POWER BOARD’S REVENUE.

Otaki Mail, 25 August 1930, Page 4

POWER BOARD’S REVENUE.

INCREASES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. A statement presented to the Ilorowhenua, Power Board on Tuesday, by the Secretary (All- F. J. Ramsay), giving the- returns of revenue for the meter-reading of April, May, June and July and the large accounts to June 30th, 1930, with a comparison of the corresponding returns last year, showed increases., ranging from about two and one-third to over twenty per cent. The respective returns of revenue and the increases were as .under:— 1930 PERIOD.

Average Amount. per unit. ' \ £ s. d. Domestic lighting Commercial lighting (including com3702 10 0 8.10 a munity lighting) 1913 7 0 8d Domestic heating 2274 IS 5 1.77U Commercial heating 40li 17 9 1.99(1 Power 3S17 1 1 2.33d Domestic waterheating Commercial water758 10 0 heating 635 11 0 Street lighting 339 12 11 Total £13,S49 18 1 1929 PERIOD. Average Amount. per unit. £ s. d. Domestic lighting 3334 9 1 8.013d Commercial lighting • (including community lighting) 1740 16 8 8.31.1 Domestic heating 1866 16 4 1.77d Commercial heating 353 4 1 2.13d Power Domestic water3695 11 3 2.37.1 heating Commercial water603 1 10 heating 494 17 S Street lighting 331 5 8 Total £12,420 2 7 RETURN COMPARED. Increase Amount. per cent. Domestic lighting £368 0 11 9.94 Commercial lighting 173-11 3 9.04 Domestic, heating 408 2 1 17.94 Commercial hearing 53 13 8 13.05 Power Domestic. water121 9 10 3.17 heating 155 17 2 20.42: Commercial water- • ' 4 ' heating 140 13 4 20.47 Street lighting S 7 3 2.36 £1429 15 8 10.32