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(viii.) the person having the majority of votes shall be deemed to be duly elected;
(ix.) in the case of an equality of votes, the ballot shall be taken afresh, and the meeting may, if necessary, be adjourned for that purpose for not more than four days;
(x.) the Deputy Land Officer may, in respect of any matters not herein provided for, make such determination as he may think just;
(xi.) the Deputy Land Officer shall make a return in writing to the Governor of the person elected; and
(xii.) if no return is made to the Governor as aforesaid within four weeks from the date of the notice in The Gazette convening the meeting, the Governor shall appoint a member of the Board on behalf of the said owners;
such remuneration may be granted to the members of the Board appointed by the unofficial members of the Legislative Council or by or on behalf of the said owners as the Legislative Council may determine;
the constitution of the Board shall be published in The Gazette, in English and Chinese;
the Board, when constituted, may appoint a clerk or secretary at such remuneration as the Governor may think fit; and
(h.) if any member of the Board from any cause is or becomes unable to act, his place shall be supplied by some other person appointed or elected by the person or persons having the original right to appoint or elect and in the same manner.
Board.
6.(1.) The Board shall, within seven days from the publication of its constitution in The Gazette, be convened by the Chairman, and shall commence its sittings at such time and place as the Chairman may direct.
(2) The Board shall, at its first sitting, appoint such persons as it may think fit to survey and examine the houses standing on the lots of land resumed under this Ordinance and to report on the age, character, structural and sanitary condition, and state of repair of each house, and whether it is unfit for human habitation, and, if so, to what extent, and at what expense it can be made fit for human habitation, and the Board shall be at liberty to take any other evidence or to conduct any further inquiry, if it thinks fit, into the state and condition of any such houses or house.
(3) The Board shall, after the close of the survey and examination mentioned in the last preceding sub-section or of such further inquiry, if any, forthwith prepare and publish a list of the lots, portions, sections, and sections of the lots resumed under this Ordinance, and of the names of the registered owners thereof, and of the houses standing upon the said lots.
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(viii.) the person having the majority of votes shall be deemed to
be duly elected ;
(ix.) in the case of an equality of votes, the ballot shall be taken
afresh, and the meeting may, if necessary,
be adjourned for that purpose for not more than four days; (x.) the Deputy Land Officer may, in respect of any matters not herein provided for, make such determination as he may think just;
(xi.) the Deputy Land Officer shall make a return in writing to
the Governor of the person elected; and
(xii.) if no return is made to the Governor as aforesaid within four weeks from the date of the notice in The Gazette convening the meeting, the Governor shall appoint a member of the Board on behalf of the said owners ;
such remuneration may be granted to the members of the Board appointed by the unofficial members of the Legislative Council or by or on behalf of the said owners as the Legislative Council may determine;
the constitution of the Board shall be published in The Gazette, in English and Chinese
the Board, when constituted, may appoint a clerk or secretary at such remuneration as the Governor may think fit; and
h.) if any member of the Board from any cause is or becomes unable to act, his place shall be supplied by some other person appointed or elected by the person or persons having the original right to appoint or elect and in the same manner.
Board.
6(1.) The Board shall, within seven days from the publication of Duties of its constitution in The Gazette, be convened by the Chairman, and shall commence its sittings at such time and place as the Chairman may direct. (2) The Board shall, at its first sitting, appoint such persons as it may think fit to survey and examine the houses standing on the lots of land resumed under this Ordinance and to report on the age, character, struc- tural and sanitary condition, and state of repair of each house, and whether 18 unfit for human habitation, and, if so, to what extent, and at what ex- it can be made fit for human habitation, and the Board shall be at berty to take
to take any other evidence or to conduct any further inquiry, if it hinks
ks fit, into the state and condition of any such houses or house. (3) The Board shall, after the close of the survey and examination mentioned in the last preceding sub-section or of such further inquiry, if any forthwith prepare and publish a list of the lots, portions, sections, and sections of the lots resumed under this Ordinance, and of the names the registered owners thereof, and of the houses standing upon the said
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