D.—l

122

Table XXII.—Waikato Electric-power Supply.—Analysis of Capital Outlay.

Table XXIII. —Operating or Working Costs.

At 31st At 31st during Year March, March, durmg Year * 1928. 1929. r Dr. \ Cr. Horahora— £ £ £ £ Land, roading, and fencing .. .. .. .. 3,208 3,208 Headworks .. .. .. .. •• •• 177,934 178,012 78 .. Generating-station, transformers, and machinery .. 116,016 113,612 .. j 2,404 Staff village .. .. .. .. .. 11,492 11,822 330 Arapuni— Electric lines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 675 675 Auxiliary plants— j Waihi Grand Junction steam .. .. .. .. 10,299 9,202 .. 1,097 Diesel engines .. .. .. • • • • • • 63,657 63,657 110,000-volt transmission-lines .. .. .. . • 135,561 135,578 17 50,000-volt transmission-lines .. .. .. .. 199,587 229,691 30,104 11,000-volt transmission-lines .. .. .. . • 43,601 43,601 110,000-volt substations .. .. .. .. 39,224 50,990 11,766 50,000-volt substations.. .. .. .. .. 106,009 103,105 .. 2,904 11,000-volt substations.. .. .. .. .. 8,729 10,913 2,184 General— Land, stores, and railway-siding, Claudelands .. .. 12,125 13,776 1,651 Staff residences, Claudelands .. .. .. .. 4,380 4,397 17 Office furniture, Hamilton .. .. .. .. 1,151 924 .. 227 Vehicles, loose tools, and equipment .. .. .. 7,781 8,428 647 Engineering —Office and general expenses on surveys and on 45,832 50,566 4,734 construction Interest during construction .. .. .. .. 49,569 66,014 16,445 Cost of raising loans .. .. . . • • .. • • 29,865 29,865 Stocks of materials .. .. .. .• .• •• 14,310 14,310 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 973,173 1,142,346 169,173 ,

1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. rw i Per Unit Onit, Per Unit float Per Unit flmt Per Unit Cost - | sold. U>st ' sold. cost ' sold. U)st - sold. £ d. £ d. £ d. I £ d. Generating .. .. .. 5,511 0-022 5,313 0-0168 16,446 0-0449 j 39,219 0-1015 Transmission-lines.. .. .. 3,403 0-0139 5,226 0-0165 7,757 0-0212 7,995 0-0207 Main substations .. .. .. 3,621 0-0144 4,434 0-014 5,466 0-0149 6,165 0-0159 H.T. distribution .. . . .. 21 0-000084 Management and general .. .. 4,494 0-0179 4,954 0-017 5,631 0-0154 6,210 0-0161 Purchase of power .. .. .. 2,562 0-0102 8,787 0-0278 11,268 0-0308 16,642 0-0431 19,612 0-078 28,714 0-0922 46,568 0-1272 76,231 0-1973 Units sold: 1925-26, 60,261,326; 1926-27, 75,844,229; 1927-28, 87,852,067; 1928-29, 92,707,271. Poweb purchased. 1926-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. Dnits. Cost. Units. Cost. j Units. | Cost. | Units. j Cost. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Grand Junction Co. 143,400 503 0 9 162,7001,250 13 5 3,612,72013,300 9 11 (total generated and purchased) McLaren's Falls .. 1,425,6601.983 1 11 7,217,8307,489 1 6 7.379,095 7,690 7 210,514,73011,022 18 9 Auckland Power Bd. 9,400 19 11 7 14,281 29,15 0 333,110 693 19 7 1.762,070 4,896 8 8 Waitoa Factory .. 5,760 19 14 2 2,357 f 5,760 24 0 0 4,580 19 1 8 Frankton Factory 3,771 21 14 10 .. > 17 15 10 s 15,303 47 16 5 6,208 19 8 0 Te Awamutu Fac- 1,920 14 11 3 1,774 J 14,550 60 12 6 1,420 5 18 4 tory Hautapu Factory 600 .. .. .. 11,760 49 0 0 .. j Waitomo Electric- .. .. .. .. .. 1126 power Board 1,590,5112,561 14 6 7,398,942 8,787 5 911,372,298 21,877 8 1 12,289,00815,963 15 5 Grand Junction Co. .. .. .. .. 2,768,22010,608 19 6 (generated) Net total purchased .. .. .. .. 8,604,07811,268 8 7' Tourist Depart- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 4 0 ment* Dairy factoriesf .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 487,362 437 15 3 12,776,37016,641 14 8 I * Payment for extra labour in running Okere plant in taking up part of own load. t Payment for taking up part of own load. Note. —Included in the 1927-28 figure of the Grand Junction Co. are 2,768,220 units, generated at a cost of £10,608 19s. 6d. thereat since 17th October, 1927, when the Department took over plant.