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TABLE No. 5. DEVELOPMENT OF WATER-POWER. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AT 31st MARCH, 1920. General Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1920, compared with Position at 31st March, 1919.

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I 1919-20. 1918-19. Liabilities. 1919-20. 1918-19. Assets. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund — Interest on Lake Coleridge expenditure to 31,145 7 8 31st March, 1920 Public Works Fund — 9,253 13 0 Electric suppiv Aid to Water-power Works and Electricsupply Accounts — 449,000 0 0 Debentures issued .. .. .. Lake Coleridge — 27,393 9 7 Depreciation Fund Account 3,832 4 10 Sundry creditors .. £ s. d. £ s. d. 27,147 0 7 9,25! 13 0 449,000 0 0 35,389 4 2 3,825 12 (i 39.214 16 8 £ s. d. Lake Coleridge — £ a. d. 431,424 19 1 Assets as per separate balance-sheet .. 445,025 17 5 37,706 14 1 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account .. 34,120 14 7 469,131 13 2 Horahora--Assets as per separate balance-sheet .. 220,974 1 7 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account .. 2,122 8 0 1,211 7 0 I ■* I i? , lTfcU 1- \J 223,096 9 7 .79 £ s. d. s 12 n 34 5 10 Arapuni 1,434 8 7 Mangahao River 5,984 15 10 22,748 10 9 I 31,225 14 5 Horahora — Purchase-price of plant taken over on 1st November, 1919 .. .. i Interest accrued to 31st March, 1920.. Payments by Waihi Gold-mining Company (Limited) on behalf of Department .. Depreciation Fund Account Sundry creditors .. 212,500 0 0 4,427 1 8 1,890 13 4 218,817 15 0 1,628 8 0 97 9 10 . 1 1,725 17 10 Other Schemes : Surveys and Investigation, — Xorth Island — 374 5 4 Aratiatia .. .. .. .. 376 13 11 393 it 6 Huka Falls .. .. .. .. 403 9 6 2,830 5 11 Hutt River (including purchase of dam-site): 2,802 19 3 38 9 0 Jlakuri River .. .. .. 38 9 0 1,108 4 7 Rotoiti-Kaituna .. .. .. 1,108 4 7 879 16 8 Tauherenikau .. .. .. 879 16 8 712 13 11 Waikaremoana .. .. .. 723 1 7 236 6 8 Wairua .. .. .. .. 236 6 8 South Island — —. 803 1 9 Clarence River .. .. .. 803 1 9 5 0 0 Kanieri Lake .. .. .. 5 0 0 Timaru to Oamaru line .. .. 92 18 0 519 12 7 Opihi River.. .. .. .. 519 12 7 17 7 0 Toaroha .. .. .. .. 17 7 0 76 16 6 Teviot .. .. .. .. 255 17 9 11 19 0 Upper Taieri .. .. .. 11 19 0 Hawea .. .. .. .. 286 7 11 General expenditure not chargeable to any 4,117 5 10 individual scheme Balance in the Electric Supply Account at 14,804 15 8 31st March. 1920— 36,658 12 9 Cash in Public Account .. .. 929 9 2 29 13 6 Imprests and advances outstanding .. 574 14 9 36,688 6 3 ;69 1 2 I 1,992 4 0 4,117 5 10 . _„ 1,504 3 11 I £520,624 15 1 £745,159 3 1 £745,159 3 1 £520,624 15 1 £745,159 3 1 The balance-sheet lias been duly audited with, the various supporting books, vouchers, and documents, and found to correspond therewith. P. S. WALDIE, Accountant, Public Works Department. Robert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-C4eneral.