THE TRAMWAYS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1487, 9 July 1912, Page 9

THE TRAMWAYS.

LATEST FIGURES. The Wellington Tramway figures for tho four weeks emleil June 23 show a debit balance of .£702, as against a credit of J!GBG for the corresponding , period of last year, duo to an actual falling off in revenue and to tho largo increase in \vork-_ ing expenses (.£llBO for the four weeks' over the amount for the corresponding period of last year). Tho details of the figures, with those, of last year's period, nro us follow: — June, 1912. June, 1911. £ X £. Revenue 10,550 10,078 1128 Expenses— Working 8,285 7,105 '1,180 Capital Charges 2,007 2,887 '80 Total 11,252 9,992 *1,2G0 Debit 702 Credit GSG +1,388 10,550 10,678 |128 Following arts the returns for the twelve weeks, from April 1 to June 23, 1912: ££ £ \ Revenue 32,377 • 31,830 '517 Expenses— Working 24,792 21,750 »3,012 Capital Charges 8,005 % 5.G77 *228 Total 33,697 30,127 '3.270 Debit 1,320 Credit 1,103 12,723 32,377 ■ 31,830 '547 •Means decrease. tJleans increase. Working Expenses. The working expenses for tho twelve weeks have increased by ,£3042, of which tho following are the principal items:— _ Wages, motormen and conductors ... 906 Eepairs and maintenance permanent . way :. 390 Eepairs and maintenance overhead equipment • 194 Repairs and maintenance cars 1,011 Power-house fuel 171 Passengers carried: The passengers carried for the twelve weeks to date totalled 5,421,905, or 71,8'JG ■ more than last year. As 78,392 passeugers were carried on the Wadestown line, the city lines show a decrease of G49G passengers for tho twelve weeks this year. ■ Car miles run: Tho total oar miles run to date amount to 539.52G, or 22,073 more -miles-than were run for the correspond-ing-period last year. . IJevcnuo per car mile: The total revenue per ear mile over the whole system for the twelve weeks averaged 1-4.39 d., a decrease of .36(1. per car milfc as compared with last year. ;. Expenses per car mile: The working expenses ' for the twelvo weeks averaged 11.02 d., and the capital charges 3.96 d., making a total of l-i.9Bd. per car mile, o'r .59d. in excess of tho revenue.

Last year the. working expenses averager] 9.85c1., and the capital charges 4.02(1., making, a total of 13.00(1. per car mile, leaving a net profit of .85(1. per car mile. Power Supply. Following are the power supply returns \for the twelve weeks from April 1 to Juno 23, :1912: — : ,'\ •.£ ■ £ £ Revenue .......; 2,573 2,215 +328 Expenses— . ■ Working' 1,120 980 |H6 Capital Charges 1,125 1,054 +71 Total 2,251 2,031 +217 Credit 322 Credit 211 till . ' ... ..... 2,573 . 2,245. +328 This shows that the revenue during the twelve weeks increased by J1328, and the total expenses-by .£217. The net result is a credit"balance of .£322.us compared with .£2ll last year. ■.-.,.