TRAMWAY REVENUE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 486, 20 April 1909, Page 7

TRAMWAY REVENUE.

FOUR-WEEKLY FIGURES. The engineer submitted returns of tramway revenuo and pxpehdituro for the 29 days from 'March 3 to 31,1909, with comparative figurCa for the 30 days in' the, return of last yeah The total revenue amounted to ,£10,503, a decreased of .£713 as Compared with last year, which is practically accounted for by the extta day in last year through its being leap year.. . The working expenses amounted to ,£7452, or ;' .£29i> less than this cottespondiug period of last year; The following statement of receipts and expenditure was attached:— ' REVENUE, v " 1909. 1908. * I «£ 6 d *0 d Traffio revenuo ... 9665 1-4 10,003 G 3 Karori car mileage dues .i. 297 1 0 301 19 0 Miramar car mile- ' ( age dues ... 288 10 289 *! 0 Carriage of mails '' find passengers ... 28 16 0 , 28 1 (! Advertising on tickets '..., ... 15 7 8 Rents . ... . .., 18 4 8 139 19 0 Sale of oufrent ... 288 0 5 494 3 9 Sundry revenue, ... ■ 718 0 34 If 10 ' ,10,593 11 5 11,307 2 6 . EXPENDITURE. ' . • : 1909,. . 1908. . „ £ s. d. £ s. d. Traffic expenses ... 398?' 8 2 4260 0 4 General expenses ... 723 10 9 756 2 6 Repairs and main- \ tefmnce ... ' ... 1577 U 0 '1665 15 16 Power expenses 1164 8 5 1066 18 3 . Total : .working . : - expenses • ... 7452 18 4 7748 16 11 Balance being fross surplus "•' " rought dowh 3140 13 i 3558 '5 V ■ 10,(53 11 5 11,307 2 6 The following statistical information will be found interesting:— „ , ■ . ' . 1909. .1908. . Units supplied, to traffio ... 337,494 345,64fl Units supplied for" street lighting ... 18,338 46,797 Units sold .to sundry con.sum'ers u. ... v.. -33,574 25,297 Units used, pet car mile;'- • for traction . .;. ... »„ 1.93 1.93 Power expenses, per .tfblti.72d; ;62d. Car miles run on city lines 162,746 169;0te Oar miles run oft Karori lind 5,810 5,935 Car miles run on . Miramar .line , ... ;... . 3,561 . 3,525. Car miles run ■on Seatoun .line ... , ... v.r- ;.. 2,172 2,262 Total car,miles run: ... ... 174,319 i8(|,784 Passengers carried 1,734,A1l 1,8iK),221, Passengers, per car fiiile'lo.66 10.65 Traffio revenue, from, city . lines, per car mile ... m 14.25 d. 14.20 d. Traffic expense. l -, per car mile 5.49 d. 5.65 d. General • expenses, 'per car mile ... . ... . ... ; .99 , . 1.00 Repairs per ' '' < : car mile ■ .... .'."'V .2.17 ; 2.21 Power expenses, per car mile '1.38 ■ 1,18 Total working expenStsi'-pbr ■ ' •1 1 - car milo ■«. •, 10.03 d. lO.Old. Gross surplus) per car I mild " 4.33 " ,' .4.74 Total revenue,'per cai mile 14.36 d. U.7Bd.