TRAMWAY FIGURES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 30, 30 October 1917, Page 4

TRAMWAY FIGURES

THE LATEST RETURN. Tha tramwayß financial return for tho four weeks ended October 13 was presented to the Tramways Committee of the Wellington City Council yesterday afternoon. The return 6haws that whilst i tho revenue, increased -C7SS compared with the corresponding four weeks of last year the working expenses ioso by .£557. The figures are as follow (with' last year's return inserted for comparison) ' - 1917. 1916. Revenue J£l6,lM .£15,310 Working expenses ... .£11,425 .610,205 Special expenditure ... JBBBS J2495 Capital charges i' 3,403 £3,354 Credit balance -£891 £593 E«venue per car mile 16.75d.~ 15.84i1. 1 Working expenses per car mile ...» ll.SOd. !11.51d. Percentage of working expenses to revenue 7lp.c. 71 p-o. Passengers carried ... 2,495,473 2,418,629 Car miles run. 230,261 231,976 The figures for the twenty-eight weeks of the financial year ended .October 13 arS ~ ■ 1917. 1916. Eevanue *£111,625 131 Working expenses ... .£76,301 Special expenditure ... .£3,196 Capital charges .624,045 Credit balance ......... JE3,063 J!2,807 Revenue per car mile i 16.864. 15.76 d. Working expenses per l car mils l?.2Sd. 11.34 d. Percentage of working expenses to revenue 7Sp.c. .72 p.c. Passengers carried ... 17,101,512 16,598,901 Car miles run 1,588,611 1,615,807 Electric Light. The olectrio light for tho twenty-eight weeks mentioned above are as follow:— : 1917. 1 1916, £ £ Eevenue 9,420 8,314 Working! expenses ' 6,124 4,401 Capital charges 3,199 2,982 Credit balance I 07 >.81