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Table XXIV. —Waikato Electric-power Supply.—Connected Load in Kilowatts at 31st March, 1929. (Does not include Auckland Power Board.) 1928. 1929. Waihi Gold-mining Co. .. .. .. .. .. 4,545 4,545 Waihi Grand Junction Gold Co. .. .. .. 2,528 2,528 Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Co. .. .. .. .. 411 411 New Zealand Dairy Co., Frankton .. .. .. . . 828 828 State Earm, Ruakura .. • . . • . • • • 16 16 New Zealand Railways, Frankton .. .. . . • . 1.906 936 Hamilton Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. 6,153 6,843 Tourist Department, Rotorua . .. .. .. 3,390 3,194 Cambridge Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 2,211 2,461 Central Electric-power Board .. .. .. 6,354 7,992 Te Awamutu Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 3,520 4,117 Thames Valley Electric-power Board .. .. .. 16,493 18,192 Waitomo Electric-power Board .. .. .. 1,428 1,790 Franklin Electric-power Board .. .. 4,085 5,808 Waitemata Electric-power Board .. .. •• 10,075 13,159 Public Works Department, Horahora .. .. .. 151 151 Public Works Department, Arapuni .. .. .. .. 110 303 Public Works Department, Hamilton. . .. .. .. 56 56 Public Works Department, Penrose .. .. .. .. 127 127 Bay of Plenty Power Board .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,664 Total connected load .. .. .. .. 64,580 77,121

Table XXV.—Waikato Electric-power Supply.—Route-mileage of Department's Lines in Operation at 31st March, 1929.

TRANSMISSION-LINES ERECTED. Route Miles. 110,000-volt steel-supported, double circuit .. .. .. .. .. 99-00 110,000-volt wood-pole, single circuit .. .. .. .. .. 99-00 50,000-volt steel-supported, single circuit .. .. .. . . . . 44-42 50,000-volt steel-supported, double circuit .. .. .. .. .. 19-50 50,000-volt wood-pole, single circuit .. .. . . .. .. .. 248-95 11,000-volt steel-supported, single circuit .. .. .. .. .. 5-77 11,000-volt wood-pole, single circuit .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-75 Two-, three-, and four-circuit .. .. .. .. .. .. 37-20 Total route-miles .. .. .. .. ~ .. 554-59 Circuit Miles. 7/16 7/14 7/12 19/16 19/13 No. 0. 37/13 Copper .. .. 45-42 232-81 46-21 50-7 297 38-48 5-77 Total circuit mileage (all three-phase), 716-39.

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—— Size of Wire (S.W.G.). Miles. 110,000-volt Lines (Single Circuit) — Horahora —Tap on Arapuni-Penrose line, Penrose (Arapuni 19/13 94 scheme —in operation at 50,000 volts) 50,000-volt (Double Circuit) — Penrose-Takapuna (including 9-1 miles of duplicate pole-line) .. 7/14 28-6 50,000-volt (Single Circuit) — Horahora —Tap on Arapuni-Penrose line (temporary) .. .. 7/14 2-0 Horahora-Waikino .. .. ■■ •• ■■ 7/12 & No. 0 44-42 Waiorongomai-Waihou .. .. . • ■ ■ • • 7/12 5-22 Waikino-Aongatete (Department's part of McLaren's Falls line) .. 7/14 17-27 Horahora-Claudelands . , .. ■ ■ • • ■ ■ 7/12 27-5 Mystery Creek - Te Awamutu .. .. .. .. 7/14 9-5 Te Awamutu - Hangatiki .. .. .. ■■ ■■ 7/14 19-5 Horahora-Arapuni .. . .. • . • • • • 7/12 6-8 Arapuni-Ngongotaha - • • ■ • • • • 7/14 32-25 Ngongotaha—Waiotahi . . .. .. ■ • .. 7/14 60-01 Bombay-Waikino .. .. .. • • • • • ■ 7/14 50-7 I 397-77 Number of Circuits. Size of Wire (S.W.G.). Miles. 11,000-volt Lines — Waikino-Waihi .. ■ • • • 1 37/13 5-77 Waihi Grand Junction .. .. .. 1 7/12 0-75 Horahora-Leamington .. .. .. 2 7/14 12-54 Leamington-Hamilton .. .. • • 2 7/16 15-86 Hamilton-Frankton .. ■ . • • 4-3-2 7/16 3-8 Bombay-Pukekohe ...... 2 7/14 5-0 43-72 Total .. - - - ■ • • • • 441-49