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Appendix H

OPERATING ACCOUNT OF THE WATERWORKS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1966

INCOME

1. Contribution from Rates

2. Measured Supplies

3.

Fees, Licences and rechargeable works

4.

Sales of Stores and Equipment

EXPENDITURE

Salt Water

Fresh Water

$

$

Total

$

26,402,936 26,402,936

2,204,460

19,920

57,496,914

59,701,374

998,427 1,018,347

947

947

$

2,224,380

84,899,224 87,123,604

1.

Staff Charges

2. Running Expenses:

Supply and Distribution

Bulk purchase of water

Fire Hydrants (replacements)

Meters (replacements)

556,800

18,492,687 19,049,487**

603,461

11,514,573 12,118,034

13,147,448

13,147,448

1,311

1,311

8,892

8,892

Typhoon and rainstorm emergency repairs

367,816

367,816

Vehicles and movable equipment (replacements)

875

86,581

87,456

Rechargeable works and miscellaneous charges

353,520

353,520

3.

Administration (including services supplied by other departments)

7,417

734,212

741,629

4.

Interest

1.243.112

26,219,394 27,462,506

5. Sinking Fund Charges

581,045

6,658,738 7,239,783

$

2,992,710

77,585,172 80,577,882

Surplus for the year (salt water deficit)

$

768,330 (deficit)

7,314,052 6,545,722

Deficit brought forward as at 1.4.65

5,107,157

Surplus carried forward to Balance Sheet

1,438,565

NOTE: Expenditure for Water Emergency of 1963-64/1964-65 is excluded from these accounts. The total expenditure attributable to the Water Emergency to 31st March, 1966 amounts to $66,161,180 of which $58,359,119 was in respect of the "Tanker Operation".

** Includes an adjustment of $593,801 in respect of salaries to 31.3.65.