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(ii) Electrical Works*.—Some idea of the extent of borough electricity operations can be seen from the following table showing the number of boroughs operating electricity-distribution works and the receipts and payments therefrom. It is important to notice that the table does not include interest and sinking fund on electricity works, details of which are not available :—

Table showing Receipts and Payments of Borough Councils on account of Electricity-distribution Works from 1924-25 to 1943-44

(iii) Tramways, Bus and Ferry Services.—The following tables give some idea of the expenditure of borough transport services. No separate details are available as to tramways, bus, and ferry services respectively. Only one borough—Eastbourne—runs a ferry service, but no separate financial details are available for this service. The table shows the number of boroughs operating these services and the rates and payments. Again it should be noticed that the payments do not include interest and sinkingfund payments referable to this service :—

Table showing Receipts and Payments of Borough Councils on account of Tramways, Bus, and Ferry Services, from 1924-25 to 1943-44

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Financial Year. Number. Rocoipts. Paymenta.f £ £ 1924-25 50 911,457 1,139,606 1925-26 .. .. .. 45 1,039,890 884,579 1926-27 .. .. .. 44 1,107,262 998,131 1927-28 .. .. .. 39 1,166,025 1,018,781 1928-29 .. .. .. 36 1,343,884 1,158,333 1929-30 .. .. .. 36 1,377,687 1,201,303 1930-31 .. .. .. 36 1,375,628 1,352,355 1931-32 .. .. .. 36 1,336,747 1,006,840 1932-33 .. .. .. 36 1,279,930 805,4-72 1933-34 .. .. .. 36 1,265,729 755,261 1934-35 .. .. .. 35 1,284,243 862,857 1935-36 ;. .. .. 34 1,356,808 972,026 1936-37 .. .. .. 34 1,406,701 1,153,783 1937-38 .. .. .. 34 1,561,649 1,346,087 1938-39 .. .. .. 34- 1,702,563 1,477,428 1939-40 .. .. .. 34 1,876,886 1,578,959 1940-41 .. .. .. 34 1,979,177 1,657,537 1941-42 .. .. .. 34 1,895,566 1,508,873 J 942-43 .. .. .. 34 1,938,705 1,403,842 1943-44 .. .. .. 34 2,109,759 1,420,289

Financial Year. Number. Receipts. Payments.} £ £ 1924-2 § § 1,437,770|| 1925-26 .. .. .. 12 1,392,757|| 1,360,472|| 1926-27 11 1,457,111|| 1,423,288|| 1927-28 12 1,583,545|| 1,494,142|| 1928-29 I01f 880,052|| 815,826|| 1929-30 .. .. .. 10 858,064|| 779,799|| 1930-31 .. .. .. 10 791,196|| 687,861|| 1931-32 .. .. .. 10 703,116|| 562,290|| 1932-33 .. .. .. 10 668,709 518,970 1933-34 .. .. .. 10 639,344 508,243 1934-35 .. .. .. 10 647,538 522,421 1935-36 .. .. .. 9 658,346 550,729 1936-37 .. .. .. 9 700,719 630,405 1937-38 .. .. .. 9 780,627 693,649 1938-39 .. .. .. 9 789,804 782,936 1939-40 .. .. .. 9 891,505 862,417 1940-41 .. .. .. 9 913,048 776,476 1941-42 .. .. .. 9 970,784 785,558 1942-43 .. .. .. 10 1,090,956 806,879 1943-44 .. .. .. 9 1,174,702 858,338 * Financial results of undertakings of Electric-power Boards are discussed on pages 86 et seq. f Does not include interest and sinking fund. i Payments do not include interest and sinking fund. Most borough loans are consolidated, and hence it is not possible to extract the amount referable to tramways. The difference botween receipts and payments, therefore, does not necessarily indicate a profit. § Not available. || Does not include ferry services. II Auckland tramways and bus services passed from Auckland City Council to Auckland Transport Board during this year.