CITY TRAMWAYS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 463, 23 March 1909, Page 7

CITY TRAMWAYS.

FOUR-WEEKLY REPORT. In his four-weekly report to the Tramway Committee of tho City Council, Mr. Stuart Richardson, City Electrical Engineer, states that the revenue for the l'our-weclcly period amounted to £10,918, an increase of Ml as compared with the corresponding period of hist year. The working expenses amounted to .C 7265, or £590 more than last year. Comparing the returns for the whole yeato date,'the total revenue amounts to £125,919, or £12,215 more than the corresponding period of last vear. After providing for interest, sinking fund, and depreciation chargcs, amounting in all to £36.072, the net surplus to date is £5631, as compared with £4,834 for tho same period last year. .Lhe total number of passengers carried on city lines for the four weeks amounted to .1,//4,5 M, or 80,022 more than the corresponding period of last year. The total number or passengers carried on the city To s oi«o eieve n nionths was 19,944,991, or 1,685,i23 more than last year. The following is a statement of the revenue and expenditure for tho four weeks compared with the samo period of last year: Revenus. '• £ 19 f'd • IGOB ' Traffic revenue 9,887 *0 5 !)J)S J,5 'e Karori mileage AP «£'"•»• 28114 0 (Sajr-'s 58,150 28,60 mails 'and messengers ... 28 17 0 28 1 6 Advertising . on ' tickets • is 7 g Rents ... ... 13 n g 14 14 0 Sale or current 338 4 5 458 811 Sundry' revenue 20 3 9 33 11 7 ' . 1 10,918 14- 3 10,016 19 2 . - Expenditure. 1909. 1908. . £ s. d. £ s. d. Traffic expenses 3,979 17 4 3785 0 4 General expenfies 626 12 10 717 4 3 Repairs and maintenance 1,472.18 6 1,134 4 9 Power expenses 1,188 19 6 1,041 4 6 Total -working expenses ... 7,268 8 2 6,677 18 10 Balance, being gross surplus J brought down 3,650 6 1 3,939 0 4 10,918 14 3 10,616 19 2 Other .Comparative Figures, The following statistical information will also be found interesting:— \ ' ■ 1009- 1903. Units supplied to traffic 332,607 320,079 Units supplied for street lighting ... 14,934 34,477 Units sold to sundry consumers 30,211 22,052 Units used per car ' mile for traction ... ' 1.95 1,88 Power .expenses per' . '■n't ' V.76d .66d Oar miles run on city „ iine ?, . - - 158,721 158,296 Car miles run on Karori 'lines .... ... 5,885 , 5,252 Car"miles run on Miramar lines 3,464 3,725 Car miles run on Seatoun lines ... ... 2,137 '2,141 Total car miles run ... 170,207 Passengers carried ... 1,774,563 1,694,541 Passengers carried per car mile 11.18 "10.70 Traffic revenue from city, lines per car mile 14.95 d l-1.41d ' v • d. d. Traffic expenses per car _ m ilo 5.61 5.37 I General expenses per ' car mile .88 1.01 Repairs . and maintenance per car mile ... 2.08 , 1.61 I'owor expenses per | car mile ... ... 1.47 1.25 Total working expenses Pel-car mile ... ... 10.04 9.24 Gross surplus per car mile - ' ... . 5.10 5.58 Total revenue per car n-ale ... 15.19 d. 14.82 d. Electrlo Lighting. The'revenue of the electric lighting department amounted to £2632, an increase of £13 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The working expenses amounted to £1873, and exceeded tho expenses of last year by £31. The total revenue _for the ekven months amounts to £'H,U-11, or £1453 more than last vear. After providing for interest, sinking fund, an depreciation charges, amounting in all to £14,046, the net balance to date is £4090;