TRAMWAY FIGURES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 300, 13 September 1921, Page 6

TRAMWAY FIGURES

AN IMPROVED RETURN. Thanks to a phenomenally fine winter the tramway returns have been very good. The increase in revenue for the four weeks ended August 18 was £3701, as compared with an increase of £2413 for the corresponding period of last year»> The detailed comparativo figures are as follow: —

Revenue . 1921. £28,675 1920. £24,974 Working expenses £23,249 £20,836 Special expenditure £271 £219 Capital chargee .... £4,404 £3,984 Credit balance £751 •— Debit balance —- £65 Revenue per,car mile 27.79d. 24.43d. Working expenses per can mile 22.53d. 2O.38d. Percentage of»working expenses to revenue 81 p.c. 83 p.c. Passengers carried 2,792,946 2,710,350 Car miles run 247,556 245,294 The figures for the 21 weeks to August IS, compared with the corresponding period last year, are as follow :— 1921. 1920. Revenue . £145,190 £121,266 Working expenses £118,611 £106,924 Special expenditure £1,304 £1,112 Capital charges ... £21,951 £19,570 Credit balance .... £3,324 — Debit balance .... — *£6,340 Revenue per car mile 28.28d. 24.11d. Working expenses per car mile ... 23.10d. i 21.25d. Percentage of working expenses to 81 D.C. 88 p.c. Passengers carried 14,113.092 14,094,136 Car miles run 1,232,14-4 1,207,036 Power Supply and Track-lighting. The comparative figures for 21 weeks of this year and last year for power and track lighting are ; is follow: — 1921. 1920. £ £ 13,754 12,261 Working expenses . ..... 10,086 10,190 Capital charges 3,065 2,914 Credit balance 603 Debit balance 843