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subjects of general interest to the Organisation and to the various 

 hydrographic offices. 



(c) The International Hydrographic Bulletin shall appear more 

 frequently than the Review, and shall contain matters of the moment 

 and information of a temporary or ugent nature. This publication 

 shall also contain information on work carried out and projected by 

 Members. 



ARTICLE 35 



The Bureau shall issue special publications on technical subjects of 

 interest to hydrographic offices. 



Elections 



ARTICLE 36 



The directors shall be elected by the Conference in accordance with 

 the provisions of Articles V(b), VI(4) and X(2) of the Convention. 

 The election shall be held by secret ballot at the end of the Conference. 



ARTICLE 37 



(a) For the election of the directors, each Member Government 

 shall have two votes ; those Governments which have 100,000 tons of 

 shipping or more shall have supplementary votes in accordance with 

 the following scale : 



Supplementary 

 Gross tonnage votes 



100,000-499,999 1 



500,000-1,999,999 2 



2,000,000-7,999,999 3 



8,000,000 and above 4 



(b) The estimates of tonnage shall be made in accordance with 

 article 5 of the Financial Regulations. 



ARTICLE 3 8 



Each Member Government may nominate one or more candidates 

 who may be of the nationality of any Contracting Party. If possible, 

 nominations should reach the Bureau at least three months before the 

 Conference. The list of candidates shall be closed ten days prior to 

 the opening of the Conference. 



ARTICLE 39 



Every candidate should have had considerable sea experience and 

 have extensive knowledge of practical hydrography and navigation. 

 In the elections,' the technical and administrative ability only of the 

 candidates should be taken into consideration. No particular rank or 

 other standing is required of them. 



ARTICLE 40 



Every nomination shall be accompanied by a note giving the 

 candidate's qualifications for the position. To facilitate comparison 



