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Table V.— Mangahao-Waikaremoana Electric-power Supply.—Results of Operations.

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First Year, Second Tear, 31st March, 1930. 31st March, 1931. £ £ Capital outlay .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,426,901 3,498,840 Costs— Working-costs.. .. .. .. .. .. 59,235* 59,476f Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 191,288 196,206 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,205 63,850 Total costs .. .. .. .. .. 312,728 319,532 Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 259,461$ 283,017 L ° ss •• •• ■• •• •• .. .. 53,267 36,515 Accumulated Depreciation Fund .. .. .. .. 223,257 284,996 Maximum load (kilowatts) — Combined power-houses.. .. .. .. .. 37,880 44,660 Khandallah .. .. .. .. .. 2o!,OOO 24*600 Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. 15,424 18,528 Hutt Valley Electric-power Board .. .. ■ 4,180 5,028 Wellington Meat Export Co., Ltd. .. .. .. 429 '461 Railway Department .. .. .. .. 1,440 1,737 Horowhenua Electric-power Board .. .. 2,142 1' 670 Manawatu-Oroua Electric-power Board .. .. .. 3,465 3^660 Dannevirke Electric-power Board .. .. .. 617 708 Tararua Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 607 655 Wairarapa Electric-power Board.. .. .. .. 1,044 1 339 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. .. 3,441 3^970 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. 694 '806 Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. .. 3,048 3,504 Wairoa Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 804 816 Poverty Bay Electric-power Board .. .. .. 1,330 1,158 Units output— Generated—Power-house totals .. .. .. .. 182,148,043 210,373,650 Purchased— Wellington City Council .. .. .. .. 65,040 1,465,602 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. .. .. 51,980 Hastings Borough Council .. .. .. .. 1,300 80,160 Total units generated and purchased .. .. 182,214,383 211,971,392 Units sold — Wellington City Council .. .. .. .. 50,192,540 56,672,369 Wellington Meat Export Co., Ltd. .. .. .. 1,673,450 1,664,900 Horowhenua' Electric-power Board .. .. .. 8,468,472 8,591 177 Hutt Valley Electric-power Board .. .. .. 20,086,060 24^612^820 Wairarapa Electric-power Board.. .. .. .. 3,549,797 5,273,654 Tararua Electric-power Board .. .. '.. .. 3,090,220 3,490 764 Dannevirke Electric-power Board ., .. ., 2,987,845 3^718^552 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. 3,487,202 4,148*254 Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. .. 15,401,308 16,009,755 Manawatu-Oroua Electric-power Board .. .. .. 20,266,997 • 23,437,239 Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board .. .. 17,026,540 20,598*,638 Railway Department .. .. .. .. .. 3,136,540 5,142,720 Wairoa Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 3,209,344 3,436,891 Poverty Bay Electric-power Board .. .. .. 4,981,845 6,456,441 Retail consumers .. .. .. .. .. 1,454,571 916,700 Total units sold .. .. .. .. 159,012,731 184,170,874 Operating consumption .. .. .. .. .. 3,090,320 3,451,150 Losses —■ Total losses (units) .. .. .. .. .. 20,111,332 24,349,368 Percentage .. .. .. .. .. .. H-04 11-5 Load-factor (per cent.) — System (annual) .. .. .. .. .. 54.9 54-2 System (average weekly) .. .. .. .. 65-2 65-7 Working-costs (less power purchased)— Per kilowatt (system maximum) .. .. .. £1-56 £1-23 Per unit generated .. .. '.. .. .. 0-078d. 0-062d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-089d. 0-072d. Capital charges—■ Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. .. .. £6-71 £5-82 Per unit generated .. .. .. .. .. 0-333d. 0-294d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-381d. 0-339d. Total costs— Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. .. .. £8-27 £7-15 Per unit generated .. .. .. .. .. 0-411d. 0-362d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-470d. 0-416d. Revenue— Per kilowatt (system maximum) .. .. .. £6-78 £6-36 Per unit generated .. .. .. .. .. 0-342d. 0-322d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-390d. 0-370d. * Does not include £233 (or power purchased. t Includes £4,441 for power purchased. % Gross revenue, £259,668.