GENERAL ELECTION, 1899: RETURN SHOWING EXPENSES OF MEMBERS AND CANDIDATES, DATES WHEN RETURN OF EXPENSES RECEIVED, AND NAMES OF CANDIDATES SUBJECT TO FORFEIT.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1901 Session I, H-41

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GENERAL ELECTION, 1899: RETURN SHOWING EXPENSES OF MEMBERS AND CANDIDATES, DATES WHEN RETURN OF EXPENSES RECEIVED, AND NAMES OF CANDIDATES SUBJECT TO FORFEIT.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 24th July, 1900. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House this session a return showing—(l) The certified election expenses of every member of this Parliament and every candidate at the last general election ; (2) the names of electoral districts where any candidate made forfeiture of £10 ; and (3) the date when each return was received hy the Eeturuing Officer in each district." —(Mr. McLachlah.)

Return of Election Expenses of Members of the Fourteenth Parliament, and of Candidates at General Election, December, 1899, and at By-elections subsequent thereto.

Names of Members and Candidates. Total Receipts. Total Expenditure. Total Disputed and Unpaid Claims (if any). Date of Receipt of Eeturn. Bay of Islands Electoral District: Houston, E. M. ... McLeod, N. A. ... Marsden Electoral District: Thompson, E. Alderton, G. E. ... Mackesy, C. E. E. Waitemata Electoral District: Monk, E. Ford, E. Newman, C. Eden Electoral District: Bollard, J. Niccol, M. City of Auckland Electoral District: General election— Napier, W. J. Fowlds, G. Crowther, W. Holland, J. J. Hobbs, E. Baume, F. E. Eosser, A. Vaile, S. Eegan, J. French, E. Quinlan, P. By-election— Witheford, J. H. Hobbs, E. Holland, J. J. ... Eichardson, W. ... Small, L. W. S. ... Parnell Electoral District: La wry, F. Campbell, H. Allen, John C. ,., £ s. Nil it if a tr a a a. a s. a. 51 9 3 112 9 11 38 10 0 67 14 2 12 8 0 59 7 0 76 9 0 67 9 9 55 10 6 85 18 9 159 4 6 90 18 3 74 18 6 155 12 0 104 11 6 145 0 0 22 0 6 21 8 3 18 16 0 54 6 6 34 0 0 £ a. Nil It II II it It If d. 14 Dec, 1899. 14 Feb., 1900. 1 „ 1900. 10 „ 1900. 20 „ 1900. 18 Dec, 1899. 30 „ 1899. 15 „ 1899. 16 Feb., 1900. 12 „ 1900. 25 Jan., 1900. 21 Dec, 1899. 27 Jan., 1900. 27 „ 1900. 21 Dec, 1899. 8 Feb., 1900. 28 Dec, 1899. 7 Feb., 1900. 3 „ 1900. 25 Jan., 1900. 12 Feb., 1900. II II it II It II it If it it 166 0 0 52 7 9 88 11 10 28 10 6 22 13 6 28 May, 1900. 4 June, 1900. 28 May, 1900. 5 June, 1900. 21 May, 1900. it it It a 69 12 6 92 1 6 145 3 6 II II 10 Feb., 1900. 14 „ 1900. 22 Jan., 1900, rt

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Return of Election Expenses of Members of the Fourteenth Parliament, &c.— continued.

