BY E. L. PIESSE, B.SC, LL.B. 59 



1913. 



been marked on any ])allot-paper with a figure set 

 opposite thereto as hereinbefore directed, and the 

 candidate or candidates whose names have been so 

 marked thereon have received the required quota of 

 votes exclusive of such ballot-paper, then the names 

 of the other candidates shall be deemed to have been 

 numbered on such ballot-paper in the order in which 

 they are printed thereon, and shall be so numbered 

 by the returning officer for the purpose of being 

 thereafter used by him in the next or any subsequent 

 counting of votes for which they may be available. 



4. If, after all the ballot-papers have been counted and 



respectively assigned to the several candidates as 

 hereinbefore directed, it is found that no candidate, 

 or an insufficient number of candidates, has detained 

 the quota of votes necessary for his or their election, 

 then and in such case the candidate who has obtained 

 the lowest number of votes shall be excluded from 

 the poll, and all the ballot-papers previously counted 

 for such candidate shall be deemed to have been 

 unused and to have his name cancelled thereon, and 

 they shall be respectively transferred to and counted 

 for the other candidates who have not received the 

 requisite quota of votes and who are indicated on 

 such ballot-papers respectively as the next in the 

 order of the voter's preference. 



5. The same process of excluding the candidate lowest on 



the poll and transferring to other candidates the 

 ballot-papers previously counted for the -^^'xcluded 

 candidate shall be repeated as often as may be neces- 

 sary until the requisite number of candidates have 

 received the necessary quota of votes, or until the 

 number of candidatr>s has been reduced to the num- 

 ber of members to be elected. 



6. If at any time after the first counting of the ballot- 



papers it becomes necessary to exclude the lowest 

 candidate from the poll as hereinbefore directed, and 

 it shall be found that two or more candidates have 

 the same number of votes and occupy_ together the 

 lowest nosition on the poll, then and in every such 

 case whichever one of such candidates was found to 

 have received the least number of votes upon the first 

 counting of the ballot-papers shall be deemed to be 

 the lowest on the poll; and if at any time it becomes 

 necessary to exclude from the poll one or more of any 

 number of candidates who have received the same 

 number of votes upon the first coun^-'n</ of the ballot- 

 papers, "ihe returning ofiicer shall decide which one 

 or more of such candidates shall be excluded from the 

 poll. 



7. When, by successive applications of the directions here- 



inbefore contained, the number of candidates is 

 reduced to the number of members to be elected the 

 candidates constituting such reduced number shall be 

 declared elected. 



