TRