TRAMWAY REVENUE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3009, 21 February 1917, Page 6

TRAMWAY REVENUE

A GOOD JANUARY. ' Thanks to continuous fine weather during January, the tramways revenue for that month exeeeeded the receipts of the corresponding month last'year bi*..J!1617, whilst the working expenses .rose- by •£l2-10, giving a net increase for tlie.four weeks ended February 2- (which cuts out tho New Tear holiday period) of <£-H)7. During the U weeks of the financial year ended February 2 (he revenue .showed an increase on the corresponding period of last year, of ,£IB,OBO, but. during that period the working expenses increased by .£20,069. The return for the four weeks mentioned (compared with the corresponding neriod of last year) is as follows:— •■ 1917., 191 G. ""venue Ji17,852 .£16,235 Working expenses -£10,(1W' .£9,4-21 Capital charges Jc3fiU .£3,218 •Credit balance ...: .£3,70.1 .£3.593 Revenue per car mile ?8.22d. 17.96 d. Working expenses per ear mile '. 10.87 d. ' 10.12 d. Percentage of working expenses to revenue 59 p.c. 58 p.c. Passengers carried ... 2.712,2-18' 2,150,910 Car miles run ; 235.186' 210.978 The return for'the 44 weeks ended February 2 is as follows:— 1916-17. 1915-1 P Revenue .! '. .£173,421 .£155,335 Working eexpenses ... ,£118,705 .£98,636 Special expenditure , cliargeable to i ev- •' eneite '. ■ £5,669 .£4,960 Capital- cbarges .£38.482 .£35,484Credit balance .£10.505 ,£16.255 Revenue per car mile 16.13 d, lo.OGd. Working expenses ner car mile ."... ll.OJd. lO.ldd. Percentage of working expenses to revenue 68 p.c. 63 p.c. Passengers carried 2fi,90t,338 23,757.697 Car- miles run .'. 2,579,886 ' 2,335,228 ELECTRIC LIGHTING. The electric lighting return is altogether encouraging. During January the revenue was .£930 better than the corresponding month of last year, whilst the .working expenses only advanced by .£352. The figures for the month are as follows:— 1917. 1916. Revenue ,£4,177 Working expenses .£2,512 .£2,161) Capital 'charges .£1,517 ,£1,517 Credit balance :.... ,£1,078 .£SOO Units sold '.. 283,861 231,707' New connections made . during month ' . ,18 90 The, returns for the eleven 'months of the year are as follow :—

1916-17. IMS-IG. ■Revenue ,£66,743 ,£57,653 Working expenses .£27,!177 .£23,899 Capital charges ' =£15,107 J215.167 Credit balance ! .£23,599 .£18,587 Units' sold ;....> 3,930,1083,340,850 New connections made * in. ten months 1,529 1,470 Total connections at January 31 , .' 13,519 1.1,858 POWER SUVPT.Y AND TRACK, -.LIGHTING. ' The eleven months' return for power supply and track lighting is as follows:—. " . ' 191G-17. 3915-IG. Revenue. ,£12,935 .£10,085 Working expenses J;6,210 . ,£5,045 Capital charges .£-1,871. ,£4,52G Credit balance ,£1,854 ',£1,114, Units sold for power and track lighting ...1,439,6781,152,454'

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