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Table IV. —Waikato Electric-power Supply.—Connected Load in Kilowatts at 31st March, 1932.

Table V.—Waikato Electric-power Supply.—Route-miles of Department's Lines in Operation at 31st March, 1932.

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I 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. ] 1. Waitemata Electric-power Board .. .. 13,159 16,456 18,615 20,585 2. Thames Valley Electric-power Board .. .. 18,192 20,205 22,081 23,150 3. Waihi Gold-mining Co. .. .. .. 4,545 4,570 5,403 5,403 4. Waihi Grand Junction Co. .. .. .. 2,528 2,528 620 620 5. Franklin Electric-power Board .. .. 5,808 6,917 8,301 9,272 6. Central Electric-power Board .. .. 7,992 9,350 10,965 13,491 7. Hamilton Borough Council .. .. .. 6,843 7,813 9,169 9,473 8. New Zealand Railways, Frankton .. .. 936 936 -98 774 9. New Zealand Co operative Dairy Co., Frankton 828 828 902 954 10. State Farm, Ruakura .. .. .. 16 16 16 16 11. Cambridge Electric-power Board .. .. 2,461 2,694 2,833 3,000 12. Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Co. .. .. 411 307 175 111 13. Te Awamutu Electric-power Board .. .. 4,117 4,848 5,482 5,787 14. Waitomo Electric-power Board .. .. 1,790 2,334 2,649 3,420 15. Tourist Department, Rotorua .. .. 3,194 3,681 4,229 4,492 16. Bay of Plenty Power Board .. .. 3,664 5,150 6,097 6,320 17. Public Works Department, Horahora . . 151 151 151 151 18. Public Works Department, Arapuni .. .. 303 557 1,372 373 19. Public Works Department, Hamilton .. 56 56 56 56 20. Public Works Department, Penrose .. .. 127 127 127 127 Sum .. .. .. .. 77,121 89,524 99,341 106,868 21. Auckland Electric-power Board .. .. .. 171,000 182,069 188,650 Total connected load .. .. 77,121 260,524 281,410 296,225

Line. Supports. Siz®£ f Miles. I 110,000 volt double circuit — Arapuni - Hamilton No. 2 .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. .. 19/13 29-21 Hamilton No. 2 - Bombay .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. .. 19/13 46-32 Bombay-Penrose .. .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. .. 19/13 24-20 110,000 volt, single circuit — , • ,, / 2 • 68 miles steel towers \ A Arapum-Penrose \ 96 • 56 miles wood poles / 19 / 13 99 ' 24 Total route-miles of 110,000-volt lines .. .. 198-97 50,000 volt, double circuit:— Penrose-Henderson /17-60 miles steel towers .. \ renrose Jlenaerson .. .. .. x , 15 miles duplicate wood . po!e line j 7/14 18-7o tj j m i / 2-15 miles steel towers \ _. „ „„ Henderson-Takapuna \ 7-78 miles duplicate wood-pole line/ " 7 / 14 9 ' 93 50,000 volt, single circuit — Arapuni-Mamaku .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. j 7/14 25-13 Mamaku-Ngongotaha .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 7-36 Ngongotalia-Edgecumbe .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 38-93 Edgecumbe-Waiotahi .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 21-08 Arapuni-Horahora .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/12 6-71 Horahora-Matamata .. .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. .. No. 0 14-74 ,, , , w ■, / 9 • 25 miles steel towers .. .. .. No. 01 Matamata-Waihou .. .. .. < .. , , _ " > 20-48 1.11 • 23 miles wood poles .. .. .. 7/12/ Waihou-Paeroa .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 19/16 12-27 Bombay-Kerepeehi .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. . . .. 19/16 35-30 Kerepeelii-Paeroa .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 19/16 10-11 Paeroa-Waikino .. .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 19/16 5-38 Waikino-Aongatete (Department's part of Wood poles .. ,. .. .. 7/14 17-31 McLaren's Falls line) Horahora - Mystery Creek .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/12 20-70 Mystery Creek - Hamilton No. 1 .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/12 6-54 u -14. tvt i tj j-i„ / 0-53 miles steel towers! Hamilton No. 1 - Huntly .. •• \l 8 -53 miles wood poles / 19 / 16 19 ' 06 Mystery Creek - Te Awamutu .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 9-50 Te Awamutu - Hangatiki .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 19-50 Horahora tap on Arapum-Penrose line (tern- Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 2-00 porary) Total route-miles of 50.000-volt. lines .. .. 320-78 11,000-volt lines —- Single circuits—• Waikino-Waihi .. .. .. Steel towers .. .. .. .. 37/13 5-77 Waihi - Grand Junction .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/12 0-75 Double circuits— Horahora-Leamington .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/14 12-54 Leamington - Hamilton No. 1 .. .. Wood poles .. .. .. .. 7/16 15-86 Hamilton-Frankton — Quadruple circuit .. .. .. 2 • 86 miles wood poles .. .. .. 7/16"~) Triple circuit .. .. .. 0-72 mile (0-55 mile wood poles and 0-17 mile 7/16 ! „ Qr underground cables) f ' Double circuit .. .. .. 0 • 37 mile wood poles .. .. .. 7/16 J Total route-miles of 11,000-volt lines .. ..38-87 Grand totals of all lines .. .. .. 558 • 62