TRAMWAY FIGURES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 54, 27 November 1917, Page 6

TRAMWAY FIGURES

RETURNS MORE SATISFACTORY. Tho tramways return for the four weeks ended November 10 are rather more encouraging than some of the recent monthly tallies. The revenue for the period was £1386 better than for the corresponding four weeks cf last year, whilst tho advance in the working expenses was £690. The fourweekly return, compared with the corresponding period for last year, is as follows: —

1917. 1916. Revenue £16,649 £15.263 Working expenses £12,028 £11,338 Special expenditure £385 £495 Capital charges ... £3,4-51 £3,354 Credit balanco £735 £76 Revenuo per car mile 17.29 d. 15.75 d. Working expense's per car mile 12,49 d. 11.72 d. Percentage of workr ing expenses to revenue "2 p.c. 74 p.c. Passongers carried 2,570,238 2.405,187 Car miles run 231,078 232,092 The thirty-two weeks' return (to November 10) is as follows ,i 1917. 1916. Revenue £128,274 £121,394 Working expenses... £33,349 £87,719 Special expenditure £3,581 £3,960 Capital charges .... £27,496 £26,832 Credit balance £3,848 £2,883 Revenue per car mile 16.91 d. 15.7/ d. Working expenses per car mile 12.31 d. 11,39 d. Percentage of working expenses to revenue "3 P c - 72 p.c. Passengers carried 19,671,75019,004,038 Car miles run 1.819,689 1,847,399 Power and Track Lighting. The return for power and track lighting for the thirty-two weoks is" as ,mder:: " 1917. 1916. Revenue rgoo Working expenses ... 6,958 .>,029 Capital charges 3,640 d,4UB Credit balance 318 1,064