<ARTICLE> UT <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1997 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 72,942 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 6,061 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 17,125 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 5,153 <OTHER-ASSETS> 3,290 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 104,571 <COMMON> 5,482 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 16,859 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 9,246 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 31,587 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 363 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 40,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 9,180 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 23,441 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 104,571 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 38,029 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 2,157 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 9,008 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 12,248 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 7,832 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 2,135 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 9,967 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,942 <NET-INCOME> 3,458 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 266 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 3,192 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,829 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 3,242 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.47 <EPS-DILUTED> 0