[Footnote 1: This Memorandum is published by permission of the Rt. Hon. J. Parker Smith. Although written in 1884, the arguments still apply. The method described in the second part of the paper has been adopted in the Municipal Representation Bill (see Appendix VII.), but the method of application differs in detail.]
[Footnote 2: Quoted by Mr. (afterwards Earl) Lytton in his Report on the Election of Representatives for the Rigsraad.—House of Commons papers, 1864, vol. 61, p. 24 of No. 7.]
APPENDIX VII
THE SINGLE TRANSFERABLE VOTE
SCHEDULE TO MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION BILL, 1910
THE FIRST SCHEDULE[1]
RULES FOB THE TRANSFER OF VOTES AND FOR ASCERTAINING THE RESULT OF THE POLL
Arrangement of ballot papers.
1. After the ballot papers have been mixed, in accordance with the rules contained in the First Schedule to the Ballot Act, 1872, the returning officer shall draw out all ballot papers which he does not reject as invalid, and file in a separate parcel those on which the figure 1 is set opposite the name of the same candidate. The returning officer shall then count the number of papers in each parcel.
Ascertainment of quota.