TRAMWAY RETURNS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9757, 5 September 1917, Page 3

TRAMWAY RETURNS

INCREASE IN' KEYENCE, The tramway returns show a decrease in revenue for the four weeks ending? August 18th. also a decrease in the passengers carried, over the various sections of the service and in the car mileage. For the period commencing April Ist and ending August 18th {twenty weeks} an all-round increase is shown with the exception of the car mileage, which has decreased by 31,911 miles compared, with the corresponding period in 1916. The following tables give the figures in detail, those of the previous year for the corresponding period being given for the- purpose of comparison

RETURNS POE AUGUST. 1917. 1916. Inc. X X X Revenue .•■■■• 15,658 11,715 913 Working expenses *••••» 12,157 11,333 1,119 Special expenditure • Capital charges 671 3,113 495 3,351 179 59 111 Debit balance... 86G Revenue per car mile IG.Gld 15.23d l.lld Working expenecs per car 13.21d. ll.Tld 1.50ft Percentage of working expen2 p.c. ses to revenue 73 p.c. 77 pc. Passengers car2,328,180 2,329,715 1,229" Car miles run 225,766 231.791 6.027* TWENTY-WEEKS PERIOD 1917. 1916. Inc. 'X X jb Revenue 79,511 75,693 3,819 Working ex57,788 54,133 3,354 Special expen2.126 2,175 *49 Capital charges 17,235 16,770 465 Credit balance 2,Ut>l Revenue per car mile 16.30d Xa.iSd 1.12d Working exponses per car mile - 12.28d 11.35d .93d Percentage of working cxponses to re73 p.c. 72 p.c. Ip.o. Passengers car.2,182,519 11,815,614 366,805 Car miles run 1,129,033 1,150,976 *21,914 TRACK LIGHTING RETURNS. 1917. 1916. Inc. X X X 6,234 5,938 296 Workincr expenses ... 3,998 3,142 856 Capital charges Credit balance 23a 2,laU 11 €66 *655 decrease.