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1913 NEW ZEALAND.

GREY BY-ELECTION: RETURN OF CANDIDATES' ELECTION EXPENSES, SECOND BALLOT.

Presented, to the House of Representatives pursuant to the Second Ballot Act, 1908.

Return of Candidates' Expenses, Second Ballot: Grey By-election, 1913. Name of Candidate. Amount. £ s. d. Michel, Henry Leslie ... ... ... ... ... 49 17 9 Webb, Patrick Charles ... ... ... ... ... 49 19.9 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... £99 17 6 Return of Expenses: Second Ballot, 1913. I, Patrick Charles Webb, a candidate at the election for the Electoral District of Grey held in the month of July last, past, hereby make the following return respecting election expenses incurred by me or on my behalf at the election : — Receipts. Nil. Expenditure. Printing: Star, £20 16s. 9d. ; Argus, £3 19s. 6d., £1 17s. 6d. ; Maorilavd Worker, £ B . d. £1 19s. 6d. ; Inangahua Times, £1 45.; hall, £7 2s. 6d; Cobden, 15s. ... 37 14 9 Taylorville hall, 15s. ; Blackball hall, 15s. ; Reefton hall, £1 ... ... ... 2 10 0 Train fares: Blackball return, 3s. 2d.; Reefton, Bs.; Dunollie, Is.; Runanga lOd. ; Ngahere, 2s. Bd. ; Brunner, Is. 6d. ; Hukarere, ss. Bd. ; Runanga, lOd. ; Reefton, Bs. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 11 8 Meals: Grey, £1 4s. Hotel expenses : Grey, £1 10s. ; Reefton, £1 10s.; Blackball, 15s. 4 19 0 Wires: ls.'ed., Is. Id., 2s. 3d., Is., 96.", Is., 6d., Is. 3d., Is. 9d., Is. 2d. Cable: 6s. 9d., Is. 3d., Is. 2d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 115 Cables : lid., 10d., 6d.. Is. 9d., Is., lid. Telephones : 65., 35., Is., 45., 6d., 6d., Is. ... 1 1 11 Telephones : 35., 25., Is. 6d., 25., 35., 6d., 6d., Is., 6d., Is. 6d., 35., 2s. 6d. ... ... 110 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £49 19 9 Dated at Runanga, this 17th day of September. 1913. P. C. Webb. Return of Expensics : Second Ballot, 1913. I, Henry Leslie Michel, of Hokitika, merchant, a candidate at the by-election for the Electoral District of Grey, second ballot, held in the month of July last past, hereby make the following return respecting election expenses incurred by me or on my behalf at the election : — Receipts. Nil