TRAMWAY FIGURES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 296, 3 September 1918, Page 6

TRAMWAY FIGURES

A FOUR-WEEKLY RETURN. The figures for the four weeks ending August 13, presented to the Tramways Cwnmittao yesterday afternoon, show tbai the ratio of increase in revenue, compared vitb the corresponding psriod for last year, continues to Ibe quite satisfactory.. ■ For the period under review I,'in revenue, increased by £1453, whilst the working expenses wont up £ 6'13. The balance to credit was shown as £4803, as against £2422 for the corresponding period of last year. Tho figures for the four weeks are as follow:— 1918. 1917. £ £ Revenue 17,111 15,653 Working expenses 18,100 12,457 Special expendi- ' two 344 316 Capital charges... 3,426 3,413 Credit balance .... 241 — Debit balance '. —. 528 Revenue per car mile 17.38 d. 16.64 d. Working expenses , per ear railfi .... 13.30 d. 13.24 d. Percentage of working expenses to revenue 77p.c. 79 p.c. Passengers carried 2,629,588 2,328)4.86 Cnr miles run 236,247 225,764 Tho figures for the twenty weeks ended August 18 (with tho usual comparison) are as follow :— £ £ • 1918. 1917-. ■Revenue '... 86,460 79,511 Working expenses 62,826 57,786 Spocial expenditure 2,190 2,068 Capital charges ..'.. 17,141 17,235 Credit balance .... 4,303 2,422 Revenue per car milo 17.67 d. 16.90 d. Working expenses psrcarniile 12.85 d. '12.28(3. Percentage of working expenses to rovenuo 73 p.c. 73 p.c. Passengers ca.r'd. 13,236,116 12,182,519 Car miles run ... 1,172,843 1,129,002 POWER AND TRACK LIGHTING. The power supply and track lighting figures for the twenty weeks of the current, financial year are as follow: — ■ 1918. 1917. £ £ Revenue 8,366 6,234 Working expenses 5,117 3,998 Capital charges 2,378 2,225 Credit balance 871 11