D.—l

89

Table H. —Waikato Electric-power Supply.—Results of Operation.

12—D. 1.

Third Year, Fourth Year, Fifth Year, March, 1923. March, 1924. March, 1925. £ £ £ Capital outlay .. .. .. .. .. .. 395,022 474,817 522,973 Costs— Working-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,721 12,474 14,106 Interest (capital costs) .. .. .. .. .. 19,208 21,231 20,129 Depreciation (capital costs) .. .. .. .. 6,620 10,393 9,757 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,139. Total costs .. .. .. .. .. 35,549 44,098 48,131 Revenue— Cambridge Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 1,837 2,319 3,527 Central Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 2,216 4,436 6,202 Te Awamutu Electric-power Board .. .. .. 2,119 3,196 4,251 Thames Valley Electric-power Board .. .. .. 8,556 16,056 21,322 Hamilton Borough Council .. .. .. .. 2,911 4,621 5,461 Waihi Gold-mining Company .. .. .. .. 15,927 15,305 16,649 Waihi Grand Junction Gold Company .. .. .. 4,250 9,330 1,437 New Zealand Railways, Erankton .. .. .. .. 450 1,590 2,887 Other consumers .. .. .. .. .. 2,115 1,691 1,377 Miscellaneous (rents, &c.) .. .. .. 1,437 1,380 2,071 Total revenue .. .. .. .. .. 41,818 59,924 65,184 Profit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,269 15,826 17,053 Accumulated surplus (Reserve Eund) .. .. .. .. 386 3,494 20,547 Accumulated Depreciation Fund .. .. .. .. 16,605 24,832 31,681 Accumulated Sinking Eund .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,718 16,983 Maximum load (kilowatts) — System for year (Horahora and Grand Junction) .. .. .. .. 8,300 Power-house for year .. .. .. . . . . 6,900 7,400 7,600 Power-house, average weekly .. .. .. .. 5,382 6,852 6,963 Units output— : System total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 45,643,664 Power-house total .. .. .. .. .. 33,732,150 45,077,150 45,070,650 Substations total .. .. .. .. .. 30,435,036 40,614,013 41,461,299 Units sold— Cambridge Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 519,450 780,370 1,367,000 Central Electric-power Board .. .. .. .. 657,000 1,320,827 2,439,978 Te Awamutu Electric-power Board .. .. .. 622,040 887,570 1,660,051 Thames Valley Electric-power Board .. .. .. 3,776,065 7,019,366 10,185,190 Hamilton Borough Council .. .. .. .. 860,000 1,500,818 1,796,454 Waihi Gold-mining Company .. .. .. .. 19,116,114 18,776,851 21,399,225 Waihi Grand Junction Gold Company .. .. .. 4,079,700 8,957,300 1,379,200 New Zealand Railways, Erankton .. .. .. .. .. 247,613 485,059 Other consumers .. .. .. .. .. 400,000 424,139 569,002 Total units sold .. .. .. .. .. 30,030,369 39,914,854 41,281,159 Transmission losses (units) .. .. .. .. 3,297,114 4,463,137 4,182,365 Percentage .. .. .. .. .• .. 9-8 9-9 9-2 Distribution losses (units) .. .. .. .. 3,701,781 5,162,296 4,362,505 Percentage .. .. .. .. . • 11*0 11-3 9-6 Load-factor— — System, annual (per cent.) .. .. . . . • • • 62-7 Power-house, annual (per cent.) .. .. .. .. 55-8 69'6 67-6 Power-house, average weekly (per cent.) .. .. .. 71-2 75-3 71-9 Working-costs (less power purchased)— Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) .. .. £1-41 £1-69 £1-69 Per kilowatt (power-house average weekly maximum) .. £1-81 £1/82 £1-85 Per unit generated .. .. .. .. . . 0-069d. 0-067d. 0-068d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. . • 0-078d. 0*075d. 0*076d. Capital charges— Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) .. .. £3-76 £4-28 £4-47 Per kilowatt (power-house average weekly maximum) .. £4-80 £4-62 £4-88 Per unit generated at Horahora .. .. .. .. 0*184d. 0*16Sd. 0181d. Per unit sold (less power purchased) .. .. .. 0-206d. 0-194d. 0-200d. Total costs— Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) .. .. £5-15 £5-96 £6-17 Per kilowatt (power-house average weekly maximum) . . £6*61 £6-40 £6-73 Per unit generated at Horahora .. .. .. .. 0*253d. 0-235(1. 0-250d. Per unit sold (less units purchased) .. .. .. 0-283d. 0-277d. 0-277d. Total costs on system— : Per kilowatt (system annual maximum) .. . . . . .. .. £5-80 Per unit generated and purchased .. .. .. . . .. .. 0-253d. Per unit sold .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ • • 0-279d. Revenue— — Per kilowatt (system annual"maximum) .. .. .. .. .. £7-85 Per kilowatt (power-house annual maximum) .. .. £6-07 £8-10 £8-58 Per kilowatt (power-house average weekly maximum) . . £7*77 £8-73 £9-34 Per unit generated and purchased .. .. .. .. 0-298d. 0-319d. 0-343d. Per unit sold .. .. ■ • • • . • ■ • 0*334d. 0-360d. 0*379d. Per unit sold Cambridge Electric-power Board .. . . 0-849d. 0-712d. 0-620d. Per unit sold Central Electric-power Board .. .. .. 0-810d. 0-806d. 0-61 Od. Per unit sold Te Awamutu Electric-power Board .. .. 0-818d. 0-865d. 0-614d. Per unit sold Thames Valley Electric-power Board .. . 0-544d. 0-547d. 0-506-i. Per unit sold Hamilton Borough Council .. .. . . 0-812d. 0-739d. 0-730d. Per unit sold Waihi Gold-mining Company .. .. .. 0-199d. 0-196d. 0-188d.