TRAMWAY STATISTICS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13830, 6 September 1910, Page 8

TRAMWAY STATISTICS.

TRAFFIC AXD REVENUE. The Tramway Board's traffic returns for the four weeks from July 18th to August 14th show that the number of passengers earriod on tbo various lines were, as follows: — = 1 §1 si p ' s-g Line. s m — £ js Siimncr .. .. -1:2,080 50,037 66,830 Lin wood .. 63.651 55.627 70,35G Papanui .. 1">5,306 203,048 152.911 Cash-Edge, to. .. 135,137 175,790 163,923 Addintrton ~ .. 76,217 96,374 101.500 Ifow Brighton .. 30,968 01,825 54,327 Hiccarton .. 60,'iS8 87 003 74,133 Burwood .. 28,632 38,"7G 38,113 Opawa-Fondalton 56.100 71,.'>30 62 7iiG Woolston .. 52,391 67,740 74,251 Cranfurd street .. 30,819 36,633 Total .. 720 632 973,691 883,599 Same period last year .. 668,900 — — , The revenue account for the same, period shows that tho gross earnings from operations were. £8014 11s 6d, as compared with £7707 17s 7d for the corresponding period last year. The operating expenses wore £4919 8s Id, compared with £4528 5s lid, leaving tbo. net earnings £3595 3s od, as against £3179 lls 8d for the corresponding -period last year. Aftor deducting interest and sinking-fund, doI rociatioh -and other charges, tho profit r-tmd at £741 7s id. as compared with £426 8s 3d lor the similar period last year. For tho period from Marrh t;3tl) to August '14th this year tho tianvwayp. have made a clear pro lit of .CS.II (is* '24, as against a deficiency of £197 13s 7d foV the corresponding period of last year.