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ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT— continued. WAIKATO ELECTRIC-POWER SUPPLY.—HORAHORA SCHEME. Profit and Loss Account for Year ended 31st March, 1926, compared with Year ended 31st March, 1925.

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Gross Revenue Account. \ 1924 -to. | 1925-26. ! 1924-25. 1925-26. £ s. d. To Genera ting expenses, heachvorks, and power- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales of electrical energy to wholesale con- £ s. d. £ s. d. house — 63,229 17 11 snmers .. .. .. .. 84,070 2 4 2,827 18 5 Salaries and wages .. .. .. 3,448 10 1 116 11 3 Less discounts and rebates .. .. 101 3 0 87 6 2 Supplies .. .. .. .. 125 0 10 83,968 19 4 119 1 5 Transport .. .. .. .. 130 9 10 63,113 6 8 Maintenance and repairs — 662 13 2 Headworks and buildings .. . . 610 4 6 435 13 2 Power-house machinery .. .. 1,047 0 4 39 6 6 Hire of plant .. .. .. 43 10 8 125 8 7 Staff village .. .. .. .. 149 5 8 789 4 4 Rent of lines .. .. .. 790 12 4 981 1 7 Erection of temporary weir .. .. .. 671 2 6 Miscellaneous rents .. .. .. 869 11 8 — 5,510 11 3 1,703 14 8 5,239 2 6 1,499 13 4 1,255 12 8 Power purchased in bulk .. .. .. 2,561 14 6 Testing, oil - drying, and repairs for conOperation and maintenance of main trans- 553 8 9 sumers .. .. .. .. 154 5 11 mission-lines (50,000-volt) — Fees for inspection of lines and testing of 1,166 18 11 Horahora-Waikino .. .. .. 1,222 2 1 17 17 0 instruments, &c. .. .. .. 3 3 0 260 19 5 Horohora-Hamilton .. .. .. 368 7 5 — — 157 8 11 134 15 3 Mystery Creek - Te Awamutu .. .. 116 12 3 : 571 5 9 66 9 6 Wairongomai-Waihou .. .. .. 26 15 3 Horahora-Arapuni .. .. .. 47 5 4 Arapurii-Ngongotaha .. .. .. 31 11 6 Hamilton-Auckland .. .. .. 971 7 6 Katikati-Waikino .. .. .. 70 8 0 — 2,854 9 4 1,629 3 1 Operation and maintenance cf main substations (50,000-volt) — 865 15 J Waikino .. .. .. .. 693 9 0 383 1 5 Hamilton .. .. .. .. 451 10 10 310 16 10 Te Awamutu .. .. .. .. 293 11 6 341 11 4 Waihou .. .. .. .. 312 7 1 Arapuni .. .. .. .. 19 9 11 Ngongotahi .. .. .. .. 38 17 0 Bombay .. .. .. .. 28 0 3 Penrose .. .. .. .. 534 7 4 2,371 12 11 1,901 4 8 Operation and maintenance of distribution 35 17 1 substations (11,000 volt) .. .. 16 19 5 Operation and maintenance of distribution lines (11,000 volt) —- 310 5 2 Horahora-Hamilton-Frankton.. .. 199 1 7 Waikino-Waihi .. .. .. 4 5 7 203 7 2 10,371 5 2 Carried forward .. .. .. 13,518 14 7 65,184 5 9 Carried forward .. .. 85,830 2 11