THE CITY TRAMWAYS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 131, 26 February 1908, Page 9

THE CITY TRAMWAYS.

FOUR-WEEKLY RETURN. ; : ' INTERESTING COMPARISONS, : -The- traffic revenue from tho Wellington ■ City Tramways for tho four weeks ending .February 2 amounted to £10,950, an .increase of £2371 on tho corresponding, period of last year. - Tlio working expenses roso from £4867, t0.£6460,- an increase of £1592.. The, Excess of revenue over .forking expenses was £4489, an increase of Tho total re-■ venue from April 1 to February 2 is £103,1G6. Of this, the working expenses absorbed £68,398,* i and' interest, sinking funds, "and" l depreciation, £30,461, leaving a balance, 0f.£4307. ' ,- There. are still two four-weekly periods ■and'three days "to run, arid if tho weather favourable, states the.: tramway engineer; the receipts, for the year Trill-prob-ably amount to £125;000, and the expenditurei,';inejuding. interest, sinking- funds and .dcprociation,' £117,500, leaving s jbalanco of: -Belon , are givon • various interesting re[ititins, connected with, the running of the • i trams,- 1 and- comparisons arc also instituted ■ - | with-,-last. year,..the reference m each case being. violeiy ..to . the foui\wcekly • period -V. 'already..defined.. ' ' .r

- ' - . •_ -. ■■'V ': . ." - -In- - _• : 1908.' : 1907; • crease;-- . > .Car miles' run. on ... i ■ . -■ city lines •- ... ■ 156,501 132,197 24,391 • ICarori lines .... '5,174 — 5,174, ' " .Miramar-lines ■ .. 3,090 • —-. ' 3,CM : Seatpun-lines .... .— , 2,388 .Car "miles. rua on' '- ?' "• ' all lines ' ' 107,751 132,197 35,554" Passengers, enrried, • . . .- city 1ine5,.1,727,747 1,457,801 ' 269,918 : ■ ' passengers , carried, :, ' ...i :c'itj -.'lines, ■'•per'"- '' . • car milo 11.01 11.02 .02 'Traffic-..rovenue, per : > ■ -. iv...car" liiile, froiii'. i : ■■ - ■ - . _... city::linec - IS.ISd ' 14.91 d . ,27d' •Traffic .expenses, ; .p,ei - . . . ' ' '• ■car.mils : fi.3ld G.o3d . .31d Overhead equipment • , • expenses,;pdr;,caiv^ c - „ ' -mi1e.,,,;.;..:, ~v . ,47d .25d .22<3 Permanent''"vraj ex-' "'■penses,'. per car ' mjla ■, ,|., ~53d 33d. . ilßd ~ The, po'wor, expenses per car mile for tlie u four weeks. 1908 were 1.23 d., as agaiiist • for'l9o7, a decrease'of .23d. Tho ■ 'geribVal expenses per''ca'r mile ; were :46d. for •. 1908,;: against. : .50d.. for 1907-,' a • dcctease of -' i■■ .The total, - .working expenses .par car mile . ' \voro',9.o3d."'f6r'l9bß, ,8.59d."f0r 1907 ? an in- .•• -'efe!ise''of'l443: ''The v e'xcess of'revenue over i i working:' expenses .per, car.' mile was - 6.42 d. . ( for;1908j 6.74 d,', for, 1907, : a decrease of .25d. .Thort-'otal.revenue per.ear;milo for 1908 was-'.. '')'5.45d., for tho. four-weekly "period in 1907,.. 1§.33Q^ i, iri increase per car milo'of .19d. ' • : of receipts arid'expenditure -; : ■ -(including-,/proportion 'of .interest on. loans,. 1 . .sinking funds,,, and depreciation for forty-., . • four weelis from. April. 1, to:; February . 2,'. 1908) Vbliows tho' following':—V .;- 'ReceiptsTraiffic revenue, £92,939 Bs.' lid. t V(incrdasoi l ovor!' corresponding .for last .. ..y.ear,i^£15,226...2s. f 9d.)j Karori mileage.dues, r £3052; .55,; Jliramar and, .Seatoun mileage . | dues; £1677,135.; carriage of "mails and mes- - . 'seugers, T £3o6 18s. ; : 6d. ; ; 'sale of current, n£4579. os. 2d. •' The total receipts' for 1908. : i ..iiumbor , sages lcn shets .shetsh sliptsh , £103;i66 lis. 6d.; ) being an increaso , oVor this former corresponding period.- of • £23,213 25.,5 d. i/Tho'expenditure side showed working ex- -, perispal £68,398,69. '6d.;: interest on loans, . * - r£l6,43PiVsiiil£ing'funds, £4038; depreciation -' 1 : rat 2j'per cent'., £§993, a total bf £98,859 6s. . 6d.,' leaving; a credit balance/of £4307; 55., v - , .'•'compared with £1473.fe. Id. for the formoi ..corresponding period. ■, ] The statement,;of,.l general reyonueVfromall [sources and .expenditure for the four , wcqks ending February 2, 1908, showed the irecmpts" as £10,950, Os., 2d;, compared with' V V . , £8578 lis. M'or';tho ; saino 'period last. year, 'the £6460, : lyliich left an ex- ' cess o£.revenue of £4489 16s. Id., as against - . -' an excess :in 1907 of £3711,55., Id.;.'■ -■, : .. . ' 1

Tho.total passengers'.carried on the various routes' for; tbo. four woeks ended: February 2 -.<■■■ ivoro as follow: —v.: '= ; ; y r,.i ~ Passengers. ,'Revenue.' f ■ ■■ Island Bay , . ;..-. 1003 . 261!,061 , J3022-15 '9 ~-V>. „ ... 1807 235,108. 1939 13 0 Newtown 1908 M 0,527 2529 8 2 '... 1997 .500.799 . 2749 IB 11 Oriontal Bay ... 1908 : 1T6,508 918 011 . „ . ... .1907 132,529 . '810 0 0 : Constable, Street 1908 165,079 " 879 5 3 , „ ' ' \ 1907 206,741 ... 1111 10 2 Wallace Street..; 1908 110,161 ; 535 16 9 v ... 1907 1(5,096 522 18 'Aro Street 1908 89,129 . 445 9 7 . ; : „- • 1907 79.007 \ ■ 'Brooklyn ,: .... 1908 ■ -105,550 - 597 6 10/ . - . ' • „'~ ...* ... 1907 -V 90,903 . 503 0 2 -\-, :■! Kilbimie •;... 1908 •: 2+7,327 - • ■ 1567 4 9 . ... ... 1907 37,021 . 188 19 2 ■\ ' Totals ... 1908 1,701,245 ' <69895: 8 2 1907 1,433,50t : 8215. 13 ■ To'.tlio above had to bo.-added; in. 1008 ; 25,'618- return. tjqkets, and in: 1907 23,893, and also school tickots; making the actual '•totalVih'vl9oS-'1|727,'747, antl *-1907 1,457,801, and the*actual revenue for. 1908 (four'Veeks) E9597 14s. Bd.il and for 1907 _ £8215 75.; 9d. .. The increased passengers carried in the last, porioj over that of 1907 was <269,946, and ■ thoi increaso in rorenua was £1682 6s. lid. • The -day' showing tie, greatest passenger traffic returns 1 in the-four weeks was.Satur-. . day. Fobruary 1—50,322/yieldiilg a revenue - of £456 Is. B'Jd.. ' ■; Y , V-'Y .^-VY\'' '