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Table O. —Waikato Electric-power Supply.—Route Mileage of Department's Lines in operation at 31st march, 1928.

Table P. —Waikato Electric-power Supply.—Route Mileage, Power Board Lines, at 31st March, 1928.

Table Q. —Waikato Electric-power Supply.—Milking-machines connected at 31st March, 1928.

Electric Banges.. 2 kw. and not over 3 kw., 155; 5 kw. and over, 1,132: Total number, 1,287. Elecitbio Water-heaters. Total number, 4,163; Total kilowatts, 2,660.

Size o( Wire (S.W.G.). Miles. tin,not)-volt Lines (Singh Circuit)— Horahora—Tap on Arapuni- Penrose line, Penrose (Arapuni scheme— 19/13 94 in operation at 50,000 volts) 50,000-volt (Double Circuit) — Penroso-Takapuna .. .. .. .. 7/14 28'6 50,000-volt (Single Circuit)— Horahora—Tap on Arapuni-Penrose line (temporary) .. .. 7/14 2-0 Horahora-Waikino .. .. .. .. .. 7/12 of No. 0 44-42 Waiorongomai—Waihou .. .. . . .. . . 7/12 5-22 Waikino-Aongateti , . (Department's part of McLaren's Falls line) .. 7/14 17-27 Horahora-Claudelands .. .. .. . . 7/12 27-5 Mystery Creek - Te Awamutu .. .. .. 7/14 9-5 To Awamutu - Hangatiki .. .. .. 7/14 19-5 Horahora—Arapuni .. .. .. .. .. 7/12 6-8 Arapuni-Ngongotaha .. .. 7/14 32'25 Bombay-Waikino .. .. .. .. .. .. 7/14 50-7 Total .. . . .. .. .. [ 337-76 Number of Circuits. Size of Wire (S.W.G.). Miles. 11.000-valt Lines — Waikino-Waihi . . .. .. 1 37/13 5-77 Waihi Grand Junction .. .. .. 1 7/12 0-75 Horahora-Loamington .. .. .. 2 7/14 12-54 Leamington—Hamilton .. .. .. 7/16 l5-8(i Hamilton-Frankton . . .. . . 4-3-2 7/16 3-8 Bombay-Pukekohe .. .. . . 2 7/14 !>•(> Total . . .. .. 43-72 Total miles .. .. 381-48 Miles of wood-pole portion, Penrose-Takapuna line 9-10 Total route-miles in operation [ 390-58

■ 11,000 Volts. 3,000 Volts. 400 Volts. Total lloute-miles. Number of circuits ........ 2 1 2 1 1 Cambridge Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. .. 99-5 69 168-5 (a) Central Eleotric-powor Board .. . . 7-25 125-75 .. 93 155 381 (6) Te Awamutu Eiectric-power Board . . 12 37 5 168 70 292 (c) Thames Valloy Electric-power Board .. 90 333 .. 114-5 138 672-5 (d) Waitomo Electric-powor Board* Franklin Electric-power Board .. .. 1 183 .. .. 78 262 (e) Waitemata Eloctric-power Board .. .. 5-45 104-73 .. .. 157-4 267-58 (/) Hamilton Borough Council .. .. I .. 0-5 5 45 52-5 (g) * No returns available. (a) Also 44 miles of 400 volts on 3,000-volt lines. (6) Also 2£ miles of 3,000 volts on 11,000-volt polos ; 66 miles of 400 volts on 11,000-volt poles ; ,-ind 48 miles of 400 volts on 3,000-volt poles, (c) Also 21 miles of 3,000 volts on 11,000-volt lines, 18 miles of 400 volts on 11,000-volt lines, and 1.17 miles of 400 volts on 3,000-volt lines. {d) Also 269 miles of 400 volts on 11,000-volt lines, and 99 miles of 400 volts on 3,000-volt lines, (e) Also 118 miles of 400 volts on 11,000-volt lines. (/) Also 77 miles of 400 volts on 11,000-volt lines. (g) Also 4 miles of 400 volts on 3,000-volt lines.

£ Horse- 1 Horse- 1$ Horse- 2 Horse- 3 Horse- I 5 Horse"power. power. power. power. power. power. Total Total Electric-power Board. [ • Number Horse- * power. No. H.P. No. H.P. No. H.P. No. H.P. No. H.P. No. | H.P. 1 I ! 1 j | ii 1 ii Cambridge Board.. .. 1 I 9 9 115 172-5 126 252 8 24 259 458-0 Central Board .. 51 51 91 13(5-5 598 1,196 9 27 .. .. 749 1,410-5 Te Awamutu Board .. 6 3 23 23 132 198-0 271 542 .. j 432 769-25* Thames Valley Board 19 19 5 7-5 1,614 3,228 60 Jl80 2 10 1,700 3,444-5 Waitomo Boardf .. .. .. .. .. Franklin Board .. .. .. .. 18 18 187 280-5 129 258 334 556-5 Waitemata Board .. .. .. .. 64 128 1 3 .. 65 131-0 Tourist Department 2 3-1 10 20 8 24 20 47-0 Totals .. .. 7 *3J 120 120 532 798-0 '2,812 5;624 86 2 10 3,559 6,816-75 * Includes thirteen J h.p. motors. t No returns available.