TRAMWAY RETURNS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2689, 8 February 1916, Page 9

TRAMWAY RETURNS

I • . "s BIG INCREASES FOR HOLIDAY " PERIOD. The tramway figures for the four- 1: 'eelcly . period—from December 9 to a aiiuary o —which covers the holidays, v liow a very substantial increase over t hose for the corresponding period of i 914-15. During tie penoa mention- v d tho revenue amounted to £16,573, t n increase of £2215, whilst the working xpeiises only increased by £553, and r lie capital charges by £50, leaving a g et iiicrease in clear revenue of £1612. 'lie working expenses per car mile have r een still further reduced—from 10.17 d. o 9.96 d. per mile. During The four f reeks noted the number of passengers l arried was 2,393,848, an increase of 12,540 on the previous year's figures, 'he full details for the four weeks are ;iven below. — 191&16. 1914-15. £ £ [ 'otal revenue 16,573 14,358 Vorking expenses 8,901 8,348 capital charges ... 3,189 3,139 Jrcdit balance ...... 4,483 2,871 ?otal revenue per car mile 18.55 d. . 17.49 d. iVorking expenses per car mile .... 9.96(3. 10.17 d. ?ercentage of work-ing-expenses to revenue 54 p.c. 58p.c. Passengers carried 2,393,848 2,081,308 Dar miles ran 214,446 197,023 The figures' for the forty weeks of ;he financial year ended January 5 are is follows:— 1915-16. 1914-15. £ £ Total revenue (including proportion Wadestown rates) 138,960 125,800 Working expenses 88,529 84,002 Special expenditure (chargeable to revenue) 4,327 4,849 Capital charges ... 31,837 31,387 Credit balance 14,267 5,562 Total revenue per car mile 10.74 d. 15.74 d. Working expenses per car mile 10.03 d; 10.51 d. Percentage of working expenses to total revenue 64 p.c. 67 p.c. Passengers carried 21,306,787 19,253,624 Car miles run .... 2,118,250 1,917,135 The power supply and track lighting figures for the forty weeks ended January 5 are as follows:— 1915-16. 1914-15. £ £ Revenue 9,644 9,166 Working expenses 5,236 4,608 Capital charges ... 4,498 4,180 Debit balance 90 — Credit balance — 378 Units sold for power and track lighting 1,043,345 890,851