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Table X.—Mangahao Electric-power Supply.—Analysis of Capital Outlay.

Table XI.—Mangahao Electric-power Supply.—Operating or Working Costs.

Table XII. —Mangahao Electric-power Supply.—Connected Load in Kilowatts at 31st March, 1929.

Expenditure to 31st March, 1927. 1928. i 1929. I : 1 _ £ £ £ Land, loading, tram-lines, and fencing .. .. .. 80,012 83,055 83,214 Headworks .. .. .. .. .. .. 664,154 764,461 803,169 Generating-station and machinery .. .. .. 294,911 301,207 303,358 Transmission-lines .. .. .. .. .. 447,847 442,961 449,367 Main substations .. .. .. .. .. 229,700 258,430 282,385 Service buildings and workmen's accommodation .. .. 74,700 73,166 72,155 Vehicles and loose construction tools .. .. .. 7,946 7,262 5,780 Office furniture .. .. .. .. . . 961 964 923 Surveys, expenses, and salaries .. .. .. .. 117,516 130,307 131,997 Construction plant and equipment .. .. .. 72,464 52,781 19,397 Interest during construction .. .. .. .. 217,069 236,993 239,587 Cost and expenses of raising loans .. .. .. 35,591 22,334 25,381 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 2,242,871 2,373,921 2,416,713

1927. 1928. 1929. Cost. Per Unit sold. Cos 1 . Per TInit sold. Cost. Per Unit sold. £ d. £ d. £ d. Generating .. .. .. 6,037 0-019 6,789 0-016 8,187 0-0165 Transmission .. .. 12,468 0-041 16,21] 0-038 12,768 0-026 Substations .. .. .. 3,692 0-012 5,112 0-012 5,467 0-0115 Management and general .. 4,724 0-015 5,802 0-014 7,922 0-015 Totals .. .. 26,921 0-087 33,914 0-080 34,344 0-069

! strppt . General Light- | ii<rht?L in 3> Heat ng, Power. Total. | lighting. and cookillgPublic Works Department .. .. .. .. 2 450 198 650 Wellington City Council .. .. .. .. .. 350 59,450 26,800 86,600 Wellington Meat Export Co. .. .. .... .. 64 959 1,023 Railway Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 125 ! 2,500 2,625 Hutt Valley Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 98 20,480 4,574 25,152 Horowhenua Electric-power Board.. .. .. .. 32 5,894 2,578 8,504 Manawatu-Oroua Electric-power Board .. .. .. 136 19,817 4,562 24,515 Dannevirke Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 18 4,205 905 5,128 Tararua Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 12 3,009 848 3,869 Wairarapa Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 27 7,933 1,626 9,586 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. .. .. 110 17,000 4,878 21,988 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. .. 21 3,100 560 3,681 Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. .. 10 5,497 12,475 17,982 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 816 147,024 63,463 211,303 ' 1926, 49,020 kw. ; 1927, 111,082 kw. ; 1928, 170,068 kw.