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Expenditure. £ s . d. Printing—Andrews, Baty, and Company .. .. .. 517 6 Advertising —Press Company, £5 2s. 6d. ; Times Company, £4 12s. 6d. ; cinematograph, £1 .. .. . . . . 10 15 0 Postages .. .. .. .. .. .. ..006 Hire rooms —St. Matthew's, 12s. 6d. ; Hayward and Company, £4 15s. .. 5 7 6 Cartages—C. A. Brunton .. .. .. .. .. ..080 Express-hire —Riordan, 10s. ;C. A. Brunton, 15s. .. .. .. 15 0 Hire furniture — A. J. White, £1 15s. 6d. ; Tonks, Norton, and Company, £4 19s. 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. 614 9 Cleaning, 9s. ; typewriting, £2 .. .. .. .. ..290 Salary— Miss Rowe (typiste) .. .. .. .. .. ..4176 R. W. Clarkson .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 £47 14 9 Dated at Christchurch, this 12th day of February, 1912. J. D. Hall.

Return op Expenses, Second Ballot, 1911. I, Thomas Henry Davey, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Christchurch East, 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. £ s. d. Observer, 7s. ; hire tables, chairs, &c, £1 9s. .. .. .. 116 0 Times —Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 2 16 3 Express, 17s. 6d. ; cab-hire, £1 ss. .. .. .. ..226 Band Rotunda, 10s. ; St. Saviour's, £1 ss. .. .. .. .. 1 15 0 Waltham School, 15s. ; Druids' Hall, £1 2s. 6d. .. .. . . 117 6 Press Company—Advertising .. .. .. .. ..150 Postage, stationery, &c, 10s.; cabs, &c, £1 ss. .. .. .. 115 0 Rolls .. .. .. .. .. .. ..150 £14 12 3 Dated at Christchurch, this 18th day of January, 1912. T. H. Davey.

Return op Expenses, Second Ballot, 1911. I, Henry T. J. Thacker, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Christchurch East, 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. Hire of rooms— £ s. d. £ s. d. Sydenham Football Club Rooms .. .. ..100 H. L. Bowker, committee-rooms .. .. ..300 Alexandra Hall—Hayward's Picture Company .. ..200 6 0 0 Luncheons, &c, for scrutineers — J. A. Boot .. .. .. 218 2 Telephone charges, 10s. ; electoral rolls, 12s. .. .. .. 12 0 Salary and wages— K. Joosten, secretary, £3 ;F. Ivess, clerk, £2 25... .. .. 5 2 0 Messengers and scrutineers—H. Le Comte, £3 16s. ;A. March, £2 Bs. ; O. W. Homes, £1 ; E. Tanne, £2 Bs. ; G. H. Pearce, £1 Is. ; W. Lawson, £1 ss; W. H. Printer, £2 Bs. ; J. James, £1 12s. ; T. Owen, £1 10s. ;J. McFarlane, £1 10s. .. .. .. 18 18 0 Printing and advertising—-Press Company, £7 15s. ; Lyttelton Times, £6 ; Yates and Bullivant, £1 7s. 6d. .. ..' .. ... 15 2 6 £49 2 8 Dated at Christchurch, this 15th day of February, 1912. Henry T. J. Thacker. 3—H. 12c.