.) In the case of a newly established Board in the second and third
year of its existence the retiring members shall be chosen by lot from among
the original members sitting in the first year of the Board’s existence.

(iv.) If the total number of members is not a multiple of three, then
the number of original members nearest to one-third of the total number
shall retire in each of the first two years after the first year of the Board’s
existence, and the remainder of the original members in the third year,
and so on thereafter in rotation.

25. Within fourteen days after the election or appointment of a manager
    of a technical school under these regulations the controlling authority shall
    forward to the Minister a notification of the name and description of such
    Manager.

26. Every manager of a technical school elected or appointed under
    these regulations shall come into office on the date of his election or
    appointment, and shall continue in office until the election or appointment
    of his successor.

27. In any case in which an election or an appointment of managers
    as hereinbefore provided has not been held, the Minister may, in his
    iscretion, fix a time and place for the election or the appointment of