TRAMWAY REVENUE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2530, 3 August 1915, Page 8

TRAMWAY REVENUE

The following is a return of the tramways revenue for the four weeks from Juno 21 to July 21 (ivitli a comparison with'the return for the same period'of last year):— . Trams.' 1915. 1911. Revenue ....;. '£13,501 ,£12,560 Working expenses ...... • .£3,639 .£B,tt7 Capital charges .£3,180 Credit balance ■ XI,GSS ,£963 Revenue per car mile... 15.3f1d. ' 15.70 d. Working expenses per car mile 9.79 d. 10.56 d. Percentage of working . expenses l;o revenue 64 p.c. 07 p.c. Passengers carried ... 2,067,582 1,9117923 Car miles run 211,732 191,976 The figures for the sixteen weeks from April 1 to July 21 are as follow; — Revenue .£53,596 .-£49,682 Working expenses ... i£35,22tf ,£33,185 Special expenditure chargeablo to revenue .£990 £1,49'1 Capital charges .£12,731 Credit balance .64,655 ,£2,141 Revenue per car mile... 15.2Gd, 15.79 d. Working expenses per car mile 10.03 d. 1Q.55d. Percentage of working expenses to revenue 66 p.c. 67 p.c. Passengers carried 8,315,879 7,70G,971 Car miles run ....: - 842,822 754,975 The power-house and track lighting figures for sixteen weeks, from April' 1 to July 21, are as follow:— Power Supply and Track 1915. 1914. Lighting. £ .Revenue 3,801 4,008 Working .expense?. 2,056 1,817 Capital charges 1,803 1,605 Debit balance .................. 58 — Credit balance ..... — 526 Units sold-to power, con- . ' burners ' 341,143 277,105 'Units supplied 'for...city track lighting ............ 78,651 76,297