Legislative Council (Elections).


 (2) In case the statement of the poll cannot be found and
the number of votes polled for the several candidates cannot -be
ascertained, or if, for any other cause, the returning officer
cannot, at the day and hour appointed by him for that purpose
ascertain the exact number of votes given for each candidate, he
may thereupon adjourn to a future day and hour the final count
of the votes given for each candidate, hot --eing more than
seventy-two hours after the time specified in the notice referred
to in subsection (2) of section 26 of this Ordinance.
 (3) At the time to which the proceedings are adjourned in
accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section,
the returning officer shall ascertain by such evidence as he is able
to obtain the total number of votes cast for each candidate and
shall declare elected the candidate appearing to him to have the
largest number of votes.
 (4) For the purpose of this section, the returning officer shall
 have all the powers of and be deemed to be a commissioner
 appointed under the Commissions of Enquiry Ordinance and, the,
 provisions of section 12 of the said Ordinance shall apply to all
 persons required by the returning officer to give evidence or to
 produce any documents before him as they, apply to persons
 summoned to attend and give evidence or to -produce documents
 before'a commission of enquiry under the said Ordinance.


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 51. The returning officer shall, as soon as he shall have cDeclaration of
ascertained the result of the.poll, forthwith publicly declare the the poll.
same and announce the candidate to whom most votes have been
given to be-elected as the member for the electoral district.

 52. (1) The returning officer upon the seventh day next Election return.
following that upon which he has made the final count of or
ascertained the number of votes given for each candidate, shall
deliver personally or transmit by registered post toTh-e-Supervisor
of Elections-
 (a) the writ with his return in the form set out as Form No. 45
 in the First Schedule endorsed thereon that the candidate
 having the majority of votes has been elected;
 (b) -a report of his proceedings in the form prescribed by the
 Supervisor of Elections;
 (c) the recapitulation sheets in the form prescribed by the
 Supervisor of Elections, showing the number of'votes cast
 for -each candidate at each polling station, and making'
 such observations as the returning 'officer may think
 proper as to the state of the election papers as received
 from his presiding officers;
 (d) the statements of the polls;
 (e) the reserve supply of undistributed blank ballot papers;
 (f) the enumefators' record books;


1951,