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Table O. —Mangahao Electric-power Supply.—Results of Operations.

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• ' Hrst Year, 1920. Second Year, 1927. £ £ Capital outlay ., .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,022,358 2,242,871 Costs — Working-costs* .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,865 26,921 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92,226 98,881 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,056 32,997 Total costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 144,147 158,799 Revenuef.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76,859 101,897 Loss .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,288 56,902 Depreciation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,056 32,997 Maximum load (kilowatts) — Power-house .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,960 18,100 Khandallah Substation .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,820 12,720 Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,416 11,078 Hutt Valley Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 1,280 1,700 Wellington Meat Export Co. .. .. .. .. .. 346 397-6 Railway Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 360 Horowhenua Electric-power Board .. .. . . .. 1,384 1,688 Manawatu-Oroua Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 1,305 1,632 Dannevirke Electric-power Board .. .. .. . . 294 381 Tararua Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. . . 260 382 Wairarapa Electric-power Board .. . . . . .. .. 300 820 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 1,848 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. .. 180 300 Units output— Generated — Power-house total .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,482,428 72,133,890 Purchased— Wellington City Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,720,463 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 549,620 Palmerston North Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. 143,911 Total units generated and purchased .. .. .. 49,482,425 78,547,884 Units sold — Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,897,960 36,140,668 Wellington Meat Export Co. .. .. .. .. .. 816,095 1,292,500 Horowhenua Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 3,864,275 5,986,110 Hutt Valley Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 4,305,630 6,334,156 Wairarapa Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. .. 234,335 1,676,550 Tararua Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. .. 719,765 1,556,650 Dannevirke Electric-power Board .. .. ... .. 687,359 1,337,202 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. .. 353,315 1,188,238 Manawatu-Oroua Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 4,560,631 9,068,259 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 6,959,957 Railway Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 704,456 Headworks and village .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 1,346,880 Testing, &c. (includes supply to substations) .. .. .. 691,552 250,391 Total units sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,131,120 73,842,017 Losses — Total losses (units) .. .. .. .. .. 4,349,305 4,705,867 Percentage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8-8 6-0 Load-factor (per cent.) — Power-house (annual) . . . . .. . . .. .. 40-0 45-3J Power-house (average weekly) .. .. .. .. .. 60-0 55-3 Working-costs (less power purchased)— Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) .. .. .. £1-56 £1-49 Per unit generated .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-106d. <fj§895d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-llod. 0-087d. Capital charges— Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) . . .. .. £8-76 £7-28 Per unit generated .. .. .. .. .. . . 0-595d. 0-44d. Per unit sold . . . . .. . . .. .. .. 0-659d. 0-43d. Total costs — Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) . . .. .. £10-32 £8-62 Per unit generated .. .. .. . . .. .. 0-701d. 0-53d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 0-774d. 0-517d. Revenue— Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) .. .. .. £5-50 £5-64 Per unit generated .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-372d. 0-339d. Per unit sold . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-412d. 0-331d. * Does not include £22,551 for power purchased. t revenue, £124,450. J On unlta gonerated ; 49Mi per cent, on total units.