BOROUGH ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 19093, 27 January 1932, Page 11

BOROUGH ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT.

FIGURES FOR NINE MONTHS. A statement* showing the receipts and expenditure in the Municipal Electricity Department for the nine months ended December 31, was presented to Monday’s meeting of the Timaru Borough Council as follows: RECEIPTS.

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Est’m'd. Actual for 9 months to to 1931-32 31/12/31 £ £ Balance 1st April, 1931 4921 4921 Sale of current .. .. 29Q00 24582 Street lighting . . . . 2229 1504 Caroline Bay lighting . 50 21 Community Lighting 450 Bad Debts recovered 5 3 Miscellaneous .. .. 500 346 Total Receipts Public Installation Dept. 37155 31337 Private Installation Department .. .. 3000 2030 Total 40155 33467 PAYMENTS. Maintenance £ £ 11,000 volt supply, Energy 13085 9354 Reticulation 25 18 Sundries 2 3300 Volt Supply— Reticulation . . . . 400 176 400 230 Volt Supply— Reticulation .. .. 2360 2053 Substations— Grasmere Street .. 150 65 George Street .. .. 50 60 Outdoor 300 278 Inspection and Testing, etc 450 -451 Re-inspections .. .. 350 152 Meter Reading .. .. 520 508 Special Meter reading 50 Community Lighting 70 54 Street Lighting . . .. 400 205 Caroline Bay Lighting 50 24 Car replacements .. 220 178 Tools, etc 50 55 Sundry works .. .. 150 18 Administration— Salaries 1300 972 Sick Benefit and Superannuation 100 66 Insurance, fire, accident and fidelity 160 152 Postage, 'phone and telegrams 80 64 Rates, legal expenses and audit 90 7 Printing & stationery 200 122 Advertising .. .. .. 20 2 Office equipment .... 50 2 Miscellaneous— Travelling expenses .. 24 4 Cars and transport .. 300 188 Lighting and heating 20 Caretaking & clean-, ing, • repairs, alterations & renewals 150 232 Stock charges .. 0 0 Interest and sinking fund 9161 2904 Total Maintenance Expenditure Publie Installation .. 30315 18395 CAPITAL. Underground Cable Grasmere St. Station to George St. Station ( estimated cost £3000) portion to be done 1931-32 MOO New Transformer George St. (estimated £1000) portion completed 1931-32 500 Alteration at George St. Station .. .. 100 9 Duplication ol Transmission Line . .. 200 13 Deviation of line at Grant’s Hill Station 180 20 Feeders to new station at Harper St. 50 Feeders to new station at Grey Road 100 13 Feeders to new station at Royal St. 180 Provision and erection of isolation links 150 400 Volt Supply— New Distributors 100 67 Provision and erection of Isolation links 100 230 Volt Supply, New Services 500 292 Substations— Harper Street 120 Grey Road 120 Royal Street 20 New Transformers— New windings 50. K.V.A. transformer 50 New H.W. supply main & controls, Wai-iti and Highfield area .. .. 800 Meters, time switches and instruments 500 Street Lighting .. .. 100 Community Lighting 3 Tools, plant and equipment .. .. 62 Office equipment 150 Under verandah services 20 8 Total 5840 1065 Private Instai 3000 2444 Transfer to General Account 1000 1000 Balance, 31st Decernher, 1931 10563 Total expenditure .. 40J55 33467