TRAMWAYS REVENUE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2315, 24 November 1914, Page 9

TRAMWAYS REVENUE

STEADY INCREASE. . The returns of tramway revenue submitted to the Tramways Committee of the City Council yesterday, show a steady increase. The returns for the four weeks between October 14 and November 10 (compared with those'for the same period of last year) are aa follow:—i 1914. 1913. Revenue ..'... £11,898 £11,720 Working expenses £8,456 £7,932 Capital charges ..... £3,15f £3,023 Credit balance £288 £765 Revenue per car mile 14.70 d. 15.82 d. Working expenses per car mile .......... 10.45 d. 10.71 d. Percentage of working expenses to „ revenue 71 p.o. 67 p.c. Passengers carried 1,882,905 1,857,917 Car miles run 194,202 177,734 TRAMWAYS ACCOUNT. The returns for tho thirty-two weeks from-April 1 to November 10 (compared with those of last year) are as follow :-rTrafiic revenue £98,209 . £93,575 Wadestown rates (Ist instalment) ...... £884 £1,047 Total revenue ' £99,093 £94,622 Working expenses £67,058 £24,140 Special expenditure £3,858 £2,889 Capital charges £25,245 £24,140 Credit balance .... £2,932 £4,744 Total revenue per car mile 15.66 d. 15,93 d. Working expenses per car mile 10.53 d. 10.58 d. Percentage of working expenses to total revenue ... 67 p.c. 66 p.c. Passengers carried 15,295,630 14,686,905 Car mHes ruii .... 1,527,945 1,424,798 The returns for power supply and track lighting for tho thirty-two weeks enumerated above are:— 1914. 1913. £ '' £ .Revenue 7,583 7,212 Working expenses ... 3,687 3,145 Capital charges ....... 3,326 3,150 Credit balance 570 917