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Table B.—Lake Coleridge Electric-power Supply.—Analysis of Capital Outlay.

Table C. —Lake Coleridge Electric-power Supply.—Operating or Working Costs.

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Total Expenditure to 31st March, Tfpm Expenditure during year 1927-28. 1927. 1.928. J £ £ £ Land, roading, and fencing .. .. .. 23,484 24,125 641 Harper diversion .. .. .. .. 23,007 23,007 Headworks, No. 1 .. .. .. .. 209,687 211,346 1,659 Headworks, No. 2 .. .. .. .. 237,699 237,311 Or. 388 Power-house machinery .. .. .. 204,827 205,658 831 Staff village .. .. .. .. .. 24,063 24,571 508 Transmission-lines .. .. .. .. 366,576 365,748 Or. 828 Addington Substation .. .. .. .. 74,077 80,021 5,944 Primary distribution .. .. .. .. 66,737 67,859 1,122 Secondary distribution .. .. .. 102,011 106,733 4,722 Service transformers and meters .. .. 6,001 8,008 :!,007 Vehicles and loose tools .. .. .. 23,732 28,476 4,744 Telephone-lines .. .. .. .. 1,903 1,903 Office furniture ........ 255 255 Surveys, preliminary expenses, &«. .. .. 113,471 114,627 1,156 Interest during construction .. .. .. 61,039 ■ 61,433 394 Total .. .. .. .. 1,538,569 1,561,081 22,512 i \__

1927. 1928. Item. „ .. Cost per Unit -, t Cost per Unit Lost - Distributed. {Mau Distributed. £ d. £ d. Harper diversion .. .. .. 2,488 0-008 2,813 0-008 Generating .. .. .. 8,484 0-029 12,336 0-035 Transmission-line .. .-, .. 4,237 0-015 4,184 0-012 Main distribution .. .. .. 2,758 0-009 3,356 0-009 H.T. distribution .. .. .. 3,448, 0-012 3,565 0-010 L.T. distribution .. .. .. 2,326 0-009 4,442 0-013 Standby .. .. .. .. 1,483 0-005 Management .. .. .. 5,504 0-019 9,358 0-026 30,728 0-106 40,054 0-113 Units distributed—1927, 70,887,661 ; 1928, 84,770,718.