TRAMWAY FINANCE

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 65, 19 March 1919, Page 8

TRAMWAY FINANCE

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE For the four weeks ended 2nd March the increase of tramway revenue compared with the corresponding period of last year amounted to £1400, and the working expenses increased by £1582. For the 48 weeks of the financial year ended 2nd March the increase in revenue was £2704 compared with last year, but the increase in the -working expenses amounted to £7966. The four-weekly, return is as follows (with the usual comparison) :—

1919 1918 Revenue £19.668 £18.268 Working expenses ... £13,718 £12,136 Special expenditure chargeable to reve- \ nno £185 £353 Capital charges £3,389 £3,510 Credit balance £2,376 £2,269 Revenue per car mile 19.79d 18.85d Working expenses per car mile 13.80d 12.52d Percentage of working expenses to revenue 69 p.c. 69p.c. Passengers carried ... 2,973,886 2,813,890 Car miles run 238,508 232,521 The return, for the 48 weeks to 2nd March (with figures for the same period of last year) are as follow:— 1918-1& 1917-18 Revenue ..; £202,743 £200,039 Working expenses £150,468 £142,502 Special expenditure chargeable to revenue £6,263 £4,502 Capital charges ... £40,958 £41.252 Credit balance £5,054 £11J83 Revenue per car mile 17.97d 17.49d Working expenses per car mile 13.35d 12.45d Percentage of-work-ing expenses to revenue 74p.c. 71p.c. Passengers carried 30,842,458 30,402,100 Car miles run 2,707,026 2,744,925 POWER SUPPLY AND TRACK LIGHTING. The comparative return for 48 weeks of the power supply and track lighting is as follows : — 1918-19 1917-18 £ £ Revenue 20,321 17,376 Working expenses ... 12;678 11,019 Capital charges , 5,889 5,692 Credit balance 1,754 665