TRAMWAY RETURNS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2821, 12 July 1916, Page 4

TRAMWAY RETURNS

INCREASED WORKING EXPENSES.

The outstanding feature of Hie fourweekly return presented to the Tramways Committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon was the big increase'in the working expenses for the period compared with the corresponding four weeks of last year. Whilst the total revenue was increased' during the period under review 7 by'£lsoß, the working expenses have increased by <£2300.- This loss of <£800 is accounted i'or by reason of the 10 per cent increase pf pay granted to the tramway employees as from June 1 (the fourweekly period under review- ending oil June -3. The comparative figures for the four weeks are as follow:— I ■ 1910. 1915. Total revenue .€15,034 .£13,526 Working expenses XI 1,222 £8,922 Capital charges £3.475 . £3,237 •Credit balnnco -£337 £1,367 Total revenue per car mile 15.65 d. 15,35 d. Working expenses per tar mile II.GSd. 10.13 d. Percentage of working • expenses to revenue ... 75 p.c. 66 p.c. Passengers carried 2,377,901 2,130,808 Cav miles run 230,520 211,151) The following comparative return extends from April 1 to June 23:— 1916. 1915. Total revenue (including proportion of Wadestown rates) £46,010 £40,500 Working expenses £31,297 £26,708 Special expenditure (chargeaUeto revenue) £880 £1412 Capital charges £10,459 £9,680 Credit balance £3,371 £2,700 Total revenue per car mile IG.f-ad. 15.40 d. Working expenses per , ■ car mile - 10.94 d. 10.16 d. Percentage of working expenses to riyenue .... 68 p.c. 66 p.c. Passengers carried 7,136,111 6,248,297 Car miles, rim 686,053 . 631,091 The power and track-lighting figures for the same period are as follow-.— I 1916. 1915. £ £ Revenue 3,441 2,815 Working expenses 1,643 1,334 Capital charges 1... ' 1,365 1,231 Credit balance 433 280 Unit? sold for power and track lighting 389,277 313,257

£1412 £9,680 £2,700