THE TRAMWAYS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 226, 17 June 1908, Page 8

THE TRAMWAYS.

FOUR-WEEKLY RETURN 3. INCREASES ALL ROUND. 1,626,380 PASSENGERS CARRIED. Tho report of the City Electrical Engineer (Mr. Stuart Richardson, M.1.E.E.) on tho ~ working of tho tramways during tho four :■ weoks ended May 26, 1903, states that the . rovonuo for that period amounted to £10,190, r. ;. as compared with £8624 last year, an increase of £1566. The working, oxpensos amounted to £6953, as against £5754, an increaso of £1204. The excess of revenuo over working expenses this year is £3231, as ' against £2870, being £361 better than last _ : yoar. Tho, working expenses per ear mile havo increased from 9.02 d. to 9.58 d., the difference, .56d., being principally due to increased repairs and maintenance charges, of ■ which permanont-way accounts for .33d. and cars .06di Tho rovonue per car mile was • : ■ 14.15 d., an increase' of :49d as compared with . the corresponding, period of last year. PASSENGERS. t- - During the four weeks no fewer than 1,626,350 passengers were carried, an increase of 205,196 on last year's figures. The busiest . day on'the cars was Saturday, May 2, when . 81,931 passengers were carried, being more than the total population of the city. This was exclusive of those holding school tickets . and return tickets. Sunday traffic varied <-■ ■■■■'. from 33,730 passengers on May 24, to 19,461 on May 17. TRAFFIC ON THE DIFFERENT ; • . ROUTES. The statement of passengers carried and revenue earned on each of the routes shows increases all round, the, largest being on tho Island Bay and Newtown lines.

Grand totals ... £9032 13 5J £1213 7 4J ■, r, ■ iTho only decreases were on school tickets; . the;number of which was 2498 less than last year,, and) the revenue £2 13s. less; REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. 1 The revenue fof the same four weeks, as ;... compared with the corresponding period of 1907, was as follows:— '. ; .

Total. Increase, in •' Revenue Revenue. : 1 Island Bay ;..£1720 £160 1 Newtown ....2751 .101 Constable St. ... -. 807 53 , ■ Oriental Bay ... 776 \ 8 , .Wallace St. ... 494 33 I i. .. . IA.ro'Street .... 431 17 ...., Brooklyn * 571 99 , 'Kilbirnio... . ... 1431 740 . ' Route Totals £8985 £1215 School tickets ... - 46 19 3 2 (dec.)

Increase. £ ■ £ ; . . Traffic revenue .... ....... .0032 1213 Karori mileage dues ... . 283 dec. 4 _ ■ , Miramar 1 and Seatoun ■ . '. ■ mileage 'dues ... ;. .286 ' 286 Special cars ... . ,2 2 ■ Carriage of . mails and '. messengers ... ... . - 28 ' .— . A Advertising on tickets ... ' 15 — . - V ■ Sundry revenno'... ... IB 4 Sale of current ... ... 522 '' 62' • £10,190 £1566 . The expenditure is given as follows:— — 1908. Increase. ''■A A. ... 1 £ £ - ' Traffic expenses ... ,■ ... 4005 536 " General expenses . ... 415 82 Repairs and maintenance 1402 436; i .. ' Power expenses ... >.. '1135 148 - . Total working expenses ... 6958 1204 . flxcoss of revenue over working expenses ... .3231. 361Total ,... i.. £10,190 £1566