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Return of Expenses, Second Ballot, 1911. I, George Witty, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Riccarton, 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. Printing and advertising .. .. .. .. .. 10 13 9 Motor-car .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 10 0 Cabs, taxis, motor charges, tram, train fares —at various times from Bth to 13th December, 1911, and at no time exceeding £2 .. .. 7 0 0 Telegrams .. .. .. .. .. .. ..150 Stamps .. ... . . .. .. .. ..076 Halls and rooms —Papanui, £1 ss. ; Sockburn, £1 ; Riccarton, £1 10s. ; Hornby, 15s. ; committee-room, Christchurch, 15s. .. .. 5 5 0 Other expenses —Meals and beds to various— For self for six days at £1 per day .. .. ..600 For secretary, four days at 12s. 6d. per day .. .. 2 10 0 For chaffeur, five days and a half at 15s. per day .. 4 0 6 12 10 6 Dated at Templeton, this 16th day of January, 1912. £41 11 9 G-eorge Witty.

Return op Expenses, Second Ballot, 1911. I, Charles Herbert Ensor, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Riccarton, 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. Times Company —Advertising meetings .. .. .. 5 18 9 Press Company — ~ . . . . .. 6 17 6 D. Jones, secretary .. .. .. . . . . 10 0 0 C. Baldwin, organizing and posting meetings .. .. 15 0 0 H. J. Ranger, motor-car .. .. .. .. .. 2 12 6 Warner's Hotel, board .. .. .. .. .. ..476 Dated at Christchurch, this 7th day of February, 1912. £44 16 3 C. H. Ensor.

Return of Expenses, Second Ballot, 1911. I, George Warren Russell, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Avon, 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. £ s. d. Personal expenses —motor-car .. .. .. . . 515 0 Lunches at New Brighton .. .. .. ..050 6 0 0 Printing — Spectator .. .. .. .. .. 7 15 0 Advertising — Times and Star .. .. .. .. .. ..800 Press and News .. .. .. .. .. 7 17 6 Spectator .. .. .. .. .. .. ..400 Stationery, 17s. 6d ; postage, £2 10s.; telegrams, 7s. 6d. .. .. 3 15 0 Expenses holding meetings —Rent of rooms at North Linwood, Phillipstown, Rolleston Street, New Brighton, and Burwood, and hire of cars and cabs to attend .. .. .. .. .. ..450 Committee-rooms —Linwood, £1 ; New Brighton, 17s. 6d. .. .. 117 6 Miscellaneous — Clerical work preparing lists .. .. .. ..300 Messengers delivering handbills .. .. ..176 Extra electoral rolls .. .. .. .. ..200 6 7 6 Dated at Christchurch, this 20th day of January, 1912. £49 17 6 G. W. Russell.