CARS AND ELECTRICITY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1273, 31 October 1911, Page 6

CARS AND ELECTRICITY.

1 MUNICIPAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE. Tho City Electrical Engineer (Mr. Stuart Richardson), reporting to the Tramways Committee of tho City Council yesterday on tho tramway and power supply for the four weeks ended, October 13 last, stated that the tramway account showed a gross revenue increase for the four weeks of .£■ll3; the working expenses showed an increase of .£223 as compared with the corresponding period ol' last year. The total results to date showed incre-ases in tho gross revenue and working expenses of .£49 I ( and «£2G7B respectively. After allowing for estimated capital charges there was a credit balance to date of .1:1142 as compared with a debit balanco of .£IGO last year. In the power supply account tho revenue from the salo of current for tho four weeks showed an increase of <£29, and tho working expenses a decrease of .£lB. Alter allowing for estimated capital charges there was a credit balance to date of .£SOO, as against' .£.53!) last year. Tho net result to date on the combined accounts (tramways and power) was a credit balanco of ,£l6lß as compared with .E378 last year—an increase of .£1270. Appropriations amounting to .£l9ll for special expenditure on works not capitalised were made, leaving a debit' balanco on revenue accounts of .£293. Tho number of passengers carried for the four weeks amounted to 1,738,124, an increase of 35.773 on last year. The total passengers carried to date amounted (o 12,371,295, or 727,8GG -more than last year. Tho car miles run to date showed an incrcaso of 31,37G, while tho avorago traffic revenue per car milo on city lines amounted to 1(.47d., an increase of .CSd. per carmile. The average working expenses per car-milo on tho whole of the system amounted to 10.21 d., an increase of ,2Gd. per car-mile. The net surplus per carmilo was .22(1., as against a debit of .03d. last year.