TRAMWAY FINANCE

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14289, 27 February 1912, Page 8

TRAMWAY FINANCE

■V ♦ .'.■..- RETURNS EOR, JANUARY. The revenue account of the Tramway Board/and the.traffic returns for.tho twenty-eight days from January. Ist to January 28th, 1912, Were presented by th© Works and Traffic Committee at yesterday's meeting of the Board, and were adopted. The following -table shows the traffic returns for the period:—

. ■■■'" &&■ I it si A !*■ l^ *|S 5« Sg *,* h £ .*» °& 3*"- 31 £ p ■ 3.3 Ss Snmner .. ~ 118,197 145,704 123,827 Woolston .. 67,807 70,863 69,715 New Brighton .. 100,939 132,434 125,398 Linwocd .. — ■..— ■■ 84,597 Worcester street — — —■ Cashel street .. 6,143 7,700 — Burw'd and N. BeacK 65,166 77,562 56,337 Papanui - Railway 179,637 227,507 224,170 Opawa-Fendalton " 76,798 83,477 83,829 Cash. Hille-Edge. road .. .. 171,276 206,453 192,235 Hacktborne roed 8,391 8,391 — Cranford st.-Eailw'y ■ ■ — — 51,303 Cranf'd st-Spiey'n 73,587 86,919 — Addington .. —* , ' — 105,250 Addington-Liaw'd 144,952 173,118 — Riocarton .. 69,525 71,047 64,063 •Total ...1,061,468 1,301,175 1,180,749 Same period last year .. ..961,988 1,180,749 — Increase 1912. .. 99,430 120,426 —•' . Shillings and pence omitted. Refund admission moseys, rebates, etc., 1911. £288; 1912, £241. The revenue returns for the same period, with comparisons with the corresponding period last year, and • with the four weeks ending December 31at, 1911, are aa follow: — to to cc - ■Id !g l^ ' ' . g5 §2 gS r i i> .33 5-a* ? U U -2 . « I* g« fa fc fi * * i Gross earnings from operation aa per Schedule. "A" .. 11,6*3 10,531 10,471 Operating rxpenses, as per Schedule' "B" .. 5,721 5,680 5,518 Nett earnings from operaticn .. .. 5,948 4,651 4,953 Deduct— Interest and Sinking Fui-1 .. .. 1,813 1.697 1,813 Depreciation and Eenewals .. .. 1,677 1,505 1,677 Fire nnd Accident Ec». Fund . .. .. 116 105 104 Surplus .. .. • 2,341 1,542 1,358 Shillings and pence omitted.