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ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT— continued. WAIKATO ELECTRIC-POWER SUPPLY.—HORAHORA-ARAPUNI SCHEME. Profit and Loss Account for Year ended 31st March, 1931, compared with Year ended 31st March, 1930. Gross Revenue Account.

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1929-30. • 1930-31. 1929-30. 1930-31. £ s. d. To Generating expenses, headworks, and power- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. house — i 222,243 15 1 By Sales of electrical energy to wholesale con- 180,940 1 11 7,017 16 5 Horahora .. .. .. .. 7,429 11 0 sumers 4,410 2 7 Arapuni .. .. .. .. 3,737 5 9 42 4 4 Less discounts and rebates .. .. 11 1 5 | 11,166 16 9 I 1 180,929 0 6 11,427 19 0 I 222,201 10 9 i 19 0 8 Hire of plant .. .. .. .. 17 16 6 Operation and maintenance of— 778 11 0 Rent of lines .. .. .. .. 778 11 0 10,972 7 11 Waihi Grand Junction steam-plant .. 20,650 15 3 2,225 3 8 Miscellaneous rents '.'. .. 2 474 5 11 4,791 4 11 Diesel Station, Penrose .. .. 12,861 5 8 i 3,270 13 5 7,947 16 11 Power purchased in bulk .. .. 30,008 8 3 3,022 15 4 j 23,711 9 9 10,388 9 5 Operation and maintenance of main trans- .. 9,188 14 3 416 13 9 Testing, oil-drying, and repairs for consumers .. 341 14 4 \ mission-lines 7,681 15 6 Operation and maintenance of main sub- .. 7,600 9 3 stations j 29 18 6 Operation and maintenance of distribution .. 33 11 6 42 0 0 Fees for inspection of lines andjtesting of .. 46 14 6 substations instruments 290 5 2 Operation and maintenance of distribution- .. 510 9 2 lines (11,000- volt) 380 18 5 Live-line testing and changing of insulators .. 393 12 8 I .. Penalties .. .. .. .. .. 500 2,575 0 7 General supervision and management of .. 3,375 2 3 transmission and distributing systems Management and general — ■ 6,084 16 8 Salaries, rent, postages, insurances, &c. .. 6,100 1 11 j ' 62,570 13 0 101,889 6 11 163,112 6 10 Balance to Net Revenue Account .. .. 82,703 15 10 £225,682 19 10 £184,593 2 9 £225,682 19 10 £184,593 2 9