B. —1 [PT. IV, Sup.] .

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT— continued. General Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1927, as compared with Position at 31st March, 1926— continued.

I hereby certify that the General Balance-sheet has been duly examined and compared with the relative books J. J. Gibson, and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the reservations Accountant, Public Works Department, included in the certificates of the balance-sheets of the separate schemes required in terms of section 6, State Supply of Electrical Energy Act, 1917.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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1925-26. Liabilities. 1926-27. || 1925-26. j Assets. 1926-27. | ! . II | I £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. i4,886, 577 11 10 Brought forward .. .. .. ; 6,140,123 17 11 Jjo,091, 348 0 6 Brought forward .. .. .. 6,427,521 6 9 Sundry Creditors — ! j Charges and expenses of raising loans not | 44,895 3 10 ; Arapuni scheme .. .. .. [ 106,206 11 10 i 43,148 0 2 distributed to schemes .. .. .. 875 15 0 ! 4,614 9 9 Horahora scheme .. .. .. j 7,048 16 9 J Balance in Electric Supply Account at the 34,915 18 2 ; Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. I 13,258 9 7 end of the year — 15,290 3 4 j Mangahao scheme .. .. .. 28,023 17 3 j I 2,350 6 8 Cash in Public Account .. .. 44,866 5 8 i 291 8 8 i Waikaremoana scheme .. .. 14,686 3 5; In hands of Government officers in New 163 13 3 j South Island surveys .. .. .. 577 2 9 j 2,145 , 7 0 Zealand .. .. .. .. 200 Amount due to Public Works Fund, Public I In hands of Government officers in j Works Departmental, for Head Office 43,616 0 9 London .. .. .. .. I 79,322 4 9 j 26,240 0 0 ! salaries, &c. .. .. .. .. ! j ; 124,190 10 5 169,801 1 7 48,111 14 5 126,410 17 0 j ! i Depreciation Reserves — 46,443 18 4 Horahora scheme .. .. 63,782 3 2 Investment Account (funds invested until 111,526 8 0 Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. 142,594 2 0 90,000 0 0 actually required for use) .. 150,000 0 0 30,056 0 0 Mangahao scheme .. .. .. 64,255 5 0 J 4,431 0 0 Waikaremoana scheme .. .. 6,326 1 0 — 276,957 11 2 192,457 6 4 Interest accrued on investments to 31st Sinking Funds— 1,196 7 5 March, 1926 .. .. .. 5,573 18 1 28,938 U 3 Horahora scheme .. .. .. 38,515 1 9 } 40 17 10 Sundry debtors for interest due but unpaid 421 7 0 8,906 15 11 Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. 35,442 19 5 | — 5,995 5 1 73,958 1 2 ji 1,237 5 3 37,845 7 2 Reserve Fund — 30,553 18 0 Horahora scheme . . .. .. .. 47,669 10 0 I Writings -off in Suspense — ; Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. .. 72 15 5 |5,273,8-45 0 4 Total .. .. .. .. .. £6,708,582 17 3 £5,273,845 0 4 Total .. .. .. .. £6,708,582 17 3; | ==- I ) -1 ' j