B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT— continued

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1947-48. VOTE—ELECTRIC SUPPLY- —continued 1948-49. Salaries —continued Voted. Expended. Other Salaries £ £ £ 1,436 (£150 to £1,025) 596,085 194,784 Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance 76,960 99,156 > (a)680,925 303,444 299,513 Other Charges for and incidental to — Capital expenditure — New works, purchases of plant, motorvehicles, and materials for stock, including administration costs and expenses and compensation payments— £ £ Auckland district 700,000 Hamilton district 600,000 Maraetai 1,650,000 Whakamaru 50,000 Napier district .. 250,000 Kaitawa 160,000 Palmerston North district 650,000 Nelson district .. 70,000 Cobb River 200,000 Christ church district 350,000 Lake Tekapo 600,000 Lake Pukaki 350,000 Roxburgh (Clutha River) 350,000 Invercargill d i s - trict 170,000 Surveys and investigations of other schemes 120,000 Total works 6,270,000 Other Expenditure— Operating-costs : wo rking-ex-penses and maintenance. including administration costs and expenses and compensation payments .. 1,500,000 7,770,000 Less transfer to item " Salaries " above 680,925 7,089,075 7,236,992 6,573,036 (a) Increase due to general appointment of temporary employees to permanent staff.