(f) On receipt of the completed ballot papers (other than
those received after the specified date) the secretary
shall hand them unopened to two scrutineers appointed
by the Council and receive a receipt from them for
the total number of ballot papers. The scrutineers
shall then in the presence of each other count the
ballot and deliver to the secretary prior to the opening
of the annual general meeting a certificate signed
by each of them declaring the result of the ballot
papers under sealed cover. The certificate of such
scrutineers shall be conclusive. In the event of a tie
for the last vacant seat on Council the matter shall
be decided by lot. The ballot papers may be destroyed
on the expiry of one month from the date of the
annual general meeting.

(g) The chairman of the meeting shall, immediately following
the adoption of the annual report and balance
sheet, read out the names of the members successful
in the ballot and the number of votes received by
each candidate and declare them elected to the
Council for the prescribed period of office.

(h) Unless at a meeting of the Council, held prior to the
secretary calling for nominations in accordance with
rule 9 (a) hereof, it should be resolved that this rule
shall not apply to that election then each candidate
shall be entitled to supply to the secretary a personal
statement having reference to his candidature. Such
personal statement shall be, as nearly as may be,
biographical in form and shall consist of not more
than 20 words in addition to the candidate's name,
occupation, and address. The secretary may then take
such steps as he deems necessary to promulgate such
statements to members.

(i) Subject only to provision of rule 9 (h) hereof, no canvassing
or touting shall be allowed. Any breach of
this rule by any candidate or with his acquiescence or
consent shall be deemed to disqualify the candidate
from election. Disqualification of any candidate under
this rule shall not operate to invalidate the voting
paper under rule 9 (c) hereof but the votes thereon
for the disqualified candidate shall be disregarded.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October 1961.
LÉON GÖTZ, Minister of Internal Affairs.

Scheme of Control of Papatoetoe High School

PURSUANT to section 92 of the Education Act 1914, the Minister
of Education hereby revokes the approval of the scheme of
control of Papatoetoe High School published in the Gazette on
6 September 1956, Volume III, page 1226; and approves of
Papatoetoe High School being controlled in accordance with
the Standard Scheme of Control for Secondary Schools 1961.*

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October 1961.
W. B. TENNENT, Minister of Education.
*Gazette, 8 June 1961, p. 820

Scheme of Control of Kaitaia College

PURSUANT to section 92 of the Education Act 1914, the Minister
of Education hereby revokes the approval of the scheme of
control of Kaitaia College published in the Gazette on
2 December 1954, Volume III, page 1967; and approves of
Kaitaia College being controlled in accordance with the Standard
Scheme of Control for Secondary Schools 1961.*

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October 1961.
W. B. TENNENT, Minister of Education.
*Gazette, 8 June 1961, p. 820

Establishment of Family Homes

PURSUANT to section 7 of the Child Welfare Act 1925, the
Minister of Education hereby notifies that the premises situated
as listed in the Schedule below are established as institutions
within the meaning of the said Act and shall be known
by the names shown in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Address Name
Wellington Street, Pukekohe Family Home, Pukekohe.
4 West Street, Taumarunui Family Home, Taumarunui.
Worksop Road, Masterton Family Home, Masterton.
Bayly Road, New Plymouth Family Home, New Plymouth.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October 1961.
NORMAN L. SHELTON, for Minister of Education.

Plants Declared Noxious Weeds in the Borough of Gore
(Notice No. Ag. 7403)

PURSUANT to section 3 of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the
Director-General of Agriculture, acting under a delegation
from the Minister of Agriculture for the purposes of the said
section, hereby publishes the following special order made by
the Gore Borough Council on the 18th day of September 1961.

SPECIAL ORDER

THAT, in exercise of powers conferred on it by section 3 of the
Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Gore Borough Council hereby
resolves, by way of special order, that it declares all of the
plants listed hereunder to be noxious weeds within the district
of the Borough of Gore:

Barberry (Berberis vulgaris).
Bathurst bur (Xanthium spinosum).
Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus and Rubus laciniatus).
Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum syn. Lycium horridum).
Burdock (Arctium, any species).
Californian thistle, Canadian thistle or creeping thistle
(Cirsium arvense).
Cape tulip (Homeria collina).
Charlock (Sinapis arvensis).
Common broom (Cytisus scoparius).
Crack willow (Salix fragilis).
Cut-leaved psoralea (Psoralea pinnata).
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).
Field horsetail (Equisetum arvense).
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).
Goat's rue (Galega officinalis).
Gorse (Ulex, any species).
Greater bindweed (Calystegia sepium).
Grey willow (Salix cinerea).
Hakea (Hakea saligna, Hakea suaveolens, Hakea pubescens,
and Hakea acicularis).
Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha and Crataegus monogyna).
Heath (Erica lusitanica and Erica arborea).
Hemlock (Conium maculatum).
Hoary cress (Cardaria draba syn. Lepidium draba).
Japanese wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius).
Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense).
Kangaroo acacia (Acacia armata).
Knapweed (Centaurea nigra).
Lantana (Lantana camara).
Lupin (Lupinus arboreus).
Malta thistle (Centaurea melitensis).
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia).
Milk thistle or variegated thistle (Silybum marianum).
Mist flower or Mexican devil (Eupatorium adenophorum).
Mountain hypericum (Hypericum montanum).
Nassella tussock (Nassella trichotoma).
Needle grass (Stipa neesiana).
Nodding thistle (Carduus nutans).
Oxylobium callistachys.
Pennisetum (Pennisetum macrourum).
Prickly pear (Opuntia monacantha).
Pultenaea daphnoides.
Pussy willow (Salix discolor).
Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea).
Russian knapweed (Centaurea repens).
St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum).
Saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus).
Scotch thistle or plume thistle (Cirsium lanceolatum).
Silver poplar (Populus alba var. nivea).
Spiderwort (Leycesteria formosa).
Spiny broom (Calycotome spinosa).
Squirrel grass (Hordeum jubatum).
Star thistle (Centaurea calcitrapa).
Sweetbrier (Rosa eglanteria syn. Rosa rubiginosa).
Tall cinquefoil (Potentilla recta).
Tauhinu or New Zealand cotton-wood (Cassinia leptophylla
or cassinia fulvida).
Thorn apple or jimson weed (Datura stramonium).
Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum).
Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).
Watsonia (Watsonia bulbillifera).
Wild turnip (Brassica campestris).
Winged thistle (Carduus tenuiflorus and carduus pycnocephalus).
Woolly nightshade (Solanum auriculatum).
Yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitialis).
Dewberry (Rubus caesius).
Montpelier broom (Cytisus monspessulanus).
Wild teasel (Dipsacus sylvester).
Barberry (Berberis darwinii).
Kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra).
Caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyris).
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla).
Lily of the Valley vine (Salpichroa origanifolia (Lam.) Thell. syn. Salpichroa rhomboidea Miers).
Scentless chamomile (Matricaria inodora).
Stinking mayweed (Anthemis cotula).
Giant buttercup (Ranunculus acer).

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of October 1961.
P. W. SMALLFIELD, Director-General of Agriculture.