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I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT— continued. LAKE COLERIDGE HYDRO-ELECTRIC-POWER SUPPLY— continued. Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1930— continued.

I 1928-29. Liabilities. 1929-30. 1928-29. Assets. 1929-30. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. , £ s. d. 1,750,954 0 0 ; Brought forward .. .. j .. 1,813,568 5 1 1,398,261 6 1 Brought forward .. .. .. 1,427,823 5 1 Telephones to Christchurch City Council and 173 19 1 Tramway Board and local offices .. .. 161 11 5 261 6 0 Christchurch office —Furniture and fittings .. .. 316 9 11 Engineering, office, and general expenses on 56,039 10 11 preliminary surveys and during construction .. 57,517 10 4 Salaries of Engineers and others on preliminary 39,706 11 0 surveys and during construction .. .. .. 42,274 0 5 24,058 0 0 Cost of raising loans .. .. .. .. 28,866 0 0 62,761 1 11 Interest during construction .. .. .. 65,240 6 9 1,581,261 15 0 1,622,199 3 11 25,985 4 2 Stocks of material, &c., on hand .. .. .. 22,865 1 7 Telephone subscriptions, fire insurance, &c., 43 9 0 paid in advance .. .. .. . - 58 0 8 I 1 Sundry debtors for current, rent, work carried out, &c. — 2,814 7 2 Public Works Department .. .. 1,408 19 10 32,043 15 8 Other Government Departments .. .. 1,595 8 5 43,409 7 1 !Non-departmental .. .. .. 44,667 9 3 47,671 17 6 78,267 9 11 Sinking Fund — 64,447 1 7 Investment and cash in hands of Treasury 119,057 5 7 949 0 4 Interest accrued .. •• •• 1,716 15 10 ; — — 120,774 1 5 65,396 1 11 £1,750,954 0 o| £1,813,568 5 1 £1,750,954 0 0 £1,813,568 5 1