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Table XVII. —Waikaremoana Electric-power Supply.—Results of Operation, 1928-29 ; Temporary Development. £ Capital outlay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 969,616 Costs — Working-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 1,752 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 6,978 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 2,587 Fire insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Total costs .. .. .. .. •• 11,374 Revenue .. .. .. .. ■. .. • • ■ • 6,941 Loss .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 4,433 Depreciation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 2,587 Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Maximum load (kilowatts) — Power-house .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 1,174 Wairoa Electric-power Board .. .. .. . . .. 764 Units output— Temporary power-house . . .. .. •. • • 3,900,000 Units sold — Wairoa Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. .. 2,825,000 Lake House, Waikaremoana .. .. .. •• 99,163 Dunedin Engineering and Steel Co. .. .. •• .. 44,973 Staff village and works .. .. .. .. .. .. 666,471 3,635,607 Losses — Total losses (units) .. .. .. .. .. .. 264,393 Percentage .. .. .. . . ■. ■ ■ .. 6-78 Load-factor (per cent.) — Temporary power-house (annual) .. .. .. .. .. 38-0 Temporary power-house (average weekly) .. .. .. .. 46-0 Working-costs— Per kilowatt (power-house maximum) .. .. .. .. £1-492 Per unit generated . . .. . . .. .. . ■ 0-108 d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-116 d. Capital charges — Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) .. .. .. £8-196 Per unit generated . . .. .. . . .. ■. 0-590 d.. Per unit sold . . .. .. .. .. . . 0-635 d. Total costs — Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) .. .. .. £9-688 Per unit generated . . .. .. .. . . .. 0-699 d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-750 d. Revenue — Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) .. .. .. £5-912 Per unit generated . . .. .. .. .. .. 0-427 d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 0-458 d. Table XVlll.—Waikaremoana Electric-power Supply.—Analysis op Capital Outlay. £ Land, roading, and fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. 65,206 Headworks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 171,248 Generating-station .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 280,564 Transmission-lines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 210,493 Substations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,781 Staff village .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,768 Workers' accommodation, temporary buildings, &c. . . . . . . 31,774 Harbour facilities, Waikokopu .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,768 Electric and telephone lines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,218 Construction plant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,220 Supervision, surveys, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,484 Interest during construction .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,899 Cost of raising loans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,193 £969,616 Table XlX.—Waikaremoana Electric-power Supply.—Operating-costs, 1928-29. Cost. Per Unit sold. £ d. Generating .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,501 0-099 Transmission .. .. .. . . .. .. 83 0-006 Management and general .. .. .. .. .. 168 0-011 £1,752 0-116