WANGANUI JOTTINGS.
TEAM DEFICIT WIPED OUT. (By Teleeraph-Special oorrespon4ent."i Wanganui, May 11. Tho Wanganui Borough, Council has passed a resolution approving ot tho defence Act. Tr, The annual report, of the Tramways Engineer shows that the revenue for last vear was X 10.248, tho working, expenses ICVISS, and the profit, after paying interest and sinking fund. JE3SO. Iho dehc.t formerly existing has now been turned into a surplus of SM. The piant and stock are reported to be in good onlei, but the tram track is only in lair coalition. This is due, tho engineer says, to the policy of preferring cheapness before even-thing else when first constructing i... In consequence of this the maintenance ot tho track has teen a fairly heavy item, and it will cost a considerable sum before everything i» put right. .«« car mileage for tho year was I!M,2a. U'e rorcntio per car mile 12.61 pence, anil the I number of passengers earned l,4ib,iil.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1438, 13 May 1912, Page 3
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158WANGANUI JOTTINGS. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1438, 13 May 1912, Page 3
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