Names of Members and Candidates. Total Receipts. Total Expenditure. Total Disputed and Unpaid Claims (if any). Date of Receipt of Return Manukau Electoral District: O'Eorke, Hon. Sir G M. ... Taylor, J. E. Buckland, W. F. Hull, F. Franklin Electoral District : Massey, W. F. ... Wilson, W. F. ... Thames Electoral District: McGowan, Hon. J. Greenslade, H. J. Taylor, E. H. ... Ohinemuri Electoral District: Palmer, Jackson Moss, E. G. B McCullough, W. Stewart, M. J. ... Deeble, W. De Bakker, L. ... Drumm, E. J.* Waikato Electoral District: Lang, F. W. Hosking, J. Bay of Plenty Electoral District: Herries, W. H. ... Lundon, D.* Waiapu Electoral District: Carroll, Hon. J. ... FitzBov, C. A. ... Dunlop, J. C.* Hawke's Bay Electoral District: Eussell, W. R. ... Napier Electoral District: Fraser, A. L. D.... McLean, B. D. D. Waipawa Electoral District: Hall, C. Hunter, G. Pahiatua Electoral District: O'Meara, J. Smith, G. H. ... Masterton Electoral District: Hogg, A. W Oockburn-Hood, C. E. Wairarapa Electoral District: Hornsby, J. T. M. Buchanan, W. C* Phillips, C. Egmont Electoral District: Symes, W. Monkhouse, W. ... Taranaki Electoral District: Smith, E. M. ... Brown, H. Hawera Electoral District: McGuire, F. Major, C. E. Astbury, D. L. A. Patea Electoral District: Hutchison, G. ... Bemington, A. E. Wanganui Electoral District: Willis, A. D. Carson, G. Murphy, J. M. ... £ s. Nil ft ft it 12 "0 Nil ft ft 8 2 Nil ft It It ft 210 "0 Nil d. 0 6 0 £ s. d. 55 7 9 73 10 6 42 3 2 51 0 0 65 15 6 75 15 11 186 2 0 93 18 0 23 9 2 114 2 0 82 8 3 77 12 6 102 16 2 36 0 0 50 0 0 42 16 2 189 8 3 60 2 6 102 18 11 162 5 11 16 1 0 95 18 3 125 10 7 £ s. Nil '/ It it If I! ft It 7 14 Nil It II It if Nil d. 6 14 Feb., 1900. 4 „ 1900. 10 Jan., 1900. 14 Dec, 1899. 31 Jan., 1900. 21 Feb., 1900. 31 Jan., 1900. 10 Feb., 1900. 20 Aug., 1900. 11 Feb., 1900. 10 „ 1900. 5 „ 1900. 7 „ 1900. 25 Jan., 1900. 11 „ 1900. 7 Feb., 1900. 4 Jan., 1900. 14 Feb., 1900. 14 „ 1900. 3 „ 1900. 30 Dec, 1899. 5 Feb., 1900. 13 „ 1900. It If 45 1 6 105 13 3 ft 3 „ 1900. 1 Jan., 1900. ft ft ft 60 3 9 140 15 5 ft 29 „ 1900. 10 Feb., 1900. It 9 17 Nil 6 54 3 6 102 8 6 8 "4 0 7 „ 1900 10 „ 1900 150 0 0 150 0 0 Nil 24 Jan., 1900. Nil 68 13 7 It 16 May, 1900. ft 110 0 0 53 15 6 It 16 Jan., 1900 4 „ 1900. It ft 45 16 6 54 12 7 it 1 Feb., 1900. 23 Dec, 1899. It ft 52 8 0 53 2 0 48 7 10 ft ft 2 Feb.. 1900. 13 „ 1900. 2 „ 1900. ft ft 62 11 3 30 11 9 ft 1 „ 1900. 20 Jan., 1900. ft It ft 102 2 7 32 0 3 44 14 0 ft • 9 „ 1900. 9 „ 1900. 1 Feb., 1900. ft It if * No return transmitted to Returning Officer.

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Return of Election Expenses of Members of the Fourteenth Parliament, &c.—continued.

