THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Returrexi. TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1879.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3103, 28 January 1879, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Returrexi. TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1879.

Wb intimated on Saturday that the elections for the Harbor Board could not be proceeded with because the necessary regulations under the Harbor Act of 1878 had not been made by the. Governor in Council. The regulations have now been received, as given below. We hare not' space to offer any comment in today's issue:— • ; Regulations. 1. Whenever it is necessary to elect a member of a Harbor Board constituted under "The Harbors Act, 1878," by a local governing body, or by any other "body or association having power to do so, such election shall be held at a meeting of the local; governing body, or other, body or association (hereinafter* called the " electing body"), of which^ioticer 1 shall have been given in the same manner as notices of the/meetings of such electing body are usually given, and in such notice the object of the meeting shall be stated.

For the purposes of these regulations the expression " local governing body "shall hate the like meaning as assigned to such expression in " The Harbors Act, 1878." 2. On the day fixed by law to hold the election, and at the-meeting of the electing body, the names of the candidates being stated by the Chairman, each candidate shall be proposed by one member and seconded by another member of the electing body on the day fixed by law to hold the election. The Chairman at any such meeting of the electing body may be any person who would be entitled or might be appointed to act as Chairman at the ordinary meetings of such body. 3. Alter the candidates for election have been proposed and seconded, the Chairman of the meeting shall call for rotes by a show of hands for each candidate in order of proposal. 4. The candidates getting the largest number of votes shall be elected.

5. In the case of there being an equality of votes the Chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote. Such Chairman shall have a casting vote but not a deliberative vote. 6. Where members of a Harbor Board are required to be elected by the payers of dues and the owners of ships, a meet*

ing of the said electors shall be held at the Harbor Board Office on the day fixed by law at a time to be fixed, and which shall be publicly notified under the hand of the Chairman of the Harbor Board, and at such meeting the members shall be elected by show of hands in like manner as hereinbefore provided for the election of members of Harbor Boards by local governing bodies.

If there be any vacancy in the office of Chairman, then such meeting may be called by the Secretary or Clerk of the Board, or other officer discharging the duties of such Secretary. 7. Any such meeting shall have power to elect its own Chairman, and lie shall have a casting but not a deliberative vote, and shall decide all questions of qualification as to vote by causing the claimant then and there to produce receipts in his favor for the dues required to be paid by him to qualify him to be an elector, or a certificate of ownership or other sufficient document from the Registrar of Shipping or other proper officer, as' the case may require. ' 8. The decision of the Chairman of any meeting, whether as tp any. election of a member of the Board or as to the proof of any qualification as aforesaid, shall,be final and conclusive on all parties.