TRAMWAY FIGURES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1940, 24 December 1913, Page 5

TRAMWAY FIGURES.

SLIGHT DECREASE THIS MONTH.

The effect- of tli9 strike on tramway traffic in reducing the revenue and the increase in the cost of coal consequent therefrom in raising! fue working expenses of the city tramways, is seen in the monthly returns furnished by tho Tramway Board to the Tramways Committee of the City Council. Tramway revenao and expenditure and traffic statistics for tho four weeks ended December 8, 1913, with totals to date and oomparativo figures for last year, are as follow:— Four Weeks from November 11 to December 8, 1913, 1913. 1912. £ JS Revenue 11,131 II.iSG Working expenses ... 7,682 7,197 Capital charges. ...... 3,050 2,981 Credit br.lance 423 _ 1,108 Passengers carried 1,747,319 1,765,463 Car miles run 170,018 174,855 Revenue per car mile 15.G5d 15.49 d Working expenses per car milo 10.77 d 9.88 d Percentage of working ■ expenses to revemio 69 p.c. 02 p.c. Thirty-six Weeks from • April 1 to December 8, 1913. 1913. 1912. .£ • £ Traffic revenue 101,272 98,114 Wadestown rates fist instalment) ... 1.017 783 Total revenue ......... 105,31!) 98,927 Working expenses ... 7,511 • 7.0,278 Special expenditure 4,095 528 Capital charges 27,220 2G,83t Credit balance 3,493 1.287 Bassensers carried 1G,434,254 , 15,952.021 Car miles run 1,505,416 1,598.712 Revenue per car mile 15.03 d 14,74 d Working expenses per car mile lO.Gld 10.55 d Percentage of wjrking expenses"to traffic •'menu* 'G7:p;c. -~!r 71 p.c. The item "Snecial Expenditure" this y.ear includes the following works and apriropriationS:—Alterations to cars, reInvini? feeder cables, horso tramwav sinking fund, contribution to carnival fund, boid instruments. Th? power snpplv statistics from April V to December 8, 1913, are '*>«« follow:— 1913. 1912. £ .n R-vemie 7.995 7.402 "Working 'xuenses ... 3.170 3.31?, Cap'tal rhnrges ..... 3,471. 3.3fH Credit balance 978 759