TRAMWAY REVENUE
FIGURES FOR PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS GREATER DEFICIENCY THAN LAST YEAR The revenue account of the Christchurch Tramway Board for the period of four weeks ending August 14 shows a deficiency of £IB4O, according to a report of the works and traffic committee received at a' meeting of the board on Saturday morning, over which Mr E. Parlane presided. "The earnings for the period were prejudicially affected by adverse weather in Grand National period and by the epidemics of measles and influenza," the report stated, adding that the period included two weeks of operation of the new fares. A decrease of £lB5 in revenue from fares on the figures for the corresponding period last year was shown, but advertising and other receipts showed an increase of £75. An increase of £073 in operating expenses was the major factor in making the deficiency for the period £BOB more than that for last year's period. The report also shows a decrease of 47,661 in the number of passengers carried.
The summary of the revenue account showed that earnings from operation during the month were:—Ticket receipts. £16,499 (decrease £185); advertising on cars and other receipts, £509 (increase £75). The operating expenses were £12,930, an Increase of £673. Interest, sinking fund, and depreciation totalled £5918, an increase of £BS. The following table shows the number of passengers carried:— Last This
The board also received a report showing that fares taken on Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18. amounted to £682, compared %vith £687 for the corresponding days last year There was an increase of. £lO for the Saturday, but takings fell by £ls on the Sunday, when there was a strong south-west wind.
Cash fares Trip cards Passes and cards School Apprentice 24-ride' year. 610,260 595,082 298,684 46,676 21,564 year. 648,814 525,944 284,440 44,872 20.535 Totals .. 1,572.266 1.524,605 The following table shows the receipts from fares:— . , ■ Last This 1 Cdsh fares Trip cards Passes and cards School Apprentice 24-ride year. . £ 8.196 5,908 2,268 165 , 147 year. £ 8.444 5,387 2,364 161 143 Totals 16.6J 54 1 6, 499
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22516, 26 September 1938, Page 9
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346TRAMWAY REVENUE Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22516, 26 September 1938, Page 9
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