D.—l.

I Hereby certify that the General Balance-sheet has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby. The following comment is appended : A charge of £2,295 4s. lOd. has been made in the accounts for costs of remittances to London, whereas the account had no need for any remittance to London (see page.xii of my Annual Report, parliamentary paper 8.-l [Part ll], 1931,— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. ,

TABLE No. 6 — continued. ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT— continued. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AT THE 31st MARCH, 1931— continued. General Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1931, as compared with Position at 31st March, 1930— continued.

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1929-30. Liabilities. 1930-31. 1929-30. Assets. 1930-31. f s a £ s. d. £ s. d. : £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 9,516,933 7 9 Brought forward .. .. .. 10,172,429 9 0 10,110,479 15 4 Brought forward .. .. .. 11,151,17117 9 Sundry Creditors Balance in Electric Supply Account at the 23,098 14 4 Horahora-Arapuni scheme .. 69,215 3 6. j end oiyear— 8,264 4 7 | Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. 14,535 11 5 121,092 4 7 Cash in Public Account .. .. 89,808 7 1 14 322 7 1 Mano-ahao-Waikaremoana scheme ... 15,699 18 10 I 783 14 7 In hands of Government officers in New 1,149 6 3 72,624 13 3 Waitaki scheme 37,837 14 11 I Zealand 55 15 11 South Island surveys ! 12 0 0 43,505 9 3 In hands of Government officers m 50,731 0 0 wlfloDio J I 137,300 8 8 London 141,688 13 4 118,365 15 2 165,381 8 5 I Depreciation Reserve — 165,757 15 4 Horahora-Arapuni scheme ....... 187,573 16 5 188,293 18 9 Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. I 197,627 3 10 223,257 6 8 Mangahao-Waikaremoana scheme .. : 284,965 15 2 __J h ' ' 670,166 15 5 577 309 0 9 176,500 0 0 Investment Account (funds invested until .. 8,320 0 0 ' ! actually required for use) Sinking Fund — Amount utilized for redemption of loans 159,810 0 0 199,002 7 10 Available for further redemptions .. i 65,393 15 0 ; 225,203 15 0 199,002 7 10 Reserve Fund 4,042 16 6 Interest accrued on investments to 31st 1,056 19 3 44,387,16 2 Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. : ... 97,344 15 4 March 1931 K> j 2,966 7 5 Sundry debtors for interest due but unpaid.. . 20/ 13 1 Writings-off in Suspense—. ' 1,264 12 4 3,372 0 0 Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. ■• •• 7,009 3 11 £4(W59,37oT~8~ Total .. .'f 1 .. .. £11,302,445 3 5 £10,459,370 7 8 Total .. .. .. .. £11,302,445 3 5