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(b) Expenditure The following two tables show the expenditure of the water-supply districts in the period under review. The greatest proportion of the expenditure has been due to maintenance and construction, but it is interesting to note that administration expenditure approximated 20 per cent, in 1941-42, and 1942-43, during which period only one body was in existence. The justification of the Watersupply Board in existence at the present time is that it covers an area of more than one county. In this particular case a large county was divided up into a number of smaller counties, hence there was a necessity to provide a water-supply for the area of the original county. If there was a reorganization in this area it might be possible to give to the enlarged county the responsibility of maintaining the water-supply and therefore obviating the necessity of maintaining a separate water-supply district.

Table showing Payments on Construction and Maintenance of Water-supply Board from 1924-25 to 1943-44

Table showing Payments of Water-supply Board from 1924-25 to 1943-44

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Construction Financial Year. 1 Maintenance. Out of Out of Revenue Loans. and Grants. £ £ £ 1924-25 .. .. 162 .. 2,379 1925-26 .. .. .. •• 2,892 1926-27 .. .. .. • • 2,639 1927-28 1,763 1928-29 .. •• 4,249 1929-30 .. .. .. • ■ 2,281 1930-31 • • 2,141 1931-32 .. .. .. •• 2,669 1932-33 .. .. .. •• 2,997 1933-34 .. .. .. •• 3,709 1934-35 .. .. .. •• 3,477 1935-36 .. .. .. •• 3,508 1936-37 .. .. 500 .. 2,265 1937-38 .. .. .. •• 2,885 1938-39 .. .. .. 3,007 1939-40 .. .. 165 1,841 1,936 1940-41 .. .. 1,435 697 2,423 1941-42 .. .. •• •• 1.536 1942-43 .. .. .. c 1>598 1943-44 .. .. .. •• 1,776 J

Financial Maintenance Adminis . Interest on Amortization Other Total Year „ f n< * tration. oan , 8 of Debt. Exchange. p nts . Payme nt S . leA Construction. Overdraft. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1924-25 .. 2,541 500 732 .. .. 181* 3,954 1925-26 .. 2,892 676 27 .. .. 138* 3,733 1926-27 .. 2,639 554 737 .. .. 180* 4,110 1927-28 .. 1,763 1,558 36 .. .. 50* 3,407 1928-29 .. 4,249 2,249 23 .. .. 50* 6,571 1929-30 .. 2,281 1,627 712 202 .. .. 4,822 1930-31 .. 2,141 666 706 .. .. 4 3,517 1931-32 .. 2,669 546 679 235 .. 25 4,154 1932-33 .. 2,997 593 687 236 .. 65 4,578 1933-34 .. 3,709 629 530 246 .. .. 5 134 1934-35 .. 3,477 611 532 238 .. .. 4,858 1935-36 .. 3,508 572 414 240 .. 27 4.761 1936-37 .. 2,765 570 424 327 4 13 4,103 1937-38 .. 2,885 593 432 354 .. .. 4,264 1938-39 .. 3,007 630 430 369 . .. 4,426 1939-40 .. 3,942 747 434 399 .. 26 5,548 1940 41 .. 4,555 665 442 444 .. .. 6,106 1941-42 .. 1,536 619 383 463 I .. .. 3,001 1942-43 1,598 567 354 483 .. .. 3,002 1943-44 .. 1,776 519 320 503 .. .. 3,128 J ; I * Includes amounts paid to sinking funds and for repayments of loan-money.