26On a return of notices or failure of personal service,

26 On a return of notices or failure of personal service, registrar-general may proceed or give further directions (1) Whenever the registrar-general is made aware that any notice required by any applicant to be served personally has failed to be or cannot be so served, he or she shall notify that fact to the applicant, who may, by writing, withdraw the requisition. (2) Upon the withdrawal of the requisition, or upon the return to the registrar-general by the postmaster-general of any letter containing any notice, the registrar-general may reject the application altogether, or bring the land therein described under this Act forthwith, or after such further interval, notification or advertisement as he or she deems fit.