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Table No. 5. DEVELOPMENT OF WATER-POWER. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AT 31st MARCH, 1917. General Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1917, compared with Position at 31st March, 1916.

1915-16. Liabilities. 1916-17. 1915-1916. Assets. 1916-17. 1915-16. Liabilities. 1916-17. I £ s. d. Consolidated Fund — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Lake Coleridge — £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest at 4 per cent, per annum on Lake 332,450 17 4 Assets as per separate balance-sheet .. 388,080 14 10 25,33118 3 Coleridge expenditure to 31st March, 1917 .. 38,912 14 S 18,572 1 2 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account .. 30.528 5 11 86 14 0 Accident Insurance Fund .. .. 151 3 4 Public Works Fund— j 418,760 4 1 Expenditure under class "Public Works 351,109 12 6 2,661 17 10 Departmental" .. .. .. 2,661 17 10 Expenditure under class " Development of Other Schemes : Survevs and Investigation — 18.450 14 1 Water-power" .. .. .. 18.450 14 1 803 1 9 Clarence River .. .. .. 803 1 9 21.112 11 11 .. Horahora .. .. .. .. 653 13 3 21,112 11 11 368 9 6 Huka Falls .. .. .. .. 378 9 6 2,915 8 6" Hutt River (including purchase of dam-site) 2,868 19 3 I Aid to Water-power Works Account — 5 0 0 Kanieri Lake.. .. .. .. 5 0 0 309,000 0 0 Debentures issued .. .. .. .. ■ 364,000 0 0 38 9 0 Makuri River.. .. .. .. 38 9 0 335 7 8 Mangahao River .. .. .. 745 15 8 Lake Coleridge — 519 12 7 Opihi River .. .. .. .. j 519 12 7 5,853 4 10 Depreciation Fund Account .. 12,165 19 8 1,105 19 7 Rotoiti-Kaituna .. .. .. 1,105 19-7 2,731 10 6 Sundrv cre'dtors .. - .. .. 2,847 18 10 879 16 8 Tauherenikau.. .. .. .. 879 16 8 15,013 18 6 17 7 0 Toaroha .. .. .. .. 17 7 0 8.584 15 4 76 16 6 Teviot .. .. .. .. 76 16 6 11 19 0 Upper Taieri .. .. .. .. 11 19 0 Waikaremoana .. .. .. 362 3 11 ! 236 6 8 Wairua .. .. .. .. 236 6 8 8,703 10 4 7,313 14 5 General expenditure not chargeable to any 4,144 5 6 individual scheme .. .. .. .. 4,145 5 6 Cash balance in the Aid to Water-power Works 1,461 14 1 Account .. .. .. .. .. 7,430 5 2 £364.029 5 6 £439,039 5 1 £364,029 5 6 £439,039 5 1 £439,039 5 1 £439,039 5 1 P. S. Waldie, Ac ting-Accountant.