TRAMWAY REVENUE

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21119, 21 March 1934, Page 12

TRAMWAY REVENUE

♦-- -- INCREASE SHOWN IN FEBRUARY . I'D-TLION or SKASIUE LINK& I: A kih,il on iinmway revenue i; jucci, ■vc-:ci-riav bv Mr Frank Thompson, -i'tci-cral manager <»f tlic Christchurch , ■Nramwavs. Micv.-s that hi February. | i ; HUM, compared wi!h February, 19-2. ! lithe seaside lines carried 52.577. or 18.4 : J per ecu;., mure nasfcr. 3 cr>-. and the ; "'revenue showed an increase of £GS. i lor 1.3 per cent. From nil Hues m j ' i Februarv this year there was an m- . " civai in rover.ue of £llO9. or 1.0 per, ! ce>i' a; contrasted with rebruai>.. ; i'j"3 In Janoarv and February r 'ivriu- incr«!:xd by 16*.PT?, i •'i'bMt f 37'- les-s revenue was received. ; s I 'ni-faib relatins to February this year : ■and Februarv, HU;3, are as follows: I

Dccc'ise. ;'.,--cm.-cr< on all line.- increased by ■'-u\',u2 or ;>.o \ :r cent.. o\'cr the first; 1 ii'our sections, and by Ga.GSii or 41 per ; "uoi.t.. over sections, from the fifth to j " i;'-o ciehth. The rcvcr.uc increased by : ' o<i or O:'. Ncr cent., over Ihc fir.-t four ; ''■ i.ectieri--. and by £2OO. or 6.9 per cent.. ' -'over the longer journeys. I inures for Two Months ' When the total? for January and ' i\■ orur.rv are combined the Sumner [ i'"ii:-.c .--how.- an increase of .jj,">2l in! ' .).;,-,-cnucrs. but a decrease of £12!) hi i revenue: New Bntzhtou. an cxr-n j - ' ."i7.!ip!i. and £IOO more in revenue. and ! ' I North Coach an increase of 13.441 j 1 ' «>-;,v!!i i■; b\it a decreased lakh.it: of i i CilD. The total increase in passoottriv j to the seaside was 128.001, and th" do- j cit.cs.- in revenue £l4O. Other line: 1 , ,'ir-voi increased trnthc of 3E.030. but ; C2::i h- ::) revenue. Comparison villi Sydney 1:, ivrOy to a request lor information v,: 1 1 rr.:r.": rodr.r'ior.s in tramway! , ares in Sydney, the Sydney Transport j (.h.mmiss;c'r.cr h:is 'hven the Christ- j , church Tra::.v av 80. rd particulars of i •!-. reduction made after October.! 1:';:.\ He >■'.:■.'.■- : "The reduction in | hue-; in October, 1 'j: j ,2. did iiot rcsuh I ; :n increased revenue", but induced in- • •rcasod travel. Th" relief given to ; vt.vcin .■; arn- anted lo more than'; 'MOhOi'-u p:r ;- nuin. The satisfactory I ''n.-i'c'cl tor the year ended ; .lri'i! '.'■<>. lf<ri:t. was due to economies' ; , :r. worhins and :mpro\'ed - : •: < nrrall'-. r--.u not to any increase in' The Jnn.izrs: section, on the Sydney' >j system is ihroe miles 23 chains, and | .. i the .-horU'.-t (i2 chains, the average; ilcnuth of sections bcine, one mile 71 : ~! chains. The average lrnryth of section- ; - | '-■ Christchurch i- Tfs chains. There ; . ; arc no concession tickets or wcekh ; ' parses sold in Sydney.

• Passcnsi'is JiKica-c. Per c-cr.t. : " IXoi-ih Conch ■■ - n -0i!> -l.o - Yu'a! -oniric l;::c- n2.57T 1R.4 ,' - ! t'v.hor !:i.c: . ■ JT.JM j'--> Ck.ikI tuu.ls . . K0.070 8.11 _ | Rovcnur t . .'", •■> i > ; „ ; , ;: ■;; jj.f.