TRAMWAY REVENUE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3033, 21 March 1917, Page 7

TRAMWAY REVENUE

THE RETURNS FOR FEBRUARY. The- tramways revenue for the four ■weeks ended March 2,. presented to the Tramways Committee of the City Council yesterday, shows an increase of ,£1267 over the' corresponding period of Ifcst year. That increase would be considered quite good were it not that the working expenses for the same period increased by .£1499, and the capital, charges by .£293, which decreases the credit balance by £525 for the four weeks under review. The increased number of passengers carried was 214,763, and the increase in mileage was 17,405. The returns are as follow:— . i 1917. 1916. Revenue '.£16,805' £15.538 Working expenses £10,864 £9.365 Capital charges £3,516 ' £3,223 Credit balance £2,425 £2,950. Revenue per car mile 17.24 d. 17.23 d. Working expenses per , car mile : .. H.lsd. 10.33 d. Percentage of working ; exs. to revenue 65 p.c. 60 p.c. Passengers carried 2,620,031 2,405.263 Car miles run 233,824 216,419 For the forty-eight weeks of the financial year ended March 2. the increase in ,revenue is shown as £19,218; whilst the increase in working expenses wa6 £21,569. Special expenditure chargeable to revenue for the period increased by £1017, and the capital charges by £3291, representing a decrease in the credit balance of £6659. The detailed figures are:— 1916-17. 1915-16 Revenue : £190,227 £171.009 Working expenses £129,569 £108,000 Special expend, chargeable to revenue £6,044 £5,027 Capital charges £41,999 £38.708. Credit balance :. £12.615 £19.274 Revenue per car mile 16.22 d. 16.08 d. Working exs. per car mile 11.05 d. 10.15 d. Percentage of working exs. to revenue 68 p.c. 63 p,c. Passengers carried ... 29,524,369 26,162.965 Car miles run ;... 2,813,710 2,551.617 POWER SUPPLY' AND TRACK LIGHTING. Tho return for track lighting and power 'supply for the forty-eight weeks of the financial year ended March 2, are as follow :— 1916-17. 1915-16 Revenue £14,144 £11,692 Working expenses £6,911 £5,555 Capital charges £5,295 £4.940 Credit balance £1,938 £1,197 Units sold for power & track lighting 1,569,537 1,258.555 . ELECTRIC LIGHTING. The electric lighting returns for tho month of February were as follow:— 1917. 1916. Revenue. £4,762 £4,496 Working expenses £2,722 £2,160 Capital charges £1.517 £1.517 Credit balance £523 £819 Units sold 266,852 250,627 New connections made during month 134 124 Thp'■ returns for the eleven months of tho financial year ended February 28 were as follow:— Ifll6-IT. 1915-16. Rcveniio £71,506 £62.150 Working.expenses £30,699 .£26.060 Capital charges £16,684 £16.681 Credit balance £24,123 £19,406 Units sold .._. 4,197,260 3,597,477 New connections made in 11 months ....: 1,663 1,594 Tofal connections at Feb. 28 13,673 11,976 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.*