B. —7 [Pt. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT.

Minister of Public Works. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1943, to defray the Charges of Development of Water-power (including New Works and Working-expenses and Maintenance, Salaries, Travelling-expenses, Audit Fees, Exchange on Remittances Abroad, Compensation for Accidents to Workmen and Motor-vehicles, &c., and all other Expenses). Summary.

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1942-43. 1941-42. Estimated Amount „. , , _ required to Vote<L -Impended, be voted. Vote—Development of Water-power— £ £ £ New Works and Purchase of Materials for Stock .. .. 1,351,000 2,020,275 1,655 419 Working-expenses and Maintenance .. .. .. .. 900,110 0 970,110 ' 649,662 Gross Total .. 2,251,110 2,990,385 2,305,081 Amount required fob Current Year .. .. .. 2,057,500 2,990,385 2,305,081 Ceedits-in-aid .. .. .. .. .. .. 57,500 33,010 83,278 NET TOTAL .. .. 2,000,000 2,957,375 2,221,803 1942-43. 1941 " 42 - VOTE—DEVELOPMENT OF WATER-POWER. ~~ Voted. Expended. £ £ £ North Island Scheme— New works and purchases of materials for stock— £ £ Arapuni-Horahora works .. 400,000 Mangahao-Waikaremoana works.. 300,000 Karapiro .. .. ..200,000 Taupo .. .. .. 20,000 Waikarcmoana Lower Development 50,000 Waikaremoana Upper Development 30,000 1,000,000 Working-expenses and maintenance— Arapuni-Horohora works .. 450,000 King's Wharf Station, Auckland (half additional net cost of operating and half capital charges) . . 34,000 Mangahao-Waikaremoana works. . 250,000 734,000 1,734,000 2,227,275 1,654,313 South Island Scheme— New works and purchases of materials for stock— Cobb River .. " .. .. 90,000 Highbank .. .. ..100,000 Lake Coleridge-Waitaki works .. 100,000 Southland works .. .. 50,000 Tekapo .. .. .. 10,000 tjO\J j \J\j\J Working-expenses and maintenance — Lake-Coleridge Waitaki works .. 90,000 Southland works .. .." 76,000 166,000 516,000 753,000 649,462