Financial Statements




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 165

TRANSALTA NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the Year Ended 31 March 1998

Note 2: Interest and Other Income

Line Business Energy Business
31-Mar-98 31-Mar-97 31-Mar-98 31-Mar-97
$000 $000 $000 $000
Interest on cash and
short term investments 1,496 1,667 104 557
Application fees - - 979 401
Customer contributions 979 438 - -
Gain on sale of fixed
assets 238 - (8) -
Other income 104 3,575 3,602 2,958
Share of associate’s
loss after tax - - (836) (560)
Distribution received
from associate - - - 1,000
Total Interest and
Other Income 2,817 5,680 3,841 4,356

Note 3: Expenses

Line Business Energy Business
31-Mar-98 31-Mar-97 31-Mar-98 31-Mar-97
$000 $000 $000 $000

Operating Expenses

| Operating | 22,614 | 39,211 | 14,111 | 18,062 |
| Amounts paid to auditors | | | | |
| for audit fees | 34 | 66 | 40 | 60 |
| Amounts paid to auditors | | | | |
| for other services | 94 | 98 | - | 87 |
| Bad debts | 394 | 592 | 531 | 560 |
| Provision for doubtful | | | | |
| debts | 70 | (313) | 70 | (286) |
| Donations | 147 | 135 | 145 | 122 |
| Directors’ fees and | | | | |
| expenses | 138 | 133 | 162 | 122 |
| Rental and operating | | | | |
| lease costs | 532 | 678 | 389 | 236 |
| Total Operating | | | | |
| Expenses | 24,023 | 40,600 | 15,448 | 18,963 |

Interest

| Interest expense | 26,771 | 13,083 | 62 | 300 |
| Less interest capitalised| (242) | - | - | - |
| Total Interest | 26,529 | 13,083 | 62 | 300 |

Depreciation and amortisation

| Depreciation | 13,859 | 11,500 | 613 | 824 |
| Amortisation of energy | | | | |
| supply asset | - | - | 1,136 | 563 |
| Total Depreciation | | | | |
| and Amortisation | 13,859 | 11,500 | 1,749 | 1,387 |

The information disclosed in the 1998 Information Disclosure package issued by TransAlta New Zealand Limited has been prepared solely for the purposes of the Electricity (Information Disclosure) Regulations 1994.

The information should not be used for any other purpose than that intended under the regulations.



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