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Actual Mileages and Sizes of Overhead Conductors in Use at 31st March, 1932.

Grand total, 94,014 miles. No returns received from Auckland, Christchurch, Halswell, and Rangiora.

GROWTH OF LOAD. The total connected load at end of the year under review was 1,100,849 kw. Statistics pertaining to the increasing use of electric ranges, electric water-heaters, and milkingmachines have been collected and scheduled for some years past, and from the following table it will be seen that during the period 1925 to 1932 the growth has been phenomenal.

See Table XXX for details for year ended 31st March, 1932.

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Year. Consumers. Electric Ranges. w Electric ® Water-heaters. I Milking-machines. I Number. Number. Number. Number. 1925 148,699 1,526 .. 3,581 1926 192,392 4,671 6,654 4,856 1927 228,345 9,511 14,160 6,738 1928 .. .. .. .. 243,795 15,766 21,513 8,514 1929 .. .. .. .. 266,306 20,254 29,257 10,161 1930 .. .. .. .. 284,235 25,997 37,564 11,922 1931 .. .. .. .. 300,809 29,480 42,803 13,656 1932 309,360 31,973 45,796 14,163 Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Increase over seven-year period .. 108 2,150 589* 296 * Six years only.