CITY TRAMWAYS
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FIGURES. The strike did not make so much difference to the tramway revenue as might have been expected, and this is shown in the latest returns prepared by the tramway board. The figures for the four weeks ended December Bth, with comparative figures for last year, are as follow: —
The item “special expenditure” this year includes the following works and appropriations:—Alterations to oars, relaying feeder cables, horse tramway sinking fund, contribution to carnival fund, band instruments. The power supply statistics for the expired portion of the financial year are as follow :
1913. 1912. Eievonuo £11,134 £11,206 Working’ expenses £7.662 £7.197 Capital chargee ■ £3.050 £2,981 Credit balance £422 £1,108 Passengers carried 1.747.349 1,765,443 Oar miles run 170,643 174,055 Keveuue pe r car mile 15.651 15.42d Working expenses per car mile 10.77d ».8Sd Percentage of ■working e xpenses to revenue 69 p.o. 68 p.c. For the thirty-six weeks from April 1st to December 8th the fl gures are: 1913. 1312. Traffic revenue £104,272 £96,144 Wades town rates («t instalment) £1,047 £783 Total revenue £105,319 £93,927 Working expenses £70.511 £70,278 Special expenditure £ 4,095 £528 Capital charges £27,220 £26,834 Credit balance .. £3.495 £1,21.7 Passengers carried 16.43i.25l 15.«;2.021 Car miles run 1,556,446 1,598,712 Keveuue per car mile 15.£8d 14.74d Working expenses per oar mile 10.61d 10.t5d Percentage of working expenses to traffic revenue 67 p.o 71 p.o.
1913, 1912. £ £ Berenuo 7,462 Working expenses 3.476 3.512 Capital charges 5,361 Credit balance 729
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8612, 24 December 1913, Page 6
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241CITY TRAMWAYS New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8612, 24 December 1913, Page 6
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