B.—7A [PT. I].

ENDING 31 MARCH, 1 942.

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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1941-42. 1940-41. Estimated Amount Amount m • j 4. \r i j Jl/xpenaed. required to Voted. 1 be voted. Vote No. . —Development of Water-power— £ £ £ New Works and Purchase of Materials for Stock.. .. .. 2,020,275 2,725,000 1,761,043 Working-expenses and Maintenance .. .. ■■ 970,110 598,110 610,721 GROSS Total 2,990,385 3,323,110 2,371,764 Amount required for Current Year .. .. '2,990,385 2,779,000 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 33,010 29,000 67,433 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 2,957,375 2,750,000 2,304,831 I " ~ = Item. i £ £ £ MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT. VOTE No. . I Development of Water-power. 1 North Island Scheme — New works and purchases of materials for stock —• £ £ Arapuni-Horahora works .. 547,000 850,000 449,462 Mangahao-Waikaremoana works 380,275 1,000,000 589,071 Karapiro .. .. .. 307,000 Taupo .. .. .. .. 37,000 Waikaremoana Lower Levelopment 160,000 1,431,275 Working-expenses and maintenance — Arapuni-Horahora works .. 461,500 232,000 273,690 King's Wharf Station, Auckland (half additional net cost of operating and half capital charges) . .. 34,500 ! 32,000 34,339 Mangahao-Waikaremoana works .. 300,000 | 174,000 129,093 796,000 : 2,227,275 2 South Island Scheme — New works and purchases of materials for stock— Cobb River .. .. .. 60,000 340,000 j 333,100 Highbank .. .. .. 80,000 Lake Coleridge-Waitaki works .. 269,000 425,000 327,765 Southland works .. 90,000 100,000 61,509 Tekapo .. .. .. 80,000 579,000 Working-expenses and maintenance — Lake-Coleridge Waitaki works .. 97,000 92,000 102,670 Southland works .. .. 77,000 68,000 70,785 174,000 753,000