THE TRAMWAYS.
LAST WEEK'S FIGURES. LESS PASSENGERS-MORE REVENUE. The tramway figures for the week ended Sunday night are the .first reliable Indication of the effect of the recent increases In fares, upon the number of passengers carried Compared with the figures for the week ended June 6, which was the- last complete week under the old fares, the figures for last 'week show a. decrease of 9561 passengers carried and an increase of £37 14s lid in revenue. Prom these figures It seems apparent that h large number of people living within the old penny sections, now prefer to walk to and from town. For the same period in 1918, the passengers earried nuirnbered 24,205, and tho revenue £167 Os id, the figures for the same period last year being 29,500 and £213 0s Id. Following are the details of last week's traffic, the figures for the week ended June 6 being also given:—
Passengers. Bevenue Weeks ending June 20. 6th. £ d. £ 8. d. Monday .. 5052 G078 53 10 0 47 11 8 Tueaday .. 4302 5528 44 U 1 41 3 3 Wednesday . 3971 5774 39 9 1 41 0 8 Thursday .. 3378 5372 34 14 11 43 17 4 Friday .. 4324 5349 43 19 10 38 2 10 Saturday 5415 7219 56 8 8 51 13 7 Sunday ... 2294 2977 27 16 11 * ■ 20 15 3 28,736 38,297 327 19 6 290 4 7
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1920, Page 7
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235THE TRAMWAYS. Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1920, Page 7
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