TRAMWAY RETURNS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 289, 31 August 1920, Page 6

TRAMWAY RETURNS

RACE BETWEEN REVENUE AND 1 - EXPENDITURE INCREASES.

From tho four-wctkly return furnished to the Tramways Committee ycstcr'.tlny it will be noticed that) for the four veoks ended August 18 the increase in the revenuo amounted to £5163 (as compared with tho corresponding periodl of last year), whilst the working expenses increased by .£5086 in tho same period. Vor ;th« twenify weeks ended .August lb, tho' increase in revenue only amounted to ,£27,259 iia cgainst an increase of .'.£33; 470' in working expenses. The fig- .. urea for the four-weekly periods are as follow:— • . ' ■ ' 1920. \ 1913. .Kevenue ,£24,974 .£19,811 \V.orkitag expenses . .£20,836 .£15,750 Special expenditure ,£219 ,£43G Capital charges ..... .£3,984 ASSG Debit balance .£OS — " Credit balance — Itevenuo per- car mile 24.« d. ' 20.20 d. .Working expenses per car mile :. 20.38 d. 16.0 M. Percentage of working ' expenses to revenue \ 83 p.c. 80 p.c. Jussenpcers carried 2,710,350 2,908,510 Car miles run 245,294 . 21)5,337 > • The figures for the twenty-week .periods,are as untler:— ■•■Revenuo JCI2I.2CG .£94,007 .Working expenses .. ,£106,921 ,£7.3,404' "Special expenditure .£1,112 .£2186 Capital charges ,£19,570 Debit balance -£6,310 — Credit balanco ........ — Jtcvenuo per car • "wle 24.11 d. 19.30 d. j working expenses (per'car mile 21.25 d. 15.08 d. Percentage of workI ing expenses to revenue 88 p.c. 78 p.c. ' 'Passengers carried 14,094,133 14,181,931 Car miles run 1,207,033 1,168,826 The power and track lighting cum--1 pamtivo figures for the, four week's are ns follow:— 1920. 1919. «£ £ Itevenue ; 12,261 9.270 Working expenses 10,1!K) 6,240 Capital charges ...! 2.914 2,590 Debit balance , 813 Credit balance — -4U)