TRAMWAY FINANCE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1653, 21 January 1913, Page 5

TRAMWAY FINANCE.

' . — SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT. THE WORKING EXPENSES . LOWER.

PERIODS COMPARED

Summarised statements of tramway and power suppljr wvenuo and expenditure ' lor tho four weoks ended December S, ,! 1912 (with totals to date and comparative figures for last year) were placed, before tho rrainways Committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon. The figures |; are interesting as affording the basis of comparison' possible on tlio prosent l ■- soalo of,.wages received by ,tlio men. ' A • " verjvsatisfactory state of affairs is disclosed by tlio summufy economy having, bexsn effected in tho working of the servioe while has' substantially' j n i ■ Fenced' detailed figures aro ap- " The Tramway Figures. ' ' Four weeks ended December 8, 1912 ; ; ;, v . 1912.' 19U. . Eovenuo 11,280 ". MLOG2 ' K'? B of Xpenee3 7 > m 8 -5»5 rvl rf , C 2,970 2,899 • , t V lanco - I<ll91< 119 ' Debit balanco * 823 . This shows that for tho four weeks W f™™*. !® Gross, revenue increased uy J.G24, and tho working expenses ■ do- ' incluloa in tho ex-1 / pditm ljiit yea,, was- a 1 fo?f2n 1° i CCBG ' Covenn ? n, contract l?m^, OTpp y i points nud crossings for tuo permanent way,! ... . , : , ,

Tlnrty-six weeks fro® April Ito DeoomlxSr : ' 1912. 1911. Incr'so. : 5 8 »069. DJoi ' 4,305 'mS«W.'..«P(?WS. 70,278 • G8.075-- 2,203- ' Cnjutal charges 26,739 26,000 . 739 " . : Credit balance 1/J52. 589: 1,303 Comparing tho results'to'date with tho <> • ■ P ° of l, 0 3 - «ar it is seen Avenue has increased by Sm 1,10 ,y. orllj n? expenses by' •' « SS fer for capital charges 1 " jfe liw : of- .£1952, ■' or :, ' t? letter than last year." rwS"!™' oamcd.-Tho- ■ passengers ' <■ '17ffi m * 0 fo . ' totalled ■: i,760,4G3, a decrease of 32,421 passengers as oompared with last year. Tlio total imblZ'Z T L «med to; .date amount to : td 'tJ' mcre than last y©ar for tho same, period. . • . Car miles iar; miles run .for'. „-J nf t ? llod J 74 l 855 ' a decicnw ?Uqr<. m i, l! f T,u r ™ « of 1,094,962 miles run to date, an increase of. :v, 13,944 car nulcs. ' Eovenuo per car mile.-Tlio total revenuo per .car mile. for, the four weolra averaged 15.49d.,i or ,92d. moro than i last > » . urn/ the lliirtosix weeks to date •' • ; 1t.89d., as compared with 14.37 d. last year.- • pendl J uro T,° r c , ar milo-TJio working ' expenses for tho four ; weeks average!! iiTi I Tj car mJe ' , as compared- with 11.75 d. last Tear, and for tlio thirty-sr . 1 weeks to date 10.57 d„ or ,24<L more than • ' last year.; , . •, dosircs , i i o Point out that this is tho first four-weekly statement durinc > tho current year in ~ which tlio wages to emploreea are on tho' Eanie' basis a« that ' * or last year, the award having oomo into ■. . operation on November 17, 1911,

■ The Power Supply. • V ■ ' \ From April Ito Dooeinbor 8,1912 -' ■. ■'' : . ' 1012. 1911. Inert*)/ 2wy"»--- 7,« a 0.481 ca ... Working expenses ... 3.312, 2>530 382 Upital charges .. .. 3,355 3,IPG 159, Credit balanoo .. 795 715 gQ '; " This ehowa that tho powor supply'rc-'' venuo to daito has increased by. J3G2I, and iWiT? 1)7 -n lo not rasult is' v'?.;? s '' 03 C ° mpared