TRAMWAY RETURNS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14903, 17 February 1914, Page 9

TRAMWAY RETURNS.

SOME INTERESTING FIGURES.

The traffic returns and tho statement o( the reserve account, pT-.=ent«d at yesterday's meeting of. the T.amway Board disclosed it eat-efactory position. Tho traffic returns for the current year to date, together with the figures for the corncsponding period of last year, are as follows: — Net receipts Net receipts for current forcoireeyear to ponding period date. last year. In-

L_„e, No En-tor. eludes Easter. £ £ Sumner .. UfiSO 14.931 Woolston. .. 3,911 4 .3"2 New Brighton _ .. 11,580 H.GO6 Burwood and Noitli Beach •- fi,6**B 0,123 Papanui •• I*M' 14 . 31)5 Papanui Extension 256 Opawa-Fendalton T,«29 K.tm Fendalton Extens'n 3G3 «* Cash-meie-Edgeware road .. 15,202 1.905 Hackthorno road 1,61G 1,830 Cranford et;eetSpreydon 5,015 -5.7C6 Addington-Linwood 13.718 14,238 Linwood-Railway, via Worcester at. l.Otfi — Dallinston .. 179 79 Riccarton ..-11,161 11,140 109,___ 106,401 Increase ticket receipts to date, £_.61S. Following are the Board's traffic returns for tho four weeks ended January OS-h, 1314. together with tho figures for tho correepondiug period of laet year: — -_ _ -3 -2 ,ns.i, r g o. p. „-»• »3-_»o._ . -7? ~ ••-. % - ->*-S;c->-ii.>-._»;" S_3=« '3__S*rt§ , cS*r^*-.2 <# ■ ' liK-tS 4 ' -*=*'___ ___.- a. 3. £ £ Sinner .. 100.J38 100,215 2,-77 2,375 Wookton 50.580 62.9W «W «» N<£ Brighton 153;032 146,7*9 2.1C9 1,903 B "T Xi B R 0 - i ch 87,87(1 & i 877 819 733 Papanui .. 208,584 220.387 J,«* Papanui Est, 6,414 — -» ° PaT Fenda!ton 114,702 107,757 774 , 723 Fendalton Ex. 14,077 13,080 59 5» Cashmerc-Edgo- -..,,- ware road 203,149 2-13,728 1,575 1,567 Hackt-orne rd. 27,036 31,3-9 235 277 r£V Spreydon 96,287 93,643 616 621 169,645 184,337 1,141 1,231 Linwood, Rivnlv-uy and Worceate- , street .. 19,681 - HI — Dallington •• 4,<60 6.887 18 25 Riccarton ~ 85,066 _2,20 a 1,227 l.lfo Total .. 1,-80,8-3 1,426,106 12,006 12,563 Net increaee— J_3__. Following is tho Board's revenue account for the four week- endinp. January 25th, 1914, .bowing comparison- with the period preceding, and also with the corrc_pond_ng period of tha previous year (ahiliinj-- and penco omitted): — _ _ _ -jjl _ m .Jj _ S "3 "+'Jx §Si 53J _-f- ISS gf.# t-^IM tl . _. BO ••Soli-. • &■ *l 3g|_»,§Ss|.S§J& _, £ £ £ Gross earnings from operation .. 12,860 11,653 13,22-3 Operating expense.. 6,239 6,037 0,030 Net carninca from operation ... 6,621 5,616 7,192 Deduct— Intoreat and sinkin? fund .. 2,131 2,213 2,200 Depreciation and renewal- 1,941 2,001 2,001 Fire and accident reserve funds .. I__ 115 132 Surplus .. 2,420 1,280 2,850 This Year. £ £ Surplus to dat- .. 3,730 Plus rates from special ratins areas .. 1,380 5,119 (surplu-) Lafit Year. Surplus to date .. 413 Plus rates from epecial rating areas .. 870 1,282 (surplus)