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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 19, 1929.

(6) Subject to any rules which may be made under s. 9 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, the second part of the said register shall be closed to any fresh applications for registration for fourteen days before the day appointed for any ballot for the election of a member of the Sanitary Board, and shall remain closed until after the balloting in that election shall have been completed.

(7) Every person who at any ballot held under this section applies for a ballot paper in the name of some other person, whether that name be that of a person living or dead or of a fictitious person, or who, having voted once at any such ballot, applies at the same ballot for

a ballot paper in his own name, and every person who, for the purpose of procuring his regis- tration in the second part of the register referred to in sub-sections (2) to (6), knowingly makes any false or misleading representation, whether verbal or in writing or by conduct, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.

(8) If any question arises as to the validity of any proceeding in any election or intended election of a member of the Sanitary Board, the decision of the Governor in Council thereon shall be final and conclusive for all purposes whatsoever and the Governor in Council may thereupon give any direction which he may think fit.

The election will be conducted in accordance with the Rules contained in the New Schedule C to the above named Ordinance contained in Government Notice No. 408 of 1927.

Every nomination must be in writing, must be signed by two electors, counter- signed by the candidate and delivered to the Registrar of the Supreme Court not later than 1 p.m. on the 1st day of May, 1929.

In the event of the election being contested voting will commence immediately after the Nominations have been read and continue until 1 p.m., when the ballot-box will be closed unless the Presiding Officer decides to extend the time for voting.

19th April, 1929.

C. D. MELBOURNE, Registrar.

THE MAGISTRACY.

No. 197. By command of His Excellency the Governor, and pursuant to section 10 of the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, Ordinance No. 9 of 1911, an Election by the Justices of the Peace of a Justice of the Peace to serve on the Licensing Board for three years, vice the Honourable Mr. JOHN OWEN HUGHES whose term of office has expired, will take place in the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court on Wednes- day, the 1st day of May, 1929, commencing at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

The election will be conducted in accordance with the Rules set forth on pages 438- 440 of the Regulations of Hong Kong, 1844-1925.

Forms of nomination may be obtained at the Magistracy, Victoria, Hong Kong.

Every nomination must be delivered to the undersigned not less than six clear days before the day fixed for the election.

The only persons entitled to vote at the election are the unofficial Justices of the Peace.

Voting will commence at 4 p.in. and continue until 6 p.m. when the ballot-box will be closed.

E. W. HAMILTON,

19th April, 1929.

First Police Magistrate.