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Table L.—Waikato Electric-power Supply (Horahora Scheme). —Analysis of Capital Outlay.

Table M. —Operating or Working Costs.

Table N. —Waikato Electric-power Supply.—Connected Load in Kilowatts at 31st March, 1928. (Does not include Auckland Power Board.) Waihi Gold-mining Co. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,545 Waihi Grand Junction Gold 00. .. .. .. .. .. 2,528 Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Co. .. .. .. .. 411 New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co., Frankton .. .. .. 828 State Farm, Ruakura, .. .. .. . . .. .. 16 New Zealand Railways, Frankton .. .. .. .. .. 1,906 Hamilton Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. 0,153 Armstrong-Whitworth Co., Arapuni .. .. .. .. 193 Tourist Department, Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 3,390 Cambridge Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. .. 2,211 Central Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. .. 6,354 Te Awamutu Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 3,520 Thames Valley Electric-power Board .. .'. .. .. 16,493 Waitomo Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. .. 1,428 Franklin Electric-power Board .. . . .. .. .. 4,085 Wuitemata Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. .. 10,075 Public Works Department, Horahora . . . . . . . . 151 Public Works Department, Arapuni . . . . . . .. 110 Public Works Department, Hamilton .. .. . . . . 56 Public Works Department, Penrose .. . . . . .. 127 Total connected load .. .. .. .. ..64,580

At 31st March,'At 31st March, At 31st Maroh, Expenditure 1920. 1927. 1928. during Year. £ £ £ £ Land roading and fencing at Horahora .. .. .. 3,208 3,208 3,208 Headworks .. .. .. .. .. .. 174,510 175,741 177,934 2,193 Generating-station transformers and machinery .. .. Uβ,900 115,969 116,010 47 Staff village, Horahora .. .. '.. .. .. 11,461 11,492 11,492 Transmission-lines .. .. .. .. .. 125,900 126,032 126,736 704 Distribution-lines .. . . .. .. . . .. 705 705 705 Main substations .. .. .. .. .. .. 43,923 50,952 70,734 19,782 Distribution substations .. .. .. .. .. 7,353 7,408 8,729 1,321 Vehicles and loose construction equipment .. .. .. 7,652 7,666 7,781 115 Land, stores, and railway-siding, Claudelaiuls .. .. .. 11,625 11,677 12,125 448 Staff residences .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,270 4,270 4,380 110 Office furniture, Hamilton .. .. .. .. .. 067 1,120 1,151 31 Supervision, preliminary expenses on surveys and on construction 21,562 28,587 36,223 | 7,636 Interest during construction .. .. .. .. 32,014 32,014 32,014 561,005 576,841 609,228 32,387 Works constructed out of Arapuni moneys brought into operation in conjunction with the Horahora scheme— Grand Junction plant .. .. .. ■• .. .. .. 10,299 10,299 Supervision and preliminary expenses on surveys and on con- .. .. 9,609 9,609 struction Interest during construction .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,555 17,555 Eleotrio lines at Arapuni .. .. .. .. .. 675 675 675 Transmission-lines .. .. .. .. .. 137,035 217,582 251,308 33,726 Main substations .. .. .. 36,316 49,850 74,499 24,649 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 174,026 268,107 363,945 95,838 Grand totals .. .. .. .. .. 735,091 844,948 973,173 ! 128,225

1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. rVmt Per Unit C<wt Per Un,t Pn«t Per Unit (j03t - sold. L03t - sold. Cost - sold. £ d. £ d. £ d. Generating .. .. .. .. 5,511 0-022 5,313 0-0168 16,446 0-0449 Transmission .. .. .. 3,403 0-0139 5,226 0-0165 7,757 0-0212 Main .substations .. .. .. .. 3,621 0-0144 4,434 0-014 5,460 0-0149 H.T. distribution .. .. . . .. 21 0-000084 Management and general .. .. .. 4,494 00179 4,954 0-017 5,631 0-0154 Purchase of power .. .. 2,562 j 0-0102 8,787 0-0278 11,268 0-0308 Totals .. .. .. 19,612 0-078 28,714 0-0922 I 46,668 0-1272 Units sold : 1925-26, 60,261,326 ; 1926-27, 75,844,229 ; 1927-28, 87,852,067.