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Return of Expenses, Second Ballot, 1911. I, James Craigie, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Timaru, 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. Advertising— Expenditure. £ a. d. Timaru Herald .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 5 0 Timaru Post .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 13 6 Hire—H. Rollinson, car-hire .. .. .. .. ..800 Rent — J. Hutchison, room for meetings .. .. .. 115 0 RollsForty electoral rolls .. .. .. .. .. ..200 Indexing same .. .. .. .. .. ..176 J. Radcliffe—Hire of chairs .. .. .. .. 0 10 6 Wages— Williams, telephone attendant .. .. .. 0 10 0 Horse, scrutineer .. .. .. .. .. ..050 Telephone installation, ss. ; labour, 3s. .. .. .. ..080 Stationery, stamps, telegrams, telephone messages .. .. .. 119 7 Dated at Timaru, this 12th day of February, 1912. £49 14 1 James Craigie.

Return of Expenses, Second Ballot, 1911. I, Joseph Harold Moore, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Timaru, 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. Personal expenses of candidature — £ s. d. Hire of car for own use .. .. .. .. ..500 Trap-hire .. .. .. .. .. .. ..100 Printing and advertising— Timaru Post .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 18 0 Timaru Herald .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 3 0 Stationery, postage, telegrams, &c.— Typewriting circulars and stationery .. .. .. .. 0150 Typewriting manifesto for newspapers .. .. .. .. 0150 Postages .. .. .. .. .. .. 015 0 Telegrams .. .. .. .. .. .. ..080 W. Burmester, paperhanger—Preparing rolls for wall of committeeroom .. .. . . .. .. .. 1 17 6 Clerk for preparing indexed rolls for use of scrutineers .. .. 15 0 Dated at Timaru, this 14th day of February, 1912. £36 16 6 • J. Harold Moore.

Return of Expenses, Second Ballot, 1911. I, Francis Henry Smith, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Waitaki, 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. Olympia Hall, £3 ; Oddfellows, £1 10s. .. .. .. ..4100 Advertising— Waimate Advertiser .. .. .. .. .. ..6146 Waimate Times, 16s. 6d. ; North Otago Times, £1 3s. 3d. . . .. 119 9 Oamaru Mail, 18s. ; Timaru Post, Bs. .. .. .. .. 16 0 Timaru Herald .. .. .. .. .. ..1000 Hire of car from Oamaru to Waimate and back .. .. .. 4 0 0 Wires, 4s. 6d. ; telephones, 3s. ; stamps, &c, 2s. 10d. .. .. 010 4 Board, Star and Garter . . .. " . . .. .. 012 0 Various places —3 meals, 3s. ; 1 bed, Is. 6d. ; 7 meals, 14s. ; 4 beds, 85... 16 6 Four electoral rolls, 4s. ; 4 cabs, 2s. ; express, 3s. .. .. 0 9 0 Extension of railway tourist ticket.. .. .. .. ..1100 Dated at Waratah, this 6th day of February, 1912. 32 18 1 Frank H. Smith.