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Expenditure. £ s. d. Thirty-two copies of electoral roll . . .. . . . . . . 112 0 ' Rent of offices, one week .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Rent of halls .. .. .. .... . . 2 16 0 Henry Bennet, Woolcombe Street, secretary, four days . . . . 2 5 0 Printing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 8 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 2 6 Stationery, £1 ; stamps, 10s. .. .. . . .. . . 110 0 Express-hire (George H. Bradley) .. .. .. -.. ..150 P. Fisher, making phonograph records, &c. .. .. .. ..150 Messenger (A. E. Wright), Petone .. .. .. .. ..200 Two boys, distributing literature . . . . . . . . 010 0 Travelling-expenses for candidate . . . . . . . . .. 15 0 £49 8 6 Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of January, 1912. Robert Alex. Wright.

Return of Expenses, Second Ballot, 191.1. I, William Henry Dillon Bell, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Wellington Suburbs and Country District, held in the month of December last past, hereby make the following return respecting election expenses incurred by me or on my behalf at the election : — Receipts. Nil. Expenditure. Advertising — £ s. <J. £ s. d. Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. 812 6 New Zealand Times , . . . . . .. . . 8 10 0 Blundell Bros. . . .. .. .. .. 610 0 Free Lance .. . . .. . . . . ..050 Petone Chronicle .. ... . . . . ..050 New Zealand Truth . . . . . . . . ..126 25 5 0 Rent of committee-room (Moorhouse) .. . . . . 0 10 0 Printing —-Ferguson and Hicks .. . . . . . . .. 0 18 6 Rent of halls for meetings —Berhampore, Masonic Hall, 15s. ; Pahautanui, Assembly Hall, £1 ; Porirua, Public Hall, £1 Is. ; Kaiwarra, churchroom, £1 .. .. . . . . .. 316 0 Telephone-rent, 6s. ; bureau fees, ss. lid. .. . . . ... 0 1111 Secretary's salary, J. W. Williams. . . . . .. . . .. 3 0 0 Motor-hire—Butler, £1 15s. ; Avery, 10s. ; Howard, £7 12s. .. . . 917 0 Rent of Karori committee-room (Miss Dasent) . . . . . . 0 10 0 Purchase of rolls .. .. .. .. .. ..310 Petty expenses —Postages, telegrams, fares, &c. .. . . . . 2 0 0 £49 9■ 5 Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of February, 1912. W. H. D. Bbll.

Return of Expenses, Second Ballot, 1911. I, Frank Thomas Mooee, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Wellington Suburbs and Country District, held in the month of December last past, hereby make the following return respecting election expenses incurred by me or on my behalf at the election :— Receipts. Nil.