TRAMWAYS REVENUE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2579, 29 September 1915, Page 4

TRAMWAYS REVENUE

A STEADY INCREASE. The following figures, representing tlie revenue and expenditure for . the City tramways during the four weeks between. August 19 and September 15, have been submitted 'to the Tramways Committee. The figuros for the corresponding period of last year are also given:— 1915. 1914./ ■Revenue £13.017 -E11,048 Working expenses <19.11)0 i 5,210 Capital charges 1 <£3,184 *3,136 Credit balance' ,£643 £103 Revenue per care mile.... 14:74 d. 14.58 d. Working expenses per car. mile 10.41 d. 10.27 d. Percentage of working expenses to revenue...... 70 p.c. 70 p.c. Passengers carried . 2,054,648 1,843,872 Car miles ruiVv.....:... 211,880 131,872 ■Tho figures for the 24 weeks between April! and September 15 are as follow:— 1 1915. 1914. Revenue <E59,G77 <£73,163 Working expenses <652,787. £49,982' Special cxpenditurechargeable to-revenue <£2,763,. <£2,742 Capital charges .£19,086 <818,823 Credit balance '. <85,041 <61, GIG' Revenue per car mile ... 15.10 J. 15,1 id.. Working expenses per car mile IO.OOd. 10,53(1.. Percentage of Working expenses to revenue GGp.c. GBp.c. Passengers carried........ 12,415,34611,430,953 Oar miles run ............... 1,266,275 1,138,878 Tho power supply and track lighting figures' for the same 24 weeks are as follows:— ■ 1915. : 1914. Revenue 5,760 5,940 Working expenses 3,121 2,767 Capital charges 2,715 2,517 Debit balance 76 — Credit balance. — 65G Units sold for poiver and track lighting 634,748 540,138 MENACE TO CHILD LIFE. If neglected the ordinary light cold will become severe, and a well established, ripe cold is to . the germ of diphtheria what honey is to the bee. The greatest menace to child life is a neglected cold. Whether the cold be slight or severe the very best ,treatment that can be adopted is to give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. A cold, never results! in diphtheria when Chamberlain's Cough . Remedy is given,— Advt. A notice appears" in this issue in reference to the public. speaking competition to be' held by the Accountant Students' Society on' Wednesday next, when the members of the council of the N. 55. Society of -Accountants will be in ' attendance. ■