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Table IX.—Mangahao Electric-power Supply.-Results of Operations.

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, 1927. 1928. 1929. (Second Year.) (Third Year.) (Fourth Year.) £ £ £ Capital outlay .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,242,871 2,373,921 2,416,713 Costs— Working-costs* 2 6,921 33 914 34 344 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 98,881 106,441 135,358 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 32,997 35,301 42,714 Fire insurance .. .. .. .. _ 99 Total costs .. .. .. .. 158,799 175,656 212,515 LoI 6nUe 101,897 44,112 U4,148t~ Depredation Fund !! !! Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. .. e> 99 Maximum load (kilowatts) — " " " " \l'\% 20,960 Wellington City [ " 1 "° Hutt Valley Electric-power Board .. .. , 1700 2 120 'i'ooo Wellington Meat Export Co 397. 6 Railway Department 360 480 680 -tlorowhenua Electric-power Board .. .. .. 1,688 1968 1978 Manawa,tu-Oroua Electric-power Board .. .. l!632 2 094 2 901 Dannevirke Electric-power Board .. .. .. 381 ' 4 2q '574 Tararua Electric-power Board .. .. .. 382 449 547 Wairarapa Electric-power Board .. .. .. 820 930 1 060 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. .. 1,848 2 016 I 2'484 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. 300 ~ 440 I 510 Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 2 072 2 616 Units output— Generated— Purchased— ° US0 t0tal " " " " 72,133,890 74,726,880 98,327,690 Waikaremoana power scheme .. .. .. .. 14 437 890 Wellington City Council.. .. .. 5,720,463 22,539,685 11 788'599 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. 549,620 2 307 964 1 'rtfil'mft Palmerston North Borough Council .. .. 143 911 l '']76 KK 6 '560 879 Napier Borough Council .. l',25l',120 889^35 Hastings Borough Council .. .. .. .. 841,095 568,838 Other sources .. .. .. .. .. 1,118,809 260,739 Total units generated and purchased .. .. 78,547,884 103,968,109 127,897,080 Units sold— ~ " Wellington City Council .. .. .. .. 36,140,668 40,024,449 42 236 872 Wellington Meat Export Co... .. .. .. 1,292,500 1,574,550 l'793^670 Horowhenua Electnc-power Board 5,986,110 7,090,301 7,282,266 Hutt Valley Electric-power Board .. .. .. 6,334,156 9.193,558 13 809 446 Wairarapa Electric-power Board 1,676,550 2,246,344 3,'727,'654 Tararua Electric-power Board 1,556,650 2,105,967 9 678 400 Dannevirke Electric-power Board 1,337,202 1,612,296 2,'461,'797 central Jiawke s Bay Electric-power Board .. .. 1,188,238 1 945 807 2 497 522 Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. .. ' 6 035 193 12 049 125 Manawatu-Oroua Electric-power Board .. .. 9,068,259 n'442'722 ie'23l'606 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. .. 6,959,957 11,865,489 13'33s'003 New Zealand Railways .. .. .. .. 704,456 965,175 I ,'054',580 ea works and village .. . .. .. 1,346,880 1,309,635 650,765 testing, &c. (includes supply to substations) .. .. 250,391 375,086 360^307 Total units sold .. .. .. .. 73,842,017 97,786,572 120,162,013 Losses— Total losses (units) .. .. .. .. .. 4,705,867 6,181,537 7,735,067 percentage .. .. ,. ,, ,, g.n n.q Load-factor (per cent.) — Power-house (annual) 45 . 3 42 . 4 g3 . 6± Power-house (average weekly) .. .. ,. 55.3 go.i 57-6 Working-costs (less power purchased)— Per kilowatt (power-house maximum) .. £1-49 £17 £164 Per unit generated " 0 . 089gd . 0 . 109d _ o ; o84d _ CapitaTcharges— 0-087d. 0-084d. 0-069d. Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) .. . £7*28 £7-066 £8 5 Per unit generated 0 . 44d . 0 . 46d Totalcosts— S ° (M3d ' °' 35d ' 0-36d. Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) .. £8*62 £8-76 £10 14 Per unit generated ; 0 . 53d . 0 . 56d _ o ; 52d _ Revenue- °' 517d - 0 ' 43<L °' 43d - Per kilowatt (power-house maximum) .. £5-64 £2 2 £5 45 Per unit generated i.' 0 -339d. 0-142d. 0-229d.' Per unit sold 0 . 331d 0 . 108d 0 . 190d / • Does not include £72,503 for power purchased, f Gross revenue, £186,712. J On units generated; 69-7 per cent, on total units.