TRAMWAY FIGURES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3108, 12 June 1917, Page 9

TRAMWAY FIGURES

TOTALS FOB MAY. Though ino revenue of tho municipal trams for tho four weolis oiided May ZO eliow a. elisht inoreasc, amounting to £347, tho working expenses lor the period Jiavo leaped up' to tuo extent of £1619, and tho orcdit balance shows a decrease of £1315. The figures for the period under review, as presented .to the Tramwaye Oommittee at yesterday's meeting, are as follows: - 1917. 1916. Eevcnuo £15.586 £15,239 Working expenses £11,976 £10,357 Special expondituro £"124 £495 Capital charges £3.«8 £3,354 Debit balance £252 — Orodit balance - £1.033 Revenue per car mile ... 16,34 d. 15,91 d. Working expenses per car mile 1Z.56-J. 10.81 d. Percentage of Working expenses to revenue ... 76 p.c. 68 p.c. Passengers carried &449,255 2,368,715 Car miles run 228,832 229,831 The eight-weeWy return is as follows:— 1917. 1916. Eovenuo £32,334 £31,163 Working oxpensos £22,332 £20,237 Special expenditure ... £770 £990 Capital charges £6.925 £6,703 Credit balance £2.307 £3,228 Revenue per car milo ... 17,21 d. 16.41(1. Working expenses per oar mile U.9W. 10.66 d. Percentage of -working oxpeneos to rovenub .. C 9 p.c. 65 ,p.c. Passengers oarried 4,961,218 4,758,210 Oar miles run 450,743 450.533 The return for power and track lighting for tho .eight•' weolis ended May 26 is as follows:1917. 1916. p £ Heveilue W24 2,375 Working oxpensos ... 1,319 1,257 Capial charges 859 851 Credit balance 146 267