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Expenditure. £ s . d. Rent, hall —Keene and Reid .. . . . . . . 210 0 Rent, room—Hill Becket .. .. .. .. .. .. ' 110 0 Car-hire, own personal travelling — Fitzgerald .. .... .. .. .. .. 16 2 6 Carruthers .. .. .. .. .. .. ..476 Advertising— Free Lance .. .. .. .. .. .. ..100 Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 217 6 Times '.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Post .. .. .. .. .. .. ..350 Herald .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Worker .. .. .. .. .. .. ..460 Distributing literature and organizing—Merritt .. .. .. 210 0 £49 18 6 Dated at Johnsonville, this 10th day of February, 1912. "■ ' : . p T Moore.

Return of Expenses, Second Ballot, 1911. 1, Harry Atmore, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Nelson, 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. Hay wards Limited- —Hire of rooms.. .. .. .. .. 600 All Saints' Vicarage —Hire of rooms .. . . .. ..076 Telegraph Department —-Postages, &c. . . .. . . ..748 Lucas and Son—Advertising ; .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 Bond, Finney, and Co—Advertising .. .. .. 1 13 6 Betts, A. G.—Advertising.. .. .. .. .. ..500 Telegraph Department —Telephone. . . . .. . . ..0100 Ross and Glendining —Hire of rooms . . .. . . ..300 City Council —Gas account .. . . .. . . ..214 Vining, W. G.—Car-hire, travelling-expenses, visiting country committees .. .. .. .. .. .. ..950 Sundry train fares .. .. .. .. .. ..086 Sundry postages .. .. .. .. .. ..100 £49 0 6 Dated at Nelson, this 6th day of February, 1912. Harry Atmore.

Return op Expenses, Second Ballot, 1911. I, Walter John Moffatt, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Nelson, 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— £ 8 . d. Nelson Evening Mail —Lucas and Sons . . . . .. 12 1 0 Nelson Colonist —Bond, Finney, and Co. . . . . 14 9 1 • " Hire of buildings—Olympia Rink, Bth December to 14th December, both days inclusive, from A. Karsten .. .. . . 12 0 0 Attendance and clerical work at committee-room (Rink) —A. Karsten . . 4 10 0 Cash paid by A. Karsten for stamps .. .. .. .. 115 0 Stationery and pencils .. . . . . . . . . 015 0 Telephone-rent, 10s. ; telegrams, ss. Id. . . . . . . . . 0 15 ■ 1 Hire of conveyances —Motor-car from E. Sears from city to Wakefield, and to Brightwater and return. . .. .. .. ..100 . . . Horse conveyance from John Gay from city to Richmond and return 10 0 ; Hire of halls — Wakefield, Oddfellows'Hall—G. Robertson, caretaker ... 010 0 ...:.. Richmond, Oddfellows' Hall —T. Lammas, caretaker .. .. 010 0 Brightwater, library—G. Robertson, caretaker . . .. .. 0 2 6 £49 7 8 Dated at Nelson, this 6th day of January, 1912. W. J. MOPPATT.