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Table U.—Electric-power Boards.— Return for Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Revenue. I Expenditure. General Rate. Availability Rate. Special Ratee. Main 1 Board - S ™ P m- y Outlay. Sale Sale ° f Total (not ] Capital Total Proflt - Loss " menced. Materials ' General. including j Charges, j Power. General. Annual Levied. 1 Collected. Levied. Collected. Levied. Collected. Bulk. Retail. ;ProBt) - I Bates> " ! &c ' I Costs " I ! I i £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ d. £ d. £ d. £ 1. Ashburton .. 1923 316,160 .. 34,928 .. 555 35,483 18,619 14,394 4,478 37,491 .. 2,008 .. .. 1 2. Auckland.. .. 1908 2,568,817 .. 570.149 .. 8,430 578,579 184,661 232,113 38,036 454,810 123,769 3. Banks Peninsula .. 1921 97,626 .. 10,478 343 336 11,157 7,165 5,390 2,733 15,288 .. 4,131 A •• •• -■ t 4,288f 4. Bay of Plentv* .. j .. .. .. .. • ■ • • • • • • • ■ ■ • ■ • • • • • 5. Cambridge .. 1922 i 104,018 16,360 474 1,026 17,860 7,029 7,123 2,571 16,723 1,137 6. Central .. .. 1921 I 258,335 .. 37,491 .. 2,556 40,047 17,812 14,248 4,954 37,014 3,033 7. Central Hawke's Bay 1925 : 110,860 469 14,623 1 .. 957 16,049 7,298 5,026 1,940 14,264 1,785 8. Dannevirke .. 1925 176,396 .. 19,430 181 1,037 20,648 9,230 6,523 2,531 18,284 2,364 9. Franklin .. .. 1925 1S5,288 .. 25,133 1,938 2,860 29,931 8,651 7,925 2,520 19,096 10,835 .... | 10. Golden Bay* .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11. Grey .. .. 1926 108.115 .. 17,741 13 292 18,046 7,052 8,475 2,895 18,422 .. 376 .. .. .. .. 1£, J, f, and If 12. Hawke's Bay .. 1927 176,241 10,865 7,618 ! .. 1,335 19.818 12,365 9,834 1,042 23,241 .. 3,423 13. Horowhenua .. 1924 181,375 .. 38,465 387 2,501 41,353 12,165 20,831 5,037 38,033 3,320 .. .. .. .... 14. Hutt Valley .. 1925 305,667 .. 58,568 502 1,122 60.192 18,455 23,591 6,563 48,609 11,583 15. Malvern .. .. 1925 54,397 .. 5,369 391 445 6,205 2,842 2,236 963 6,041 164 .. iandj i ' 16. Manawatu-Oroua .. 1924 1 421,728 6,560 43.971 658 1,622 52,811 28,741 19,501 4,371 52,613 198 17. Marlborough .. 1927 281,587 107 4,547 .. 5,330 9,984 10,011 1,033 748 11,792 .. 1,808 18. Opunake .. .. 1924 j 100,239 .. 10,344 .. " 178 10,522 7,634 2,060 1,792 11,486 .. 964 19. Otago .. .. 1926 ■ 251.703 399 20.400 .. 478 21,277 14,365 11,284 1.699 27,348 .. 6,071 20. Otago Central .. 1925 63,915 .. 6,131 512 220 6,863 3,668 983 1,966 6,617 246 .. .. .. .. .. | 21. Poverty Bay .. 1912 202,034 .. 29,951 607 747 31,305 5,967 14,793 4,062 24,822 6,483 22. South Canterbury .. 1925 274,530 8,983 24,436 100 347 33,866 13,222 15,171 2,027 30,420 3,446 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23. Southland .. 1925 1,650,033 17.688 74,260 53 10,782 102,783 115,500 25,236 23,909 164,645 .. 61,862 J 47,000£ .. .. ljandf 11,446§ 24. Springs-Ellesmere .. 1922 102,332 .. 16.177 188 173 16,538 7,415 4,726 , 2,670 14,811 1,727 25. Taranaki .. .. 1927 451,941 5,735 18,011 .. 600 24,346 24,075 5,804 3,984 33,863 .. 9,517 .. 9** 2 2,757 i ! i ! J I 26. Tararua .. .. 1925 141,363 .. 16,860 293 747 17,900 I 8,703 6,385 3,112 18,200 .. 300 27. Tauranga .. .. 1926 113,016 .. 18,220 48 2,170 20,438; 7,364 8,947 3,867: 20,178 260 28. TeAwamutu .. 1921 159,002 .. 23,063 61 , 574 23.698 10,326 7,272 2,835 20,433 3,265 .. \ 2,105!| 29. Teviot .. .. 1924 48.520 761 3,754 50 12 4,577 I 3,535 710 574 4,819 .. 242 I 409*; 30. Thames Valley .. 1920 711,741 5,130 102,404 3,410 3,697, 114,641 49,268 44,065 19,033 112,366 2,275 .. .. .. .. 3** 31. Wairarapa .. 1924 320,533 1,498 37,216 1,966 1,384 1 42,064 24,335 8,855 9,884 43,074 .. 1,010 32. Wairere .. .. 1925 32,893 i .. 2,834 .. 92 2,926 , 2,313; 291 899 3,503 577 33. Wairoa .. .. 1923 80,662 j 7,487 3,962 468 106 12.023 5,250 6,942 981 13,173 .. 1,150 Jg 657ft .. 1,280 34. Waitaki .. .. 1926 144,942 .. 24,720 887 105 25,712 8,141 8,241 2,360 18,742 6,970 35. Waitemata .. 1926 , 293,709 .. 44,976: 1,582 1,836: 48,394 15,707 15,587 11,398 42,692 5,702 36. Waitomo .. .. 1926 93,731 .. 10,788 .. 495 11,283 5,737 5,468 3,542 14,747 .. ! 3,464 .. .. .. .. 1J, i, |, and f 37. Wanganui-Rangitikei 1924 495,221 9,339 85,228 275 4,030 98,872 35,767 37,940 9,122 82,829 16,043 Totals .. .. 11,072,920 [ 75,021 1,478,606 | 15,387 ! 59,177 1,628,191 720,388 j609, 003 191,098 jl,520, 489 204,605 96,903 .. 50,180 ! 2,760 ! .. 17,014 * Not operating at 31st March, 1928. t Includes £170 arrears. X Includes £4,389 arrears. § Composed of arrears and surcharge for years 1925-26-27. || Includes £671 arrears. U Includes £49 arrears. ** Arrears collected, ft Includes £317 arrears. The North Canterbury Power Board commenced functioning in July, 1928. The South Taranaki, Hobson, Buller, and Reefton Power Boards are not yet functioning actively. The Westland Power Board delegated its powers to "Westland Power, Limited," which commenced operations in April, 1928.