Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The combined effects of various factors are affecting these subsidy payments, Mr. Chairman. They include new private customers who qualify for subsidized rates, including home ownership housing through NWTHC, GNWT and NWTHC houses sold to occupants or to the private sector, new private housing units excluding home ownership and GNWT sold units, and new commercial customers or buildings. There have also been increases in water consumption for existing private customers due, we believe, to increase in per capita consumption which is, we believe, due to the quality of housing and plumbing; there is more water used in appliances, increasing the size of water tanks, changes in user habits et cetera; population growth, which we know is all across the Northwest Territories; and, increases in the level of commercial activity. I believe Mr. Antoine mentioned that there have also been increases in economic rates for the water and sewage services.

Mr. Chairman, I think his specific question was how much of that is due to the increase in economic rate, and we believe that to be $140,000. The additional subsidy payment for 1994-95 was due to the delay in implementing the rate increases in the water and sewer area, Mr. Chairman. That was $142,000. Thank you.