CITY TRAMWAYS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 105, 4 May 1923, Page 5

CITY TRAMWAYS.

PROFIT OF £11.800. THE PROPOSED EXTENSIONS?. In the course of the general statement made by the Mayor in connection with the estimates for the year, reference was made to the. tramway finances, and work-. A statement of the revenue for Inst year to March :il showed that there was a net surplus in revenue account ol £ 11.SOil. The chief items of revenue were: J Passenger earnings £529,455. season tie . kets £ HBO, carriage of mails £004, cai ! advertising £4503. The total revenue wai J ,030.301. On the expenditure side th< i main item* were: —Wages and salaries in power house £U,!104. wages, etc., ir traffic department £153,383, uniform* genera! repairs and maintenance £l(i!i.!S7. administration expenses ;£14,72!) J A return by the manager showed thai I this year ihe trams had run 4JiOS.l>4-2 c-ai miles, as against 4,2;>2.5!17 the preview year the revenue being 2!>.S7d per mile an increase of 1.31(1 per mile. Altogethc .">(),077.i11!5 passengers were carried, beiui 2.875,1i24 more than in the previous year KXTKXSIONS IX PROSPECT. The tramway works in prospect in eluded several proposed extensions. Oil Mill Road extension, reported the tram way* manager, could be ready for ser I vice by Christmas, 1023. The (Jrev Lvn , . I duplication to (lid Mill Road was esti mated to be completed by ihe middle o April. 1!t24. The curliest opportunity fo starting the Edend'ale extension was esti mated at January, 1024, and it shoiil take ten months to complete. Materia for the Onehuuga and Reraueru duplien ' turn* was expected to be available abon the middle of October, and Onchnng should be completed in May. 11)24. an Reinuera in August, It was expeete to take in hand the Fansliawe Street e.\ tension to Gaunt Street after the coir pletion of the Remuera duplication i August. 1024. These works were state to he outside of the Great South Roa extension, which was reported to be ivei in hand.