TRAMWAY FIGURES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2941, 29 November 1916, Page 5

TRAMWAY FIGURES

[ __» RISING REVENUE AND EXPENSE. The following is tho tramways return for tho! four weeks onded November 10, compared with tho corresponding period of last year, as presented to tho Tram- I ways Committee yesterday afternoon:— | 1916. ' .1915. Revenue .£15,105 £13,454 Working expenses . £11,498 .£9,269 Capital charges ... £3,524 £3,223 Credit balance. £S3 £902 Revenue per car mile .. 15.62 d. 15.19 d. AVorking expenses per car milo 11.89 d. 10.46 d. Percentage of working expenses to revenue 76p.c. 69p.c. Passengers carried 2,405,187' 2,128,457 Car miles run 232,093 212,606 Tho return for the 32 weeks of the financial year ended November 10, with a similar comparison, is as follows:— Revenue £121,158 £105,623 Working expenses £87,315 £71,717 Special expenditure chargeable to revenue £3,699 £3,729 Capital charges .... £27,932 £25,804 Credit balance £2,212 £7,373 Revenue per car mile 15.73 d. 15.41 d. .Working expenses per car mije 11.34(1. 10.17 d. Percentage of working expenses to revenue 72p.c. 66p.c. Passengers carried .. 19,004,088 16,786,203 Car miles run 1,847,399 1,691,238 The power and track-lighting return for tho 32 weeks is as follows:— 1916. 1915. Revenue £7,699 AVorking expenses . £4,529 £3,615 Capital charges ... £3,597' £3,295 Credit balance £1,191 £789 Unite sold for power and track lighting: 1,050,508 840,430