Provided always that an officer who passes the Engineering Preliminary Examination within two years of the date
on which this regulation is gazetted and who at the date of
such passing is not more than twenty-five years of age shall
be eligible for appointment as an Engineering Cadet.

(2.) As a Technical Clerk, unless he is not more than twenty-five
years of age, has qualified as an Engineering Cadet, and has
passed the Technical Clerk's Examination:

(3.) As an Assistant Telegraph Engineer, unless he has qualified
as a Technical Clerk and has passed the Assistant Telegraph
Engineer's Examination:

(4.) As a Telegraph Engineer, unless he has qualified as an
Assistant Telegraph Engineer and has passed the Telegraph
Engineer's Examination.

37. Any vacant junior position in Class G. VII shall be filled
    wherever possible by the promotion of the local message-boy who is
    best entitled by merit to the position. In the event of there being
    no suitable local message-boy available, then the most suitable local
    applicant for the position shall be appointed.

38. Vacancies for cadetships or junior clerkships shall be filled by
    (a) officers of the General Division who have passed the necessary
    qualifying examination, and (b) outside eligible applicants: Provided
    that if any officer or applicant is available and otherwise eligible
    who has passed the Matriculation Examination or the Public Service
    Entrance Examination he shall take precedence over any officer or
    applicant who has passed the Departmental Entrance Examination
    only: Provided further that any officer or applicant who is considered
    by the Permanent Head as being suitable for clerical work in any
    branch shall take precedence over any officer or applicant who is
    considered as being suitable for only the work of a Mail-room or
    Parcels Branch.

39. On promotion, officers shall rank for seniority in respect of their
    classification at the bottom of the class to which they are promoted.
    Officers promoted in the same financial year to any class may, if
    the Permanent Head so decides, retain the same relative seniority as
    they had before such promotion.

PROMOTION BOARD.

40. In Regulations 40 to 57 hereof (inclusive) "the Board" means
    the Promotion Board constituted under the said Act.

41. The elective member of the Board shall be elected by ballot.
    The elective member holding office at the commencement of these
    regulations shall, subject to Regulation 53 hereof, continue in office
    until his successor is declared elected. A ballot for an elective member
    shall be taken on the third Wednesday in February, 1928, and on the
    same Wednesday in every third year thereafter. Such member shall,
    subject to Regulation 53 hereof, hold office until his successor is
    declared elected.

42. Prior to the date of each election there shall be prepared by
    the Permanent Head an alphabetical list of voters, comprising those
    persons who are officers of the Department twenty-eight days before
    the day on which the ballot is to be taken. Such list shall be
    retained at the General Post Office, and may be inspected prior to
    the date of election by officers claiming to be entitled to vote.

43. Only officers whose names are on such list shall be entitled to
    vote: Provided that the validity of any election shall not be ques-
    tioned on the ground that a name wrongly appears on such list or has
    been omitted therefrom.

44. The Principal, Postal Division of the Secretary's Office, General
    Post Office, or the person for the time being performing the duties
    of such Principal, shall be the Returning Officer for the election.
    There shall be two Scrutineers—namely, the Assistant Postmaster,
    Wellington, and the Superintendent of the Telegraph Office, Welling-
    ton, or the respective persons performing the duties of those officers.

45. Candidates for election shall be nominated in writing by not
    less than three officers entitled to vote, and nominations must reach
    the Returning Officer at Wellington at latest twenty-eight days before
    the day on which the ballot (if required) is to be taken. The
    consent of the candidate to nomination must appear on the face of
    the nomination-paper and be signed by him.

46. Should there be only one nomination, the officer nominated
    shall be declared by the Returning Officer to be duly elected.