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Table XV.—Return of Electric Ranges, Water-heaters, and Milking-machines connected to Electric-supply Systems as at 31st March, 1936— continued.

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Number of Consumers. Ranges. Water-heaters. Milking-machines. I — 7 i ' ; : . j I Supply Authority. I'll' Percentage of Percentage of Domestic. I Commercial. Total. Kilowatts 5 a nd over tS Number Total Kw " ! Number. Kilowatts. : Number oi Number. electrified. j Consumers. Consumers. ; - 1 — No. No. No. No. No. No. Per Cent. Per Cent. No. 27 Waitara .. .. .. • • 434 91 525 6 34 40 245 9-22 33 25 6-29 1 2 28. Westport .. .. .. .. 708 232 940 1 13 14 94 1-98 27 22 2-87 1 2 29. Whakatane .. .. .. 376 132 508 12 89 101 651 26-87 112 70 22-05 8 4 30. Whangarei.. .. .. .. .. •• 2,214 34 174 208 1,265 .. 138 82 6-23 13 24 Totals, Borough Councils .. ■ • •• 41,034 713 3,740 4,453 25,805 .. 4,945 3,470 12-03 622 1,047 5 —— < * ' Town Boards. 1. Havelock North .. .. .. 284 28 312 58 4 62 246 21-83 21 14 6-73 2. Kamo .. .. .. •• 116 7 123 .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 1 2 .. 3. Kaponga .. .. .. -- 317 55 372 .. 15 15 84 4-73 45 29 12-10 112 211 26 4. Mangaweka .. .. .. 90 30 120 1 16 17 93 18-89 16 7 13-33 11 9 5. Manunui .. .. .. • • 145 20 165 .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • ■ 2 1 .. Totals, Town Boards .. .. 952 140 1,092 59 35 94 423 9-88 82 50 7-51 126 223 26 County Councils. 1. Heathcote .. .. .. 1,276 3 1,279 97 345 442 2,652( 5 ) 34-62 327 304 25-57 4 6 2. Kaikoura .. .. .. •• 120 47 167 .. .. .. ■■ ■■ •• •• •• 3. Murchison ■. . . • • 167 21 188 7 4 11 38 6-o9 11 7 0-58 --0 3 4. Uawa .. . . .. • • 86 14 100 . > 5. Waimairi .. .. .. -- 3,311 190 3,501 55 784 839 4,849 25-35 806 758 23-02 22 27 Totals, County Councils .. 4,960 275 5,235 159 1,133 1,292 7,539 26-04 1,144 1,069 21-86 46 60 3 Totals, other Local Authorities .. .. .. 157,684 2,039 14,572 16,611 101,391 .. 19,111 18,465 12-11 927 1,569 34 Companies. 1. Alderton Utility Co. .... 56 8 64 10 19 29 147 51-80' 30 17 46-90 7 4 2. Kanieri Electric, Ltd. .. .. 499 223 722 14 55 69 400 13-83 33 36 4-57 3. Keefton Electric Light and Power Co., 291 87 378 .. .. .. •• -• 2 3 0-53 1 2.. Ltd. " - - - - • • •• ........ 4. P. Spender (Rawene) .... 32 21 53 .. 5. Wilson's (N.Z.) Portland Cement, Ltd... 133 39 172 4 1 5 16 3-76 6 4 3-49 24 50 6. Westland Power, Ltd. .. .. 125 28 153 2 18 20 109 16-00 35 45 22-90 20 40 150 Totals, Companies .. .. 1,136 406 1,542 30 93 123 672 10-82 106 105 6-88 52 96 150 Totals, all Supply Authorities, 1936 .. •• 355,973 3,854 40,983 44,837 282,515 .. 58,864 47,201 16-53 18,458 28,462 866 1935 .. -- 342,334 3,889 35,841 39,730 247,607 .. 53,635 42,860 15-66 17,200 27,458 1,003 1934 .. -. 334,593 3,378 32,713 36,091 225,240 .. 50,272 39,559 15-02 16,992 26,428 1,344( 6 ) 1933 .. -- 322,997 2,198 31,525 33,723 .. .. 47,772 38,832 14-80 15,913 25,953 1,330( 6 ) „ 1932 .. .. 309,360 2,054 29,919 31,973 .. .. 45,796 37,444 14-80 14,163 25,220 1,046 . (1) Not actively functioning. (2) Distribution system under construction; supply not yet commenced. (3) License delegated to Westland Power, Ltd. (4) No returns received. (5) Estimated figures. (6) Increase accounted for by improved collection of statistic .