TRAMWAY RETURNS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1954, 10 January 1914, Page 6

TRAMWAY RETURNS.

EXPENSES UP; REVENUE DOWN.

Tlwro wora placed before the Tramway Committee of the Wellington City Council yesterday afternoon -returns of tramways and power supply revenue nhd expenditure, and traffic statistics, for tho four weeks ended December 8, 1913, with totals to date and comparativo figures, It will ho seen that tho tramway figures in tho four weeks of 1913 dealt with compare unfavourably with tlio returns for the corresponding per' iotl in 1912; tho revenue is less, tlio ex- . pendituro mows.* . In tho comparative tables of returns covering thirty-six weeks, tho figures for 1913 look better. Particulars of tlio return follow:— Tramways,—From November 11 to December 8. ' ■ 1913. 1912, £ £ Rcvenua . 11,13! 11,286 . Working expenses 7,603 7,197 Capital charges ... 3,030 2,981 Credit balance ..... , 422 _ 1.108 Passengcis carried 1,747,349 1,705,4.36 Car milos run 1 170,648 174,855 Revenue per car mile 15.63 d. 15.4 yd. 1 Working expenses per car mile ... 10.77 d. 9.88 d. Porcentago of working expenses to rovemio 69 62 i From April 1 to December 8. i 1911. 1912, , £ £ Traffic roveii'ie .... 104,272 98,144 Wndestown rates (first instalment) 1,047 783 Total revonuo 105,319 98,927 Working expenses 70,511 70,278 Special expenditure. 4,flfie oiS Capital charges ... 27,220 26,834 Credit balance 3,493 1,28? Passengers carried 16,434,254 15,952,021 Car miles run 1,595,446 Revenue per car m j} o 15.CM. 14.(4 d. AYorking expenses . per car mile... lO.Glu. lO.ood. Percentage of work- / ing expenses to traffic revenue 67 > i I Tho' ite-n ''soosinl expenditure" this venr includes the following works and appropriations:—Alterations to cars, relaving feeder cnbies, horse. trnmvnty f.ii'.king fund, -contribution to carnival fund, and band instruments. Power Simply.—From April 1 to December S. 1913. 1912. £ £ Revenue 7,925 7,402 Working expenses 3,476 3,312 Capital charges ... 3,471 3,361 Credit balance 978 789 The Mayor (Sir. J. P, Luke) oxplnincd to ■ a Dominion reporter respecting tho period November 11 to December 8, 191.3, that tho increase in expenditure was duo to tho purchase of a large quantity of new materia.!, ami that the drop in the revenue occurred during striko time.