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TABLE No. 6— continued. LAKE COLERIDGE HYDRO-ELECTRIC-POWER SUPPLY— continued. Balance sheet at 31st March, 1928 — continued.

1926-27. Liabilities. 1927-28. j 1926-27. | Assets. 1927-28. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,618,07.'! 12 0 ! Brought forward .. .. .. j . . 1,681,024 17 11 1,163,419 16 10 Brought forward .. .. .. .. 1,171,787 2 9 Primary distribution — 7,258 16 6 Supply cables —Christehurch City .. 8,353 17 1 5,171 13 2 Christchurch Tramways .. j 5,204 0 4 7,624 4 2 Lyttelton .. .. j 7,868 8 1 26,161 4 9 Northern .. .. 26,522 17 2 14,016 14 0 Southern .. .. 13,406 3 4 4,064 7 7 Motukarara .. .. 4,064 7 7 10,101 12 6 Substations —Hororata .. .. .. 11,009 19 3 17,930 4 0 Ashburton.. .. .. 14,097 6 6 25,599 17 5 Timaru .. .. .. 26,256 10 7 2,623 8 9 Oamaru .. .. .. 7,544 8 1 622 9 9 Lightning-arresters .. .. ... 622 9 9 300 4 5 Tools and equipment .. .. .. 300 4 5 1,516 12 8 Alterations to public telegraph-lines .. 1,516 12 8 126,767 4 10 122,991 9 8 Secondary distribution — 15,502 10 6 Supply cables and reticulation .. .. 17,001 5 3 30,253 17 3 Local substations .. .. .. 30,824 1 2 47,825 6 5 45,756 7 9 6,000 11 5 Service transformers and meters .. .. .. 8,008 2 8 8,475 1 2 Motor-cars, lorries, and cycles, &c. .. .. .. 10,568 10 8 109 2 7 Test room equipment .. .. .. .. 92 12 7 15,147 17 9 Loose tools, plant, and equipment .. .. .. 17,814 10 6 1,729 3 9 Public telephones to the lake .. .. .. 1,729 3 9 Telephones to Christchurch City Council and 173 19 1 Tramway Board and local offices .. 173 19 1 255 1 0 Christchurch office —Furniture and fittings .. .. 255 1 0 Engineering, office, and general expenses on 53,637 12 2 preliminary surveys and during construction .. 57,419 12 10 Salaries of Engineers and others on preliminary 38,437 8 4 surveys and during construction .. .. .. 38,737 14 3 21,396 0 0 Cost of raising loans .. .. .. -■ 18,469 0 0 61,039 0 4 Interest during construction .. .. .. 61,432 11 6 1,538,568 11 10 1,561,080 12 10 33,222 16 9 Stocks of material, &c., on hand at date .. .. 41,793 15 5 Telephone subscriptions, fire insurance, &c., 88 18 7 paid in advance .. .. .. .. 167 7 2 Sundry debtors — 37,000 10 8 Eor current rent, work carried out, &c. .. .. 41,098 8 6 Sinking Fund — 9,055 7 5 Investment and cash in hands of Treasury 36,264 9 2 20 13 3 Interest accrued .. .. .. 620 4 10 116 13 6 Interest due and unpaid 36,884 14 0 9,192 14 2 £1,618,073 12 0 i£l,681,024 17 11 £1,618,073 12 0 £1,681,024 17 111 ' i ; __ = j = L ====== I hereby certify that the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.