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P. S. Waldie, Acting-Accountant. E. Parry, Chief Electrical Engineer.

LAKE COLERIDGE HYDRO-ELECTRIC-POWER SUPPLY— continued. Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1917— continued.

Liabilities. \ 1916-17. 1915-16. Assets. 1916-17. Assets. 1915-16. _!__ . ■ £ s. d. 351,109 12 6 Brought forward .. £ s. d f s. 1. £ s d. 418,760 4 1 244,061 16 4 8,546 17 1 5,157 17 0 2,415 16 7 5,655 18 1 622 9 9 ' 835 4 8 675 19 8 i £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 257,677 4 1 Primary distribution — Supply cables — Christchurch City .. .. ., 8,755 12 7 Christchurch Tramways .. ., i 2,889 5 2 Lyttelton.. .. .. .. 5,584 5 1 Northern .. .. .. .. 10,743 19 3 Southern.. .. .. .. 6,467 5 5 Lightning-arresters .. .. .. 622 9 9 Tools and equipment .. .. .. 1,276 4 3 Alterations to public telegraph-lines .. 984 5 1 23,910 2 10 8,723 8 7 2,871 12 0 11,595 0 7 37,323 6 7 Secondary distribution — Supply cables and reticulation .. .. 14,819 14 1 Local substations .. .. .. 5.425 6 5 ' 20,245 0 6 3,433 1 10 1,753 7 0 1,654 6 2 191 12 6 18 8 6 13,786 1 11 | 6,731 7 5 13,095 0 0 Service transformers and meters .. .. .. 10,925 11 1 Motor cars, lorry, and cycles, &c. .. .. .. 2,816 8 10 Public telephones to the lake .. .. ■ .. 1,654 6 2 ] Telephones to Christchurch City Council and Tramway Board.. .. ». .. .. 161 19 5 Christchurch office —Furniture and fittings .. .. 84 2 1 Engineering, office, and general expenses on preliminary surveys and durmg construction.. .. 14,753 2 6 Salaries of Engineers and others on preliminary surveys and during construction .. .. .. 8,194 179 Interest during construction .. .. .. 13,148 14 0 366,984 13 0 Stocks of material, &c., on hand at date .. j .. 12,628 18 1 Telephone subscriptions and fire insurance paid in advance .. .. .. .. .. 76 3 6 Material lost on s.s. " Rangatira," covered by insurance but not yet adjusted ... .. .. 634 10 0 Sundry debtors for current and rent .. .. 4,423 16 6 Sundry debtors for work carried out, &c. .. 3,332 13 9 7,756 10 3 320.230 5 1 9,803 12 4 55 14 9 2.028 4 4 333 0 10 332,450 17 4 388,080 14 10 Balance from Profit and Loss Appropriation Account .. .. .. .. .. 30,528 5 11 Balance from Accident Insurance Fund Account .. 151 3 4 ,,351,109 12 6 18.572 1 2 86 14 0 £418,760 4 1 £351,109 12 6 £418,760 4 1