TRAMWAY RETURNS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2268, 30 September 1914, Page 8

TRAMWAY RETURNS

;.-■■■..■...-..;■•— 7 — -< ./. ■/",-. ■' ■'•..'. :' : .SLIGHT DECREASE FOR FOUR i.•.-:-. .:■; iVEEKS.-' \-\ ': v- ■'•'- ■■' ■ .■•■' . V . '.■ ■■■■') ■'"■» - ■ f' .': Tho". following return for'the four :' weeks commencing. August 19. of' the ? :.- .Wellington tramways was submitted' to J :' :th'e.Tramways Committee of, the" City >: -; :: : Council:-'yesterday ..afternoon' (the figi;Ures for the corresponding period of last ;.;''year are given in parentheses for. the ; - --purposes ; of< comparison):—Revenue, ■ - £11,648 (£11,808).; working expenses,' -"•■ ■ £8210 (£78.58); capital charges, £3153 r'.'. (£3013); .credit, balance, £285 (£937); i:,-revenue per "car mile, 14.57 d. (15.64 d.); j.^':-"working.expenses'-per car mile, 10.27 d. \ :'■'.■"*: (10.41 d.); percentage of working ex--\''i! : -. peiisea:to revenue,;7o per cent. (66 per C•'■':.■ cent.);-, passengers carried,■ 1,848,872 1} ; ; '<1,516,146) ;■ passengers per car mile, '■ 10.23 (10.91); car miles run, 191,872 ?t" C 151,199). '; ■■:;; '-n'-"-. ••.': ::■-,:.;. ",-;. : ['•■•"•■■' -The returii.for the twenty-three weeks :; 'ended September 15 (full period of the '■■''-'' present financial year), compared j;■■'-' /wiflrthose for the corresiwnding period ';-" ; ---of lasi year, is. as follows:—Revenue, , (£70;130); ;working expenses, ' ;: -'£49,982 (£46;752): special expenditure,. '-; £2742 (£1767); capital charges, £18,930. i'■•' : (£J.8,093); ..credit balance,'...... £1509 '.-' (£3518); Teveuue per car mile,: 15.41 d. :: : (15,75 d.); working expenses per car .' mile, 10.53 d.' (10.50 d.); 'percentage of ■ workinK expenses to revenue, 68 per' •" cent/(66 per cent:); passengers carried, ,' 11,43.0,983 "(11,003,716)*; passengers per car mile,- 10.G9 (11.02); car miles run,■ ;:•- 1,138,878 (1,068,407). _~..■." ■;•■" '--. " ,'.' ',■:,. ;'.■ •-J"-.' The percentage.of increases;and ■■ det ■"':-•' creases in tra£Bc receipts for the vari- ; ous four-weekly periods since April 1 are ':'■ ; 'as follow:—April 1 April 28, 2 per ; ' :;cent;" increase; April 29 to May"26, 5i ■v ' per cent, increase--May 27; to June 23, I-' 6i per cent, increase; June"24 to July [•: '21, , 7f per cent, July .22 to '\' : - August 18, : 6J per cent./increase;" Au-. f : gust 19 to Sentember 15,'. l per'cent, de- '■'• : : creaso. The decrease ; noted for the i- ,1 " last period dealt with, would seem-: to !•■ Indicate (inSview of. the! substantial in*;o "crease made-during- the other periods) war conditions are having" a slight j -i: : , elffegt on the. receipts.; , '.^fr-'Vi.. i ■ ■•■ The power supply.and.track-lighting ';" : • figures for- the 24 weeks ended'Septemher 1? (comparetl with .those, of the corj'■■'■" rosDonding' period, of .last .year), are as 1- : foliow':- — Revenuel • £5940 (£5507);: I expenses; £2766 (£2437J • capiI•'■1 •'■ -iHal'charEes, £2499 (£237s);'credit-:bal- :^': (£695). ".-. ■-.. ~- y .? »■•■':-.