§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the
38Wto him in each year since regulations were introduced; and how many applications were approved and how many rejected.
§ Mr. RossThe information is as follows:
balance on revenue account, after depreciation and interest, but before taxation, of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board for each of the years since the establishment of the board; and what is the total net trading loss or surplus accumulated by the board throughout the period of its operation.
§ Mr. RossThe information is as follows:
Year Revenue Balance £ 1944 Nil 1945 Nil 1946 -2,157 1947 -36,553 1948 -35,635 1949 96,815 1950 5,204 1951 16,520 1952 4,929 1953 14,532 1954 267,505 1955 -778,044 1956 -165,693 1957 359 1958 -112,238 1959 -29,170 1960 222,596 1961 1,687,560 1962 1,412,996 1963 -316,819 15 months to 31st March, 1965* 595,084 1965–66 926,224 1966–67 398,024 1967–68 812,388 1968–69 -1,399,151 Total accumulated net trading surplus 3,645,276† * The Board had a 15 month accounting period from 1st January, 1964 to 31st March, 1965 on changing from a calendar to a fiscal year basis. † The total Reserves figure of £6,513,276 in the Board's published Accounts for 1968–69 includes an estimated value of £2,868,000 for unbilled units at 31st March, 1967 when the method of accounting for unbilled units was changed.