Legislative Council (Elections).


 (12) The presiding officer shall transmit to the returning
officer-
 (a) the ballot box;
 (b) the envelope containing the key thereof;
 (c) the preliminary statement of the poll; and
 (d) the polling station account,
in such manner as the Supervisor of Elections may direct.
 (13) -If any presiding officer shall omit to enclose within the
ballot .box, and in the proper envelopes provided -for that purpose,
any of the documents mentioned in this section, he shall, in
addition to any other punishment to which hYe may be liable,
forfeit all right to payment for his services as such officer.


 48. Each candidate may appoint one agent to attend the
 preliminary and final counting of the votes by the presiding
 officer'.and the returning officer. Such appointment shall be in
 writing in the form set out as Form No. 33 in the First Schedule.

 PART V.

 PROCEDURE SUBSEQUENT TO POLLING DAY.
 49. (1) The returning officer upon receipt by him of each of
Sthe ballot boxes, shall take every precaution for its safekeeping
and foo preventing any person other than himself and his election
clerk from-having access thereto, sealing it under his own seal so
that it cannot be opened without the seal being broken but
without effacing or covering any other seals thereto affixed.
 (2) After all the ballot boxes have been received, they shall
 be opened by the returning officer at the place, date and time
 specified in the notice referred to in subsection (2) of section 26
 of this Ordinance for the final count of the votes, and in the
 presence of such of the candidates or their representatives as are
 present and the returning officer shall-
 (a) count the votes contained therein cast for each candidate
 (allowing the candidates and their representatives to see
 such votes) and determine whether any of the, votes so
 cast should be rejected;
 (b) count the votes rejected by the presiding officer (allowing
 the candidates and their representatives to see such
 votes) and determine whether any of such votes should be
 regarded as having been validly cast for.any, and if so for
 which candidate;
 (c) add up the total number of votes (including any votes
 rejected by the presiding officer but which he thinks
 N should not have been so rejected) cast for each candidate;
 (d) make and sign any necessary amendments to the
 statement of the poll.


Agent.


Final counting
of votes.


.No. .


1951.