TRAMWAY FIGURES

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 17, 14 October 1921, Page 5

TRAMWAY FIGURES

k TWENTY-FOUR WEEKS’ RETURN. Following are the tramway returns for the four weeks ended September 15, compared with tho corresponding period

of last year:— 1921. 1920. Rtiweiiiua £29,232 £22,777 Working expenses... £23,371 £22,127 Special expenditure. £234 — Capital charges ... £4,426 £3,999 Credit balance £1,201 — Debit balance -r£3,349 feevenuo per car mile 28.24d. 24.8 id. Working expenses per cor mile 22.57d. 24.13d. Percentage of working expenses to revenue 79 p.c. 97 p.c. Pas'-lengers carried 2,828,953 2,474,319 Car miles rnn 248,435 220,045 Below is the return for twenty-four weeks ended September 15, compared with the corresponding period of last year 1921. 1920. Revenue £174,423 £144,044 Working expenses... £111,982 £129,051 Special expenditure £1,538 £1,112 Capital charge £26,377 £23,569 Credit balance £4,528 — Debit balance •— £9,688 jv-elnu.9 per car mile 28.27(124.22d. Working expenses per car mile 23.01d. 21.70d. Percentage of working expenses to revenue 81 p.c. 89 p.c. Passengers carried 16.942,045 16,568.4 >5’ Car miles run 1,480,579 1,427,081 Track Lighting and Power. following are tho track lighting and power figures for twenty-foui r weeks ended September 15. with a comparison with the corresponding period ■ ot last year:— 1921. 1920. £16,516 £14,443 Working expenses... £12,085 £12,642 Capital charges £3,683 £3,493 Credit balance £718 Debit balance — £1,692