B.—7A [PT. I].

ENDING 31 MARCH, 1941.

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT.

Electric Supply Account.

DEVELOPMENT OF WATER-POWER (INCLUDING NEW WORKS AND WORKING-EXPENSES AND MAINTENANCE, SALARIES, TRAVELLING-EXPENSES, AUDIT FEES, EXCHANGE ON REMITTANCES ABROAD, COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENTS TO WORKMEN AND MOTOR-VEHICLES, ETC., AND ALL OTHER EXPENSES).

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1940-41. 1939-40. Estimated Amount Amount , , required to Voted. Expended, be voted. Vote No. . —-Development of Water-power — £ £ £ New Works and Purchase of Materials for Stock.. .. .. 2,725,000 1,415,000 1,098,810 Working-expenses and Maintenance .. .. 598,110 480,610 386,701 GROSS Total 3,323,110 1,895,610 1,485,511 Amount required for Current Year .. .. .. 2,779,000 Credits-in-atd .. .. 29,000 17,610 59,793 NET TOTAL 2,750,000 1,878,000 1,425,718 I Item. £ £ £ MINISTER OP PUBLIC WORKS. ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT. VOTE No. . Development of Water-power. 1 North Island Scheme —• New works and purchases of materials for stock — £ £ Arapuni-Horahora works .. 850,000 345,000 228,603 Mangahao-Waikaremoana works 1,000,000 615,000 482,209 1,850,000 Working-expenses and maintenance — Arapuni-Horahora works .. 232,000 123,790 124,845 King's Wharf Station, Auckland (half additional net cost of operating and half capital charges) .. 32,000 74,210 68,460 Mangahao-Waikaremoana works .. 174,000 110,000 78,051 —— 438,000 — — 2,288,000 1,268,000 982,168 2 South Island Scheme — New works and purchases of materials for stock— Cobb River .. .. • • 340,000 Lake Coleridge-Waitaki works .. 425,000 320,000 269,586 Southland works .. 100,000 100,000 110,183 865,000 Working-expenses and maintenance — Lake-Coleridge Waitaki works .. 92,000 94,000 92,066 Southland works .. .. 68,000 76,000 23,276 160,000 i 1,025,000 ! 590,000 495,111