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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 25 September 1924, Page 7

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POWER BOARD. The following analysis of expenditure to August 31, 1924, and estimate of revenue and expenditure as from September, 1924, were submitted to the Board membeirs at the last meeting (the Times states) :- — Expenditure—Headworks: Spillway, £l6l 15s 2d, surge chamber £477 11s 2d ; dam, race and conduits, £3439 2s lid; tail race v £IBBB 19s sd; earth spit, £240 ss; cleaning basin, £192 10s; draft pit, £1504 6s 10d;- electrical equipment, £5280 11s lid; power house machinery, £5835 19s 2d; power house .building, £1531 6s 9d; plant and tools, £BO3 15s 6d; tunnel and forebay, £1156 3s 6d; Weir, £2323 11s Id; penstock and pipe line, £637 2s 2d; cleaning up, £7O; total for headworks. £25,543 Is 4d. 1 ' . Reticulation: Services and installations, £1959 141 3d, store and garage, £353 12s Id, Leyland truck, £937; transmission lines, £20,095 6s 7d; fencing, £147 11s lid; total, £23,493 4s lOd. Miscellaneous: Members’ allowances, £332 6s; preliminary and sundry expenses, £lOlO 6s 7d; insurance,. £290 6s 7d; supervision and salaries, £4851 11s 2d; financial assistance, £1352 8s 9d; interest and sinking funds, £6712 5s 10d: land and buildings, £351 10s; total. £14.900 14s lid. Grand total .*.. ... £63,937 1 1 ,Balance at bank ... 3,362 18.11 Total amount of authorised loan of £70,000 raised to-date: £67,300. Estimate of revenue and expenditure as from September 1, 1924: Revenue — 90 milking motors at £lB each, £1620; 9 factories at £l2O per. annum, £1080; 15 general power motors, at £lO per annum, £150; 400 lighting consumers at £6, £2400; Bartle’s mill, £250; Taranaki Power Board, £200; rates yet to be collected, £550; county crusher, £300; total, £6550. Expenditure. £20,000. £1300; £24,00, £1560; £16,000, £880; £SOOO, £3OO ; £2300, £l3B ; sinking fund, £1400; expenses (say), £1500; total, £7078, .■============