ELECTRIC POWER IN THE CITY OF WELLINGTON: ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE IF CURRENT PURCHASED FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1910 Session I, D-10

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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

ELECTRIC POWER IN THE CITY OF WELLINGTON: ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE IF CURRENT PURCHASED FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

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Schedule B.—Statement showing the Estimated Revenue and - Expenditure by the City Corporation Electricity Department if Current is purchased from the Government and sold by the Corporation at the Different Rates for Current set out below, in Five Years' Time. (Corporation Estimate.) Expenditure. Revenue. Current purchased from Government in bulk,— d. £ s. d. Current sold by Corporation,— d. £ s. d. For tramways .. .. .. 6,000,000 units at 0-41 10,250 0 0 For tramways .. .. .. 5,000,000 units at 1-214 25,291 13 4 „ pumping .. .. .. 396,000 „ 0-5 825 00 „ pumping .. .. .. 300,000 ~ 2-00 2,500 (» 0 ~ motor-power .. .. .. 2,016,000 „ 0-87 7,308 00 „ motors .. .. .. 1,400,000 „ 2-00 13 4 „ heating .. .. .. 546XHX) „ 0-87 1,979 5 0 „ heating .. .. .. 350,000 „ 1-5 2,187 10 0 ~ private lighting .. .. 2,527,000 „ 1-00 10,529 34 „ private lighting .. .. 1.620.000 „6 0 0 ~ street-lighting .. .. .. 694,200 „ 0-83 2,400 15 6 „ street-lighting .. .. .. 445.000 „ 4 7.416 13 4 „ track-lighting .. .. .. 303,800 „ 1-00 8 „ track-lifting .. .. .. 230,000 „ 3-5 3,354 3 4 Total units purchased .. 12,483,000 ~ 0-66 34.558 0 6 Total units sold .. .. 9,345,000 ~ 2-38 £92.916 13 4 Expenses of converter-station, — £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. . . 7,533 0 0 Expenses of power-station,— Rent and rates .. .. .. .. 970 5 8 Expenses of distribution system,-— Working-expenses (distribution) .. .. 6,397 0 0 Management and general expenses .. .. 4,413 13 8 • Total working-expenses .. .. . . —— 19,313 19 4 Interest charges — Converter-station .. .. .. .. 2,700 0 0 Power-station .. .. .. .. 4,645 18 7 Lighting-station .. .. .. .. 4,431 16 4 Distribution system .. .. .. .. 7,840 0 0 19,617 14 11 Sinking fund,— Converter-station .. .. .. 600 0 0 Power-station .. .. .. .. 2,448 0 0 Lighting-station .. .. .. .. 2,329 0 0 Distribution system .. .. .. .. 1,750 0 0 — 7,127 0 0 Depreciation,-— Converter-station .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Distribution system .. .. .. .. 5,250 0 0 — 0 88,866 14 9 Net surplus for, year .. .. .. .. 4.049 18 7 £92,916 13 4 £92,916 13 4

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