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LAKE COLERIDGE HYDRO-ELECTRIC-POWER SUPPLY— continued. Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1918— continued.

The balance-sheet has been duly audited with the various supporting books, P. S. Waldie, Acting-Accountant, vouchers, and documents, and found to be correct. Robert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

1916-17. Liabilities. 1917-18. 1916-17. Assets. 1917-18. £ £ s. d. 418,760 4 1 £418,760 4 1 Brought forward .. £ s. d. ! £ s. d ■ s. d £ s. d. I £ s. d. 451,365 6 7 257,677 4 1 ! Bi ought forward .. .. .. .. .. 269,342 3 11 Primary distribution — Supply cables — 8,755 12 7 | Christchurch City .. .. .. 8,755 12 7 2,889 5 2 Christchurch Tramways .. .. 2,958 11 3 5,584 5 1 Lyttelton.. .. .. .. 5,894 12 8 10,743 19 3 Northern.. .. .. .. 11,216 6 11 6,467 5 5 Southern.. .. .. .. 6,747 7 3 622 9 9 Lightning-arresters .. .. .. 622 9 9 1,276 4 3 Tools and equipment .. .. .. 1,142 144 984 5 1 Alterations to public telegraph-lines .. 1,113 3 7 — — ■ 38,450 18 4 37,323 6 7 Secondary distribution — 14,819 14 1 Supply cables and reticulation .. .. 18,369 7 1 5,425 6 5 Local substations .. .. .. 6,002 1 1 ! — 24,371 8 2 20,245 0 6 10,925 11 1 J Service transformers and meters .. .. .. 11,627 5 9 2,816 8 10 j Motor cars, lorrv, and cycles, &c. .. .. .. 3,: 88 4 4 1,654 6 2 ; Public telephones to the lake .. .. .. 1,654 6 2 Telephones to Christchurch City Council and 161 19 5 j Tramway Board.. .. .. .. .. 160 6 11 84 2 1 j Christchurch office —Furniture and fittings .. .. 93 6 7 Engineering, office, and general expenses on 14,753 2 6 preliminary surveys and during construction.. .. 15,901 11 10 Salaries of Engineers and others on preliminary 8,194 17 9 surveys and during construction .. .. .. 9,844 10 4 13,148 14 0 ! Interest" during construction .. .. .. 14,319 14 2 366,984 13 0 j 389,753 16 6 12,628 18 1 . Stocks of material, &c, on hand at date .. .. 20,275 7 4 Telephone subscriptions and fire insurance paid 76 3 6 in advance .. .. .. .. .. 76 14 11 Material lost on s.s. " Rangatira," covered by 634 10 0 insurance but not yet adjusted .. .. j 4,423 16 6 Sundry debtors for current and rent .. .. | 5,278 18 1 3,332 13 9 Sundry debtors for work carried out, &c. .. 1,109 6 7 ! 6.388 4 8 388,080 14 10 416,494 3 5 Balance from Profit and Loss Appropriation 30,528 5 11 i Account .. .. .. .. .. 34,871 3 2 151 3 4 Balance from Accident Insurance Fund Account J£451,365 6 7 £418,760 4 1 £451,365 6 7 £418,760 4 1 £451,365 6 7