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, ;■<•/:"•:" ,: Vi -'" 7(5 '■■'■>?. ■■'.*,■&' E..-Greensmith, Assistant Accountant, Public Works Department. I hereby certify that the General Balance-sheet has been duly compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the comment: that no charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the account.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT— continued. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AT THE 31st MARCH, 1933— continued. General Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1933, as compared with Position at 31st March, 1932— continued.

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.1931-32. Liabilities. 1932-33, ., 1931-32.: Assets. 1932-33. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ , s. d 11,203,379 7 7 Brought forward ... .. .. 11,694,38516 4 12,538,035 5 2 Brought forward .. .. .... 13,084,783 5 3 Sundry Creditors — ... Balance in Electric Supply Account at the 78,£06 0 4 | Horahora-Arapuni scheme .. .. 57,194 10 9 end of year — 12,964 3 11 Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. 12,61115 1 466 10 6 Cash in Public Account .. .. 128,295 11 4 17,860 3 8 ! Mangahao-Waikaremoana scheme .. 9,054 14 11 8,£16 19 9 In hands of Government officers in New 28,765 1 2 ; Waitaki scheme .. .. .. 18,083 9 9 . .... Zealand - 22 12 2 0 6 6 | South Island surveys .. .. .. .. 541 6 5 In hands of Government officers in 1,111 8 0 ! 96,944 10 6 London 129,429 11 6 138,495 15 7 ............ q ;2 24 16 3 Depreciation Reserve — 211,609 10 2 Horahora-Arapuni scheme .. .. 283,822 17 2 ■ 211,752 8 2 Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. 244,866 17 11 . ,j 355,122 9 9 Mangahao-Waikaremoana scheme .. 419,256 8 5 \— 001 - - 947,946 3 6 ;.. •' Investment ; Account (funds invested until .. 4,000 0 0 778,484 8 1 .-,,.. , ■■■■-,!.■ '..'.. actuallyrequiredforu.se) '-' : > Writings-off in Suspense— .. _■■.■■, ',.-: Lake Coleridge scheme ■-..*■.. ■ 17 17 9 • '< l ~ . t Mangahao-Waikaremoana scheme .. 2187 — 20 16 4 . - ::■<■' " Sinking Fund Reserve — 159,910 0.0 ,., Amount utilized for redemption of loans 160,110 0 0 '. 93,115 2 3 Available for further redemptions .. 124,423 9 4 284,533 9 4 253,025 2 3 373 19 5 Interest accrued on investments to 31st 21 8 10 1 ;—- — — ___ ; ■■• |.,. : j- .; March, 1933 ." Sundry debtors for interest due but unpaid.. 1,071 12 7 Reserve Fund — ... ...- - — - - -— - :— _ — __ j Qgg j g 172,249 7 9 Lake Coleridge scheme .. .. .. 195,475 2 2 373 19 5 £12,547,634 1 3 Total h' : ..' : - :; !"?S Y'.COCHI _., iR £ 13j2 ig,305 18 2 £12,547,634 1 3 Total ' .. .." '.. .. £13,219,305 18 2