TRAMWAY REVENUE.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15335, 20 July 1915, Page 4

TRAMWAY REVENUE.

j TRAFFIC I.E*CL T RXS. The M"ork3 owl 'TraHLe Committee cf the I Tramway Board submitted at yesterday's meotin,:* the rovomw account for tho- period from April Ist to Juno loth, 101."> (71 days), and report-xl that them were 75 days in the corresponding period 1-ft year, and • after allowing for this extra, day, and for notirocum*i£ items cf special receipt., this year, there' was a decrease of ..69 in thc receipts for ordinary traiilo, which, under the circumstances, was .satisfactory. Following is tho revoniic account for tho peri.d mentioned: — April Ist April Ist to lo June 13th, June 14th, 1915. 13W. £ £ Earninss from operation .. .'C9.019 23..01 Operating expen.-.'s •-. 16,310 .1G.34T Xet earnings from operation 13.333 13,05. ' Deduct— Interest c.nd funking fund 6,09fi (..107 Depreciation ar.d renewal. 5,484 5,443 Firo and accident ro&ervc funds 261 253 " Surplus .. ■• 1,475 1,201 This year (including' Piaster) surplus to date, £1473; pin-. rat*3 from «pecial rutins' nreaa. £583; £22,063. I-aa. year (including Banter), surplus to dale, £1211; , plus rates from special rating area*, X3S6; £1807. The traffic re-turns for the four weeks ended Juno 13th, 1015, were as follows: — Total Net Pas- -Receipts sen sen? for for abovo abovo Line. period. i>eriod. £ Sumner and AYcolslon, .. 152,416 1.466 Nov/ Brixton .. .. 78.74S 839 Burwood-Korth Beach .. G7.5-13 509 Papunui -- •• £00,30.1 1,326 Papanui Extension .. 5,773 04 Opawa-Fendalton -- 110,135 707 Foitdalton Extension .. 10,003 54 St Martins •• •• ls,™~ "•"•* Cash. Hills-Edgewaro rd . 012,542 1,375 Hftcktliorno road -. 3,7-30 103 Cranford atreet-Sproydon 97,710 590 Addinston-Linwocd .. 172,324 1,107 Linwood-Railway .- 17,304 04 TJi-llinfcton Extension .. 3,478 14 Riccarton - - • • 83,363 1,173 1,232,449 3,529 Decr.;»e, Trot- Car.t*r'ourv Par"-, ,£CI ; dec_«asc all lines Sunday., £341 (3 wet). Inercpsed ticket salts to date, £230. 1315. lncr"-"'- Decrease • in. in res.;*-t-. receipts. 1.:... ' -C £ Sumner toid Woolfiton .. ■ — <W Xew Brighton .. •• "0 — Bnrwood-Nortli Beach .. .3 Pn-.mrui .- •• :! — Papanui Exter._-.cii .. — — Opa*va-F..nd--,lton •• — '- Fcr.dniton Extension . ■ — 1 St. Martin's .. ■• IS — Cash. llill-t-Ed-Kewnr--rood — •"<> Iluckthome road •• — 42 Cr-raiord {.'.reet-Spreydoii i"" — Afld'tig'on-Linwood • • 'I ~ T_,inwood-l'atlway .. •• — ;! Extension •• — Iti-cs-ton •• •• — £ * ' 133