the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
of the said Dominion, doth make the regulations hereinafter
set forth; and, with the like advice and consent, doth
prescribe that the said regulations shall come into force on
the date of publication of this Order in Council in the Gazette.

REGULATIONS.
CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS.

13. For the purposes of clauses 13 to 48 of these regulations-
    "Act" means the Music-teachers Registration Act, 1928:
    "Board" means the Music-teachers Registration Board
    instituted under the Act:
    "District" means one of the four districts into which
    New Zealand is divided by section 3 (4) of the Act
    for the purpose of elections of members of the Board;
    "Election" means an election held under subsection (5)
    of section 3 of the Act:
    "Elector" means a teacher registered under the Act and
    resident in a district in which an election is to be
    conducted under the Act:
    "Register" means the register of registered music-
    teachers kept in accordance with the provisions of
    the Act:
    "Returning Officer" means the Registrar of the Board.

14. In the month of October in the year 1930, and in every
    second year thereafter, the Returning Officer shall send notice
    by post to every registered teacher under the Act in each of
    the four districts, calling upon him to nominate for his dis-
    trict two persons to be members of the Board for the ensuing
    two years; and giving a date (not less than two weeks nor
    more than four weeks later) upon which such nominations
    shall close at 4 o'clock p.m. at his office.

15. Every candidate shall be nominated in writing by two
    electors entitled to vote for his election. Each elector may
    nominate any number of candidates not exceeding two.

16. Every nomination-paper shall be in the form or to the
    effect of the following:-
    We [Full names and addresses], being persons legally in pos-
    session of certificates of registration under the Music-teachers
    Registration Act, 1928, hereby nominate [Full name and
    address] as a candidate for election as a member of the Board
    at the election for the District of , to be held on
    Dated this day of , 193 .
    Signatures of nominators:
    I hereby consent to my nomination.
    Signature of candidate:
    Nominations shall close at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of
    the day of , at the office of the Returning
    Officer, Street,

17. A nomination-paper shall be informal-
    (a) If it is not made and signed by persons entitled to vote
    in the election;
    (b) If it is received after the time at which nominations
    close;
    (c) If it does not bear the consent of the candidate in
    writing.

18. Any question that arises touching the validity of a
    nomination-paper, whether by reason of form, execution,
    time of receipt, or otherwise howsoever, shall be decided by
    the Returning Officer, and his decision shall be final.

19. If in any district the number of duly nominated can-
    didates does not exceed two, the Returning Officer shall forth-
    with declare the candidates so nominated to be duly elected
    for such district as from the date of expiry of the term of the
    sitting members for that district.

20. In the event in which a smaller number of candidates
    has been nominated than is required to fill the vacancies on
    the Board the Minister of Education shall appoint some fit
    person or persons to complete the number of the Board.

21. In all other cases the Returning Officer shall, as soon
    as the nominations are closed, prepare and post to each elector
    in any district concerned, at his address as appearing in the
    Register, a printed voting-paper containing in alphabetical
    order of surnames a list of all the duly nominated candidates
    for whom such elector is entitled to vote; and such voting-
    paper shall be in the form or to the effect following:-
    VOTING-PAPER FOR USE AT THE ELECTION, TO BE HELD
    ON THE DAY OF , OF MEMBERS OF THE
    MUSIC-TEACHERS' REGISTRATION BOARD FOR THE [Name
    of District] DISTRICT.

Candidates.
[Set out in alphabetical order of surnames the full name of
every duly nominated candidate.]

DIRECTIONS.
The number of candidates to be elected is two.
The voter must draw a line through the name of every
candidate for whom he does not intend to vote.
The number of candidates whose names are left uncancelled
must not exceed two.
The voting-paper must be posted or delivered to the
Returning Officer in a closed envelope bearing on the outside
the word "Voting-paper," and on the inside of the flap of
the envelope the signature of the voter. If posted to the
Returning Officer it must be posted on or before the
day of , and if delivered to him must be delivered
at his office, Street, , before the
day of , or not later than 4 o'clock in the afternoon
of that day.

22. When posting any voting-paper the Returning Officer
    shall enclose for the return of the voting-paper an envelope
    addressed to himself, with a place inside the flap for the
    signature of the voter.
23. Each candidate for election may, by writing under his
    hand, appoint one scrutineer, who may be present at the
    examination of the voting-papers and the counting of the
    votes by the Returning Officer.
24. A voting-paper shall be informal in any of the following
    cases, that is to say-
    (a) If the elector votes more than once at the same election;
    (b) If the candidates whose names are left uncancelled
    exceed in number the total number of candidates for
    whom the elector is entitled to vote;
    (c) If in any other way the paper fails to indicate for whom
    the vote is intended to be given;
    (d) If, being delivered to the Returning Officer otherwise
    than by post, the sealed envelope containing the
    voting-paper is not delivered at his office before the
    close of the poll;
    (e) If, the envelope having been forwarded by post, the
    Returning Officer is satisfied, from the postmark on
    the envelope or otherwise, that it was not posted
    until after the day for the closing of the poll;
    (f) If there is reasonable cause to believe that it was not
    issued to the voter by the Returning Officer;
    (g) If the voter fails to place his signature on the inside of
    the flap of the envelope; or
    (h) If the envelope does not bear on the outside the words
    "Voting-paper."
25. The Returning Officer shall decide whether a voting-
    paper is invalid or informal, whether by reason of the time
    of receipt, or by reason of the fact that the voter's intention
    is not indicated, or for any other reason; and his decision
    shall be final.
26. On the day after the closing of the polls 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 ascertain for
    each district the two candidates who have received the greatest
    number of votes, and shall declare such candidates to be
    elected as from the date of expiry of the term of the sitting
    members for that district.
27. If by reason of an equality of votes given for two or
    more candidates the election in any district is not complete,
    the Returning Officer shall decide by lot, in the presence of
    the Director of Education, or some person appointed by the
    Minister in his place, which candidate or candidates shall be
    elected, and thereby complete such election.
28. (a) The Returning Officer shall, immediately after
    counting the votes, seal up all voting-papers, and transmit
    the whole to the Director of Education, who shall keep the
    same for six months thereafter, and shall not open or permit
    to be opened such packet except on the order of some Court
    of competent jurisdiction, and shall at the end of six months
    effectually destroy the same.
    (b) Forthwith after the completion of the election the
    Returning Officer shall, by notice in the New Zealand Gazette
    and by advertisement in a newspaper circulating in each
    district, notify as to such district the names of the persons
    elected, the number of valid votes recorded for each candi-
    date, and the total number of votes rejected as informal.
    (c) The Returning Officer and every clerk or other person
    employed by him and every scrutineer shall be required
    faithfully and impartially to perform the duties of their offices,
    and shall not, directly or indirectly, make known the state
    of the poll, or give or pretend to give any information by
    which the state of the poll may be known before the final
    declaration thereof by the Returning Officer, or make known
    for which candidate any voter has voted, or communicate to
    any person any information likely to defeat the secrecy of
    the ballot.
29. If a candidate informs the Returning Officer in writing
    not later than 4 o'clock on the day on which nominations
    close that he retires from the election, the Returning Officer