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Table IX. —Waikato Electric-power Supply.

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___ Eighth Tear. Ninth Tear, i Tenth Year. Eleventh Year March, 1928. March, 1929. j March, 1930. March, 1931. Capital outlay— £ £ £ £ Horahora—Assets in operation .. .. .. 609,228 617,725 624,117 Arapuni—Assets in operation .. .. .. 363,945 524,621 2,705,894 Total assets in operation.. .. .. 973,173 1,142,346 3,330,011 1,286,667 Assets not in operation .. .. .. .. .. .. 330,416 2,652,455 Costs— Working-costs .. .. .. .. .. 46,568 76,231 62,702 101,889 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 44,190 53,044 135,622 85,389 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 18,646 ' 21,527 60,127 33,009 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 9,732 Total costs .. .. .. .. 119,136 150,802 258,451 220,287 Revenue.. .. ,. .. .. .. 125,312 135,511 225,683 184,593 Profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,176 Dr. 15,291 Dr. 32,768 Dr. 35,694 Accumulated surplus .. .. .. .. 53,845 32,415 Dr. 2,618 Dr. 38,312 Accumulated Depreciation Fund .. .. .. 84,272 103,187 165,758 187,574 Accumulated Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 49,847 52,164 54,445 Maximum load (kilowatts) — System for year .. .. .. .. 15,700 15,900 41,520 49,520 Arapuni Power-station for year .. .. .. .. .. 33,900 38,400 Horahora Power-station for year .. .. .. 12,400 10,300 10,200 11,300 Arapuni Power-station, average weekly .. .. .. .. 24,731 35,927 Horahora Power-station, average weekly .. .. 11,370 9,702 7,752 9,804 Units output — Arapuni Power-station, total generated .. .. j .. 121,084,986 40,898,950 Horahora Power-station, total generated .. .. 88,703,370 79,298,740 56,648,365 80,075,210 Grand Junction, total generated .. .. .. .. 5,846,740 2,682,100 6,368,600 Diesel plant, total generated .. .. .. .. 7,070,912 2,608,248 7,524,620 Units purchased (McLaren's Falls, Auckland Power 11,372,298 12,776,370 7,706,548 8,226,397* Board, and dairy factory) Total units generated and purchased .. .. 100,075,668 104,992,762 190,710,247 143,093,777 (1) Units used for station auxiliaries, &c. .. .. 2,145,290' 1,348,175 2,478,395 2,070,723 (2) Units available for outgoing lines .. .. 97,930,378 103,644,587 188,231,852 141,023,054 (3) Units sold .. .. .. .. .. 87,852,067 92,707,271 173,003,373 131,013,550 (4) Total losses .. .. .. .. .. 10,078,311 10,937,316 15,228,479 10,009,504 (5) Percentage of units available .. .. .. 10-29 10-58 8-1 7-09 Units sold .. .. .. .. .. 87,852,067 92,707,271 173,003,373 131,013,550 Load-factor, annual (per cent.) — System.. .. .. .. .. .. 72-8 75-5 54-1 32-9 Power-house— Arapuni .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40-8 60-9 Horahora .. .. .. .. .. 81-7 87-8 63-4 80-9 Load-factor, average weekly— Power-house— Arapuni .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. 55.9 65-1 Horahora .. .. .. .. .. 88-2 93-2 83-5 93-1 Working-costs .. .. .. ,. .. (£46,568) (£76,231) (£62,702) (£101,889)f Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. .. £2-96 £4-79 £1-51 £2-06 Per unit generated and purchased .. .. .. 0-112d. 0-174d. 0-079d. 0-171d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. 0-127d. 0-197d. 0-087d. 0-187d. Capital costs .. .. .. .. .. (£62,836) (£74,571) (£195,749) (£118,398) Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. .. £4-00 I £4-70 £4-71 £2-39 Per unit generated and purchased .. .. .. 0-151d. j 0-171d. 0-246d. 0-199d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. 0-172d. 0-194d. 0-261d. 0-217d. Total costs on system .. .. .. .. (£109,404) (£150,802) (£258,451) (£220,287) Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. .. £6-96 £9-49 £6-22 £4-45 Per unit generated and purchased .. .. .. O-263d. 0-345d. 0-325d. 0-369d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. 0-299d. 0-391d. 0-348d. 0-403d. Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. (£125,312) (£135,511) (£225,683) (£184,593) Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. .. £7-98 £8-53 £5-42 £3-73 Per unit generated and purchased .. .. .. 0-305d. 0-31d. 0-284d. 0-310d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. 0-342d. 0-351d. O-313d. 0-338d. * Includes 61,960 units supplied by King's Wharf Station while No. 1 unit at Arapuni was out of service. f Note. —Capital costs do not include Sinking Fund.