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Names of Members and Candidates. Total Receipts. Total Expenditure. Total Disputed and Unpaid Claims (if any). Date of Receipt of Retur: Bangitikei Electoral District : Lethbridge, F. Y. Bagnall, J. J. Gascoigne, E. Palmerston Electoral District : Pirani, F. Wood, W. T. Buick, D. Manawatu Electoral District: Stevens, J. Bruce, B. C. Otaki Electoral District : General election— Field, H. A.* Morison, C. B. ... By-election — • Field, W. H Morison, C. B. ... Suburbs of Wellington Electoral District: Wilford, T. M. ... Newman, A. K. ... Kirk, B. C. Knight, B. G. .. City of Wellington Electoral District: Hutcheson, J. \ Atkinson, A. R. I Joint return Hislop, T. W. j Fisher, G. Macdonald, T. K.* Jellicoe, E. G. ... Luke, C. M.* Carmichael, T. ... Earnshaw, W.* Duncan, D. B. ... City of Nelson Electoral District: Graham, John ... Hursthouse, B. .'.. Motueka Electoral District: McKenzie, B. Moffatt, W. J. ... Wairau Electoral District: Mills, C. H. Clifford, W. L. ... Buller Electoral District: Colvin, J. O'Eegan, P. J. ... Grey Electoral District: Guinness, A. E. ... Hannan, M. Westland Electoral District: Seddon, Eight Hon. E. J.f Ashley Electoral District: Meredith, E. ... Caverhill, T. H. ... Kaiapoi Electoral District: Buddo, D. Moore, B. Verrall, J.M. ... Avon Electoral District: Tanner, W. W. ... Bhodes, A. E. G. City of Christchurch Electoral District: Collins, W. W. ... Lewis, C. ) Donnelly, M. Joint return Greig, J. I £ s. Nil '/ It ft 60 16 33 0 Nil ft It If 3 1 Nil ft ft It d. 3. 2 0 £ s. d. 79 1 6 78 15 0 20 16 0 69 16 6 117 13 0 67 19 9 60 16 3 33 0 2 121 15 11 92 7 2 56 2 2 88 11 0 70 10 6 94 17 0 25 7 9 129 8 3 0 9 0 125 9 6 41 9 6 12 2 6 It It If If II It It It ft £ s. Nil // ri. 24 Jan., 1900. 15 Feb., 1900. 26 „ 1900. 10 „ 1900. 10 „ 1900. 10 „ 1900. 10 „ 1900 10 „ 1900. 22 „ 1900. 21 Mar., 1900. 6 April, 1900. 13 Feb., 1900. 31 Jan., 1900. 19 Feb., 1900. 30 Dec, 1899. 16 Feb., 1900. 9 Dec, 1899. 14 Feb., 1900. 14 Dec, 1899. 13 „ 1899. 50 "0 0 67 0 11 50 0 0 6 Jan., 1900. 9 „ 1900. ft Nil 35 0 0 76 5 0 35 2 11 1 2 Nil 0 22 Feb., 1900. 8 „ 1900. Nil 113 12 8 143 0 9 // 2 „ 1900. 30 Jan., 1900. // It 150 10 0 61 10 0 It 9 Feb., 1900. 19 Dec, 1899. if ft ft ft 31 10 0 43 15 0 21 4 36 17 0 6 8 Jan., 1900. 10 „ 1900. 47 1 6 89 15 8 Nil 13 Feb., 1900. 24 Jan., 1900. ft ft It 43 18 9 65 8 6 19 13 11 it ft 20 Feb., 1900. 16 April, 1900. 16 „ 1900. It 43 14 6 120 1 10 it 26 Jan., 1900. 26 „ 1900. It 70 18 1 7 Feb., 1900. 151 5 11 it 7 „ 1900. * No return transmitted to Returnii t Return of expenses mislaid. (See ig Officer. copy of Returning Officer's me: iorandum annexed.

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Return of Election Expenses of Members of the Fourteenth Parliament, &c.—continued.

Names of Members and Candidates. Total Receipts. Total Expenditure. Total Disputed and Unpaid Claims (if any). Date of Receipt of Return City of Christchurch Electoral District— continued: Ell, H. G Taylor, T. E. ... Smith, G. J.* Taylor, C. Lyttelton Electoral District: Laurenson, G. ... Jacques, W. Biccarton Electoral District: Eussell, G. W. ... Eolleston, W. ... Ellesmere Electoral District: Ehodes, E. H. ... Montgomery, W. H. Selwyn Electoral District: Hardy, C. A. C. ... Eennie, J. Barrett, J. Wilson, K. Ashburton Electoral District: McLachlan, J. ... Harper, C. J. Maslin, W. S. ... McKeague, J. Geraldine Electoral District: Flatman, F. E. ... Macintosh, C. N. Fraser, J. Timaru Electoral District: Hall-Jones, Hon. W. Keith, J. S. Mahoney, J. Waitaki Electoral District: Steward, Hon. W. J. Campbell, J. Boreham, S. Oamaru Electoral District: Duncan, Hon. T. Y. Macpherson, J. A. Waihemo Electoral District : General election— McKenzie, Hon. J. By-election — Mackenzie, T. Guffie, W.* Waikouaiti Electoral District: Allen, E. G. White, J. City of Dunedin Electoral District: Millar, J. A. Arnold, J. F. Barclay, A. B. ... Mackenzie, M. J. S. Sligo, A. Haynes, C. Chapman, C. E. ... Caversham Electoral District: Morrison, A. Warren, W. H. ... Taieri Electoral District : Carncross, W. C. F. Begg, A. C Bruce Electoral District : Allen, J. Anderson, J. C. ... £ s. d. 5 7 6 Nil 27 7 0 Nil If It ft ft ft ft 8 "o 0 Nil ft ft ft It £ s. d. 33 2 0 52 0 0 39 16 6 48 8 6 30 4 4 54 12 6 88 1 2 56 8 4 46 13 9 54 2 7 80 1 7 23 10 0 22 8 0 49 6 9 49 6 9 59 0 0 34 5 0 93 8 5 75 4 7 22 16 0 44 5 4 22 2 3 5 12 0 £ s. d. Nil It ft ft ft ft it ft ft 4 "0 0 Nil // If 10 Feb, 1900. 14 „ 1900. 10 „ 1900. 17 Jan, 1900. 19 „ 1900. 26 May, 1900. 7 Feb, 1900. 13 „ 1900. 16 „ 1900. 28 Dec, 1899. 26 Jan, 1900. 9 Feb, 1900. 22 Jan, 1900. 29 „ 1900. 4 „ 1900. 26 Feb, 1900. 15 May, 1900. 19 Jan, 1900. 30 Dec, 1899. 29 Jan, 1900. 31 „ 1900. 5 Feb, 1900. 1 Jan, 1900. ft ft 33 4 5 7 17 3 18 12 0 It It 6 Feb, 1900. 2 „ 1900. 18 Dec, 1899. If 15 11 6 25 5 3 8 17 9 14 Feb, 1900. 13 Jan, 1900. ft 1 16 0 Nil 2 Oct, 1900. ft 148 15 8 // 17 Sept, 1900. 62 9 6 56 0 0 18 Jan, 1900. 10 Feb, 1900. 25 "o 3 • Nil it 85 7 10 94 3 11 97 19 10 69 9 1 83 17 7 8i 19 1 199 11 0 19 Jan, 1900. 19 „ 1900. 5 Feb, 1900. 10 „ 1900. 10 „ 1900. 10 „ 1900. 8 „ 1900. ir it ft 41 3 9 26 15 0 ft 4 Jan, 1900. 14 Feb, 1900. it 23 19 0 36 16 6 20 „ 1900. 1 „ 1900. II ii 114 11 0 94 13 0 14 „ 1900. 22 Mar, 1900. n * No return tri msmitted to Returning Officer.

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Return of Election Expenses of Members of the Fourteenth Parliament, &c.—continued.

Names op Distkicts whebe any Candidate made Fobpeituee of £10. City of Auckland Electoral District: General election—Quinlan, P.; by-election—Small, L. W. S. Ohinemuri Electoral District: Drumm, E. J. Waiapu Electoral District: Dunlop, J. C. Wairarapa Electoral District: Phillips, C. Wanganui Electoral District : Murphy, J. M. Suburbs of Wellington Electoral District: Knight, B. G. City of Wellington Electoral District: Duncan, D. B. Kaiapoi Electoral District : Verrall, J. M. Timaru Electoral District: Mahoney, J.

Westland Electoeal District. —Eight Hon. Mr. Seddon's Eetuen of Election Expenses under " The Corrupt Practices Prevention Amendment Act, 1895." The Magistrate's Office, Wanganui, 3rd October, 1900. I have been unable to furnish statement of expenses of members owing to Mr. Mair, who succeeded me as Clerk of Courts, &c, at Hokitika, being unable to discover the return required. It was my practice to keep such returns in the safe, and I am much afraid that it must have worked into the fold of, or been picked up with, some other document, as Mr. Mair states that he has searched for it without success. I suppose I should have formally handed over the document to him when he took charge of other records which I had in custody, but, the return never having been referred to or inspected by any person, the fact that I had it slipped my memory. C. A. Baeton, Ex-Eeturning Officer, District of Westland. Hugh Pollen, Esq., Under-Secretary, Wellington.

The foregoing return was compiled from information supplied by Beturning Officers. Hugh Pollen, Under-Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington. Approximate Gout of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,200 copies), £5 ss. 6d.

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Names of Members and Candidates. Total Receipts. Total Expenditure. Total Disputed D { Tuapeka Electoral District: Bennet, J. Bawlins, C. C* Fraser, A.* Clutha Electoral District : Thomson, J. W.... McLeod, F. Malcolm, A. S. ... Mataura Electoral District: McNab, E. Raymond, J. W.... Wakatipu Electoral District: Fraser, W. Kelly, J. Wallace Electoral District: Gilfedder, M. ... Carmichael, A. M. Invercargill Electoral "District: Hanan, J. A. Kelly, J. W. Awarua Electoral District: Ward, Hon. J. G. Murray, W. T.* £ s. d. Nil 113 10 6 Nil 8 7 6 Nil // £ s. d. 47 2 7 18 10 6 61 16 6 22 8 0 78 18 2 101 0 3 105 13 8 62 17 11 £ s. d. Nil it ft 13 Feb, 1900. 3 „ 1900. 6 Mar, 1900. 2 Feb, 1900. 9 Jan, 1900. 19 Feb, 1900. 20 „ 1900. 14 Aug, 1900. 47 9 7 23 4 6 tr 19 Feb, 1900. 1 Mar, 1900. it 49 15 11 33 0 0 t/ 14 Feb, 1900. 8 „ 1900. it 24 19 3 ft 10 „ 1900. * No return transmitted to Returning Offioer. t Note. —This amount is in the wrong ooh £18 10s. 6d. imn, being the amount of receipts handed In and part of the