TRAMWAY RETURNS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 70, 17 December 1918, Page 4

TRAMWAY RETURNS

The trnmway rnturns for iho four weeks ended on November 10 last, compared with the 6ame period in 1917, aro 1918. 1917. Rovenue .£16,788 Working expenses <£13/262 ,£12,028 Special expenditure .... JC366 .£353 Capital charges ,£3,395 ,£3,451 Credit balance — -£817 Debit balance .£235 — Revenue per wo milo 17.59 d. 17.29 d. Working expenses per car mile 13.89 d. 12.49 d. Percentage of working, expenses to rev. ... 79 p.c. 72 p.c. Passengers carried ... 2,595,570 2,570,238 Car miles run 228,998 231,078 Tho returns for the thirty-two weeks from April 1 to November 10, 1918, compared with tho same poriod in I'Jl7, are! 1918. 1917. Revenue .£137,066 X 128,371 Working expeneos ... .£99,687 .093,349 Special expenditure JC3,361 -£3,090 Capital charges <£27,367 .£27,496, Credit balance £6,661 .£4,339 Revenue per care milo 17.77 d. 16.91 d. Working expenses per " car mile 12.93~d. 12.31 d. Percentage of working expenses to rev 73 p.c. 73 p.c. Passengers carried ... 21,035,805 19,671,750 Car miles run 1,850,315 1,819,689 The power supply nmi trnclc lighting rulunis for Iho thirty-two weeks from April I to November 10, 1918, compared with the same period of 1917, are:— 1918. 1917. £ X Rovonue 13,516 10,916 Working expenses 8,283 0,758 Capital charges 3,873 3,640 Credit balance 1,360 318