JUNE 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2093

(d) In the case of a person registered as a maternity nurse under
paragraph (b) of section 13 of the said Act, a period of not
less than four months; provided that the Board may in
its discretion prescribe in the case of any such person any
shorter course of training if the Board is satisfied that, by
reason of the training undergone by such person in practice
outside New Zealand, and after becoming qualified by
examination, such shorter course will in the circumstances
be adequate.
(5) The said course of training shall be undergone in a recognized
hospital.
(6) Every trainee shall during the whole of her course of training
receive from the Matron or sister in charge, or other person who is
a registered midwife, practical instruction in midwifery in the wards
of the hospital.
(7) Every trainee shall during her course of training attend
lectures comprising such subjects and dealing therewith in such scope
and extent as the Board may from time to time by notice to the
governing body of the hospital require.
(8) All such lectures shall be delivered by registered medical
practitioners, registered midwives, or other competent instructors
approved by the Board.

9. Course of Training for Maternity Nurses.

(1) The course of training required to be undergone by every
person seeking to be registered as a maternity nurse under Part III
of the said Act shall be the course prescribed by this regulation.
(2) The duration of the course of training shall in the case of a
person who is a registered nurse be a period of not less than six
months, and in the case of any other person be a period of not less
than twelve months.
(3) The said course of training shall be undergone in a recognized
hospital or maternity training-school.
(4) Every trainee shall during the whole of her course of training
receive from the Matron or sister in charge, or other person who is a
registered midwife or registered maternity nurse, practical instruction
in maternity nursing in the wards of the hospital.
(5) Every trainee shall during her course of training attend lectures
comprising such subjects and dealing therewith in such scope and extent
as the Board may from time to time by notice to the governing body
of the hospital require.
(6) All such lectures shall be delivered by registered medical
practitioners, registered midwives, or other competent instructors
approved by the Board.
(7) The governing body of any hospital may decline to accept
any person as a trainee, or may with the approval of the Board decline
to continue to train any person accepted as a trainee, if such person,
not being a registered nurse, shows a want of acquaintance with the
ordinary subjects of elementary education.

10. Qualifying Examination for Midwives and Maternity Nurses.

(1) The examinations for midwives and maternity nurses
respectively required to be passed by every person seeking to be
registered as a midwife or maternity nurse under Part III of the
said Act shall be an examination conducted by the Board in such
subjects as the Board may have notified respectively under clause (7)
of regulation 8 and clause (5) of Regulation 9 hereof.
(2) No person shall present herself for examination who has not
on the date of the commencement of the examination attained the
age of twenty-one years :
Provided that nothing in this clause shall entitle any person to
registration before attaining the age of twenty-two years except as
provided in section 19 of the said Act.
(3) No person shall present herself for examination who has not
on the date of the commencement of the examination completed
the course of training prescribed by regulation 8 hereof or regulation 9
hereof, as the case may be :
Provided that on special application being made the Board may,
if it thinks fit, allow any person who is otherwise eligible to present
herself for examination prior to the completion of such course of
training.