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Development Project Charge | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2014
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11. | DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CHARGE
In the three and nine months ended January 31, 2014, we recorded a charge of $1,440 for deferred costs associated with a gas pipeline development project in Maine no longer deemed viable. As of January 31, 2014 and April 30, 2013, we had $0 and $1,644 of deferred costs associated with development projects included in other non-current assets within our consolidated balance sheets.

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