elected under Rule 11, or in case a poll was not demanded, or if it was demanded and directed to be taken the demand was withdrawn, the names and place of abode of each of any candidates declared by him to be elected under Rule 13. Such certificate shall be in the Form No. 2 in the Second Schedule to this Order, or in a form to the like effect.

(2) Not later than four o'clock in the afternoon of the day next but one after the Meeting, the Chairman shall, if the candidates were elected under Rule 11 or Rule 13, cause a copy of his certificate to be delivered at the Office of the Returning Officer; or if a poll was demanded and directed to be taken, and the demand was not withdrawn, he shall cause to be delivered at the Office of the Returning Officer a statement in writing under his hand of the names of the candidates in respect of whom the poll has to be taken, with the first valid nomination paper of each such candidate annexed thereto. He shall at the same time forward to the Returning Officer the other nomination papers, and inform him of the names of any of the candidates whose nominations he decided to be invalid, or whose candidature was withdrawn at the Meeting.

Candidates to be Informed of Their Nomination.

17. If a poll was demanded and directed to be taken, and the demand was not withdrawn, the Chairman shall, on the day after the Meeting, send notice by post or otherwise to each candidate whose name has been put to the Meeting that he has been nominated, and that a poll has been demanded.

If no Poll, Names of Persons Elected to be Published.

19. If a poll has not to be taken, the Chairman, as early as practicable after the Meeting, shall, by public notice in accordance with Rule 41 of this Order, publish his certificate under Rule 16 of the names and place of abode of each of the persons elected, and inform each of the persons elected of the fact of his election.

Declaration of Result of Poll.

33-(2) The Returning Officer, or Deputy Returning Officer, as the case may be, making the declaration, shall forthwith cause a copy of it to be affixed on the front of the building in which the votes have been counted, and another copy to be sent, by post or otherwise, to the Clerk to the Parish Council, or, if there is no such Clerk, to the Chairman of the Parish Meeting

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PART III.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Expenses.

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38.-(1) Any Expenses properly incurred by the Chairman of the Parish Meeting in the execution of this Order shall be deemed to be part of the expenses of the Parish Meeting, and shall be defrayed accordingly.

Wards.

40. (1) If the Parish is divided into Wards for the election of Parish Councillors, the Rules in this Order shall apply to each of such Wards as if it were a Parish.

(2) Provided that if the Parish is so divided, an eltor shall not be permitted to vote in more than one Ward.

Publication of Notices.

41. Any public notice required by this Order shall be given by posting the same on or near the principal door of each church and chapel in the Parish, and in some conspicuous place or places within the Parish. Mark Instead of Signature.

42. In place of any signature required by this Order, it shall be sufficient for the signatory to affix his mark if the same is witnessed by two local government electors.

Misnomer.-Inaccurate Descriptions.

43. No misnomer, or inaccurate description of any person or place named in any notice or nomination paper, under this Order, shall hinder the full operation of such notice or paper with respect to that person or place, provided the description of that person or place is such as to be commonly understood.

This Order may be cited as the "Parish Councillors Election Order, 1901."

SECOND SCHEDULE.

FORM NO. I AS MODIFIED BY THE LOCAL ELECTIONS (ALTERATION of Rules) Order, 1919.

in the year, 19

Ward of the Parish of

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We, the undersigned, being respectively local government electors of the said Parish [or Ward] do hereby nominate the undermentioned person as a candidate at the said Election.

Intructions for Filling up Nomination Paper.*

(1) The surname of only one candidate for election must be inserted in Column I.

(2) The other names of the candidate must be inserted in full in Column 2.

(3) Insert in Column 3 the place of abode of the candidate.

(4) In Column 4 state the occupation, if any, of the candidate. If the candidate has no occupation, insert some such description as "gentleman," "married woman, or or "spinster," or "widow,"

as the case may be.

(5) If the candidate is a local government elector of the Parish (that is, if his or her name is registered in the local government register of the Parish) insert in Column 5 "Local Government Elector." If the candidate has, during the whole of the twelve months preceding the election, resided in the Parish or within three miles of it, or has entered into residence on or before the 25th day of March in the preceding year, insert in Column 5 "Residence. If the candidate is the owner of property held by freehold, copyhold, leasehold, or any other tenure within the Parish, insert in Column 5 "Ownership of Property. If the candidate has more than one of these qualifications, it will be sufficient to insert in Column 5 one of his or her qualifications, but more may be inserted.

(6) The paper must be signed by two local government electors of the Parish [or Ward] and no more; by one as Proposer, and by the other as Seconder. The places of abode of the Proposer and Seconder must also be inserted. Instead of signing, the Proposer or Seconder may affix his mark if it is witnessed by two local government electors.

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Certificate by Chairman of Parish Meeting where no Poll. Election of Parish Councillors for the Parish of

[or for the

in the year, 19

I, the undersigned, being the Chairman of the Parish Meeting held on the day of March, 19, for the said Parish [or Ward], do hereby certify that the following candidates were declared by me at the Meeting to be elected as Parish Councillors for the said Parish [or Ward] :—

Chairman of Parish Meeting.

* These Instructions form part of the nomination paper.

ORDER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD.

PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) (REVOCATION OF

TEMPORARY REGULATIONS).

TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COMMONS of the City of London, in Common Council assembled ;—

TO THE COUNCILS of the several Metropolitan Boroughs, Municipal Boroughs, and other Urban Districts in England and Wales;

TO THE COUNCILS of the several Rural Districts in England and Wales;

And to all others whom it may concern.

WHEREAS by the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1918 (herein-after referred to as "the Regulations of 1918 "), We, the Local Government Board, made Regulations providing for the transmission to the Chief Commissioner of Medical Services, Ministry of National Service, Westminster, London, S. W.1, by every Medical Officer of Health, of the name and other specified particulars of every male person between certain specified ages entered in the Register kept by the Medical Officer of Health in pursuance of sub-division (2) of Article XI. of the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912;

And whereas it is expedient that the Regulations of 1918 should be rescinded:

NOW THEREFORE, We hereby rescind the Regulations of 1918. Given under the Seal of Office of the Local Government Board, this Thirteenth day of March, in the year One thousand nine hundred and nineteen.

MEMORANDUM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD.

HOUSING.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC UTILITY

SOCIETIES.

In the circular letter addressed by the Local Government Board to Local Authorities in England and Wales on the 6th February, it was announced that with a view to supplementing the provision of houses by Local Authorities, the Government desire to encourage Public Utility Societies to undertake building operations, and that it was accordingly their intention to propose to Parliament that financial assistance should be given to such Societies who submit schemes for the erection of working-class dwellings within a specified time, and carry them out within two years or such further period as may be approved by the Local Government Board. Provisions to this end have been included in the Housing Bill which is at present before Parliament.

The Government are satisfied that much can be done to meet the urgent housing needs of the moment by Public Utility Societies formed or to be formed for the provision of working-class houses. A number of Societies are already in existence, though their activities have necessarily been limited during the war, and it is hoped not only that the existing Societies will extend their operations, but also that many industrial organisations and others interested in the provision of working-class houses will promote the formation of new societies. ployers of labour in both industrial and rural areas are, no doubt, alive to the advantages of securing adequate housing accommodation for their employees under an arrangement which gives the latter, as members of a Public Utility Society, a voice in the management of their houses.

1. SOCIETIES ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

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In order to rank as a Public Utility Society eligible for financial assistance a Society

(a) must have for its object, or one of its objects, the provision of houses for the working classes;

(b) must be registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893, or any amendment thereof;

(c) must by its Rules prohibit the payment of interest or dividend at a rate exceeding the statutory limit ;* and

* At present the statutory limit imposed by Section 4 of the Housing and Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909, is 5 per cent., but under the Housing Bill it is proposed to authorise the payment of interest or dividend up to a maximum of 6 per cent.