Whenever it is necessary to elect a member of a Harbour Board constituted under tho Har bours Act, 1878, by a local governing body, or by auy other body or association having power to do so, such election shall be held at a meeting of ih1 local governing body, or other body or at.sucia.ion (horeiuatter called the "electing body "). of which notice shall have been given in the same manner as notices of the meetings of such electlog body aro usually given, and in such notice of the object of the meeting shall bs stated. jforiho purposes of these regulations tho expression " local governing body " shall have ihe like meaning as assigned to such expression in the Harbours Act,lS7B. 2. On tho day fixed by law to hold the election, and at tho meeting of the electing body, the names oi the candidates being Btateu by the chairman, each candidate shall be pro posed by one membor and seconded by anoi her member of the electing boay on tho day fixed by law to hold tno election. Tho chairman at any such meeting of the electing body may be any person who would be entitled or might bs appointed to act as chairman at the ordinary meetings of such body. 3. After the candidates for olection have been proposed and seconded the chairman of the meeting shall call for voteß by a show of hands lor each candidate in order of proposal. i. The candMato getting tho largest number | of votes shall bo elected. I 5. In the case of there being an equality of ] votes, tho chairman of tae meeting shall have a ! casting vote, cuch chairman shall have a casting vote, but not a deliberative vote. 6. Where members of a Harbour Board arc re quired to bo elected by tlie payers of dues and tae owners ot ships, a meeting of the said elec tors shall be held at tho Harbour Board office on the day fixed by law, at a time to bo fixed, and which shall be publicly notified under the hand of the Chairman of tho Harbour Board, and at such meeting the members shall be elected by Bhowof hand* in Ilka manner as hereinbefore provided for the election of members of Har bour Boardi by local governing bodies. 