A RETURNING OFFICER'S LITTLE BILL,

Otago Witness, Issue 2250, 15 April 1897, Page 23

A RETURNING OFFICER'S LITTLE BILL,

'i'be appoir,iuiftiit of Mr Adam Armstrong as retursh-g officer f or Wairai-apa, dintrict. in t/iaye of the stipendiary magistrate, which uffiw nad held the position for years, 7/as gecerally regarded as a political job, and a good deal Usis b>.'en e&vi on the matter. More wi'l :io doubt !>fc heard ot the laatner iv P&rli&aieno. tAr Aditm Annfitreug, I notice, has ju§t sorit in r, i-'Cis litfcie bill ot £143 odd, as rtturaiog officer for the Wairarap* licencing election. Ataoo^'i!. the itoiss <tre the following :—": — " A. AfMstr-nij? : F<;es, v£lsv £15 33a; travelling 19 cays, £19 19»; |/"ri«, twiue, stamp*, kerost-t'e. £1 2? 61; 5 dinners and 2 teas from A. L. Wofte, 10j 6 : \ — total, £35 s*. A. L. Armstvonjr : 2 d»?», 42s : . borse hire, 15' ; 2 day* a-Mist'P.s returning '. ffle.er, £2 2- ;— total, £4 19b. W. y. a.rm«trodg : 1 day a,t £1 Is ; hors*: lure, 7s 6d ; 2 <}*yi n*«isting the retun-iug officer, £2 2t ;— cotal £3 10* 6d. » E. R P. Armstrong; 2 days at £2 2*; Uorae \ hire, 15s ;— total, £2 17s. H. Fail-brother (also a relative o ! the retarnin-j officer) : 3 aaye, £3 3:5 ; horse hire, £4 5s 6d." Evidently the Armstrong family are dtjii<t| very well out o? the charge made by tbe Government. It is iurther noticeable that by far tha greater amount of advertising was giveo to a secondrote paper published outside the district, which, however, is a strong icdvocat^ of the Government cause. A much better paper, but of the wrong colour, published in the same \>--Tn, got nothing.