TRAMWAYS AND LIGHT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8683, 17 March 1914, Page 6

TRAMWAYS AND LIGHT

MONTHLY STATISTICS. - The 'following presented at a meeting of the electric lighting and tramways committee of the City Council- yesterday afternoon, shows the revenue «wid expenditure for the municipal electric lighting for the month of February, with totals to date and comparative figures for Inst year:—

TRAMWAY RETURNS. The following return gives the tramway and power supply revenue and expenditure for the four weeks ended March 2nd:—

, ELECTRIC LIGHTING. Month of February, 1914. 1914. 1913. Inc, Revenue £3,446 £3,655 •£209 Working 1 expenses ... £2,488 £2.019 469 Capital charges 1 £1,461 £1,461 — Credit balance — £176 — Debit bailanoo £603 — — Units sold New . connections 171,200 162,762 8,433 made 90 77 13 April 1st, 1913, to February 28th, 1914. 1913-14. 1912-13. Inc. Revenue £67,056 £64,031 £3,025 Working expenses.... £25,984 £25,280 £704 Capital charges £16,073 £16,073 — Credit balance £14,999 £12,678 £2,521 Units sold New connections 2,759,354 •2,470,415 288,939 made Total connections 1,145 1,295 •150 at February 28th... 8,956 7,784 1,178 •Denotes i decrease.

TRAMWAYS. Prom February 3rd to March 2nd. • 1914. 1913. Ino, Revenue £13,113 £12,495 £618 Working expenses.. £8,778 £7,424 £1,354 Capital charges £3,034 £2,994 £40 Credit balance .... . £1,301 £2,077 *£776 Passengers carried 2,033,520 1,945,919 87,601 Car miles run .... . 184,384 175,771 8,613 Revenue per cacc mile 17.06d 17.06d Working expenses per oar mile ll,42d 10.14d 1.28d Percentage of working expenses to revenue ... 67 p.c. 58 p.c. 9 p.c. 'Denotes decrease. From April 1st. 1913, to March 2nd. 1913-14. 191&13. Inc. Traffic revenue £144,065 £137,007 £7,058 Wadestown. rates (first instalment) £1,047 £783 £264 Total revenue £145,112 £137,790 £7,322 Working expenses £96,138 £52,576 £3,162 Special expendilure £6,882 £1,050 £5.332 Capital charges ... £35,323 £55,816 £607 Credit balance ... £5,769 £7.948 *£2,179 Passengers carried 22.483349 21,857.621 530.728 Car miles run ... 2,136,616 2,124,676 11,940 Revenue per car mile 16.1Bd I5.47d , .71d Working expenses , per ->ar mile ... 10.80d 10.59d *.30d Perce ntage of working expcnscs to traffic revenue 67 p.c. 68 p.c. *lp.<V POWER SUPPLY. Revenue £10,505 £9,667 £639 Working expenses £4,553 £4,317 £236 Capital charges ... £4,597 £4.446 £152 Credit balance ... £1,155 £905 £251 •Denotes decrease.