TRAMWAY FINANCE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 104, 27 January 1920, Page 2

TRAMWAY FINANCE

INCREASE IN REVENUE

INTERESTING FIGURES

Statistics relating, (o the 'corporation tramways issued' by the Town Clerk'yesterday, show that the increase in revenue for the, four weeks up to December 8 .Ml!),-over the same 'period' for 1918 amounted-to £11,795,-whilo tho working expenses for tho same period excelled the previous year's figures by =£5173. The increase in the passengers carried for the same period was 1,2G3,1i.|(i over tlie figures for, 1918. The car mileage for tho 'period was 241;207, as against 152.2GG for : The power supply and track lighting Gtaleinent shoivs an increase in ■ revenue over a period of, 36 weeks from April 1 to December 8/1019, of JE23G9, as against ..tho figures, for the previous year. ''Tho working expenses of this department increased, by JCIBiO, and capital charges hy J' 2i l' , 1 1 oav . 1D S « "-edit balance of The following are the detailed figures for tu.e.four weeks to December 8, 1919 — „. ' -. " iai». 1918. . Increase. Revenue £22,117. £10,322 .£11,795 Working.: ex-;. .''.,.. „ I> e n s M .£10,128 ,£10,955 £5,173 Special expenditure (chargeable / -to revenue). /,&33 £(M 6 ' a Capital charges .£3,534 £3,442 ,£92 Credit balance .£2,022 - £6,703 Debit, balance/. — '.£l,OBl — Revenue per • ' ear mile ... 22.00(1. ,■ IC.2Gd. ' 5.74 d. Working expenses- per ear. mile ... lG.Otd. . 17.33 d. ' ■ b' Percentage of working 1 expenses to '..'"." revenue ..'../ 73 p.c. 100 p.c. • o Passengers ■...."' carried 2,801,892 1,511,2-16 1,263,648 Car miles run 211,207 152,206 ' 88,911 a. decrease' JCI73. ■;•■-■ b decrease 129 d. c decrease 33 p.c; Thirty-six .weeks from April 1 to December 8, 1919:— ■•-,-. 1919. 1918. Increase. Revenue .8181,328 £147;388 • £33,0-10 Working expenses ■. £138,C73 £110,642 £28,031 Special expen- ■ - dihtre . . .. (chargeable to. revenue) £3,809. £5,452 t Capital '■'."'., . charges .... £31,853 £31,222 £G3l Credit.balnnee . £6,993 £72 £0,921 Revenue.. ..per ■ . car mile, .:'. 20,-Wd. 17.CGd. 2-80 d. Working expenses ' pee ear mile'";.. 15.05.L IS.2Gd. .-' 2.39 d. Percentage of working, ex-, penses. '..to revtnue ...... 7G.p.c- ,75 p.c. lp.c. Passengers carried 25,419,890 22,577,051 2,842,845 Car miles rim 2,126,018 2;O02,581 124,037 t Decrease £1G43. . '.. power.supply and track ugtitinCt. . Thirty-six--n^cks-from April 1 to De-c-ember 8, 1919:— --■-■•, 1919. 1918. Increase Revenue £17,250 £14,581 £2,369 Working ex-. .ponses .--£11,194- £9,354 - £1,810 Capital ' charges ...; £.1,630 • £4,388 : £242 Credit balance' £1,426 • ' £1,139 ■ £287