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The highest Saturday peak was 334,200 kW. between 1730 and 1800 hours on the' 17th July, 1948. Last year the peak was 302,000 kW. between 1730 and 1800 hours on 19th July, 1947. The highest Sunday peak was 324,200 kW. between 1130 and 1200 hours on the 22nd August, 1948, compared with 288,700 kW. between 1200 and 1230 hours on the 10th August, 1947. The greatest weekly generation was 42,648,800 units during the week ended Sunday the 22nd August, 1948, an increase of 9-4 per cent, on last year's figure of 38,969,000 units. The maximum generation on any one day was 6,430,100 units on Wednesday, the 18th August, 1948 (last year, 5,969,000 units), an increase of 7-7 per cent. The highest Saturday generation was 5,715,000 units on 31st July, 1948 (last year, 5,389,000 units), an increase of 6-05 per cent. The highest Sunday generation was 5,431,500 units on 22nd August, 1948-(last year, 4,923,000 units), an increase of 10-03 per cent. The total system generation by all plants in the North Island for the financial year ended 31st March, 1949, was 1,936 million, compared with 1,778 million units for the previous year, an increase of 8-9 per cent. The system units generated by Government-owned plants only, plus units purchased from Supply Authorities, were 1,868 million units for the year ended 31st March, 1949, compared with 1,718 million, units for. the previous year, an increase of 8-7 per cent.

Generation details by Government plants plus units purchased for resale (compared' with 1947-48) are as follows :

Auxiliary and standby stations— Evans Bay .. .. 68,250,000 49,514,000 Kourarau .. .. .. 3,371,000 3,358,000 New Plymouth .. .. 15,619,000 14,527,000 Onehunga .. .. .. 1,007,000 1,762,000 Opunake .. .. .. 1,866,000 1,477,000 Palmerston North .. .. 3,280,000 1,992,000 South Taranaki .. .. 1,185,000 1,025,000 Taumarunui .. .. 3,567,000 3,606,000 Tauranga .. .. .. 7,339,000 7,413,000 Wilson's .. .. ... 1,865,000 3,000,000 Other miscellaneous .. .. 3.106,000 8,660,000 Total units generated and 1,868.240,000 1,718,409,000 purchased * Shut down 4th April, 1047. f TCaitawa not in full service until October.

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Year Ended 31st March, L949. Year Ended 31st March, 1948. Station. Maximum Kilowatts. Units Generated. Annual Load Factor. Maximum Kilowatts. Units Generated. Annual Load Factor. Arapuni Horahora* Karapiro King's Wharf Mangahao Penrose Piripaua .. | Tuai .. |> Kaitawa 151,000 96^200 27,600 21,900 118,900 742,468,000 488,667,000 40,147,000 114,109,000 2,011,000 f 131,133,000 { 198,627,000 [_ 40,623,000 Per Cent. 56-2 58-0 16-6 59-5 > 36-7f J 152,500 11,100 67,200 28,700 21,300 100,200 725,660,000 721,000 349,568,000 40,006,000 86,558,000 1,762,000 f 165,492,000 i 252,308,000 Per Cent. 54 -5 74 • 5 59-4 15 -9-46-5 1 Y 47-8 J 1,757,785,000 1,622,075,000