FEWER PEOPLE USE TRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1932, Page 7

FEWER PEOPLE USE TRAMS

NOVEMBER A LEAN MONTH i PASSENGERS RIVEWE SOW A further radttot* 011 . & ■■ - people patronising th© N©W tramways was shown in November when the returns were compared with for the same month of 1.93 L ® ft §©t, m figures laid before the Borough Council last night by th© engineer-'and of the' tramway and bus departments (Mr.-G.-’J. Wyatt). There was a corr©s- - deerease 'in the revenu®, which for last month was th© lowest f@r any November since 1920. The number of. . passengers was even • smaller than m 1920 and, although Nqv©iAb©r, 1921, showed -th© least number of ' 'it must be remembered that .the Westown and Pukekura Park lines were pot opSned'until 1923 and 1924. A decrease of £73 6s 7d was revealed jn revenue when compared with No-, vember,' 1931, stated the report. The dqdreas© in passengers was 15,309 on th© same basis of comparison, The service had. begn nm ifi accordance with timetable'and extra cars had been provided when' and .where required. No delay? . Other than miner ones to suit -the traffic had acquired during the month. Th© . j monthly :r©ggrda were:--Main-raute: Milqage, 15,77 ft; passenger?, 107,496; -total fares, £872 16? Id. Westown route: 7346, 36,147, £264 9s lid- ■' .Combined routes: 23,122, 143,643, £1137 ■Following is a comparison of passengers. and revenue for the months of November from 1920 to - • . r

The Mayor (Mr, H. V. 8, Griffiths) gaid thg statement gave fgod for thought, ' disclosing as it did a faUtog’pff for a. number of years bath <?f passengers and revenue, “That top views with favour S ' toe suggestion that toe tramways com* mjttee and th? executive pf tog Tram*. . ways Employees’ Union should meet to conference once a quarter to discuss in- . formally any matters/ending to increase- / * : th? efficiency of toe trpmways service or to improve ttto finances pf toe depart- . ment, and that th? union, be informed that if at any time it bap any proposals ! ; of this nature to submit toe tramways committee will be only too pleased to arrange a conference accordingly,” was a resolution adopted on the recommendatiPik bf toe electrig. light and tramways committee.' ' '

Year Passenger?. Revenue. £ s. d. 1920 ........... 143.805? 105Q 12 1 . 1921 136,785 1423 2 0. 1922 ........... 150,885 1564 11 11 * , 1923 1510 10 4 1924' 180,089 1440 6 6 1925 202,820 177? 12 3 1926 21Q,2> / 1747 16 ? 1927 ........... 313,889 1756, 8 8 1928 t ......... t 208,855 1689 12 2 1929 210,368 17?2 1 5 1930 ........... 167,359 1428 2 Q 1931 ........... 158,952 121012 7 1932 ...... 143,043 1J37 6 0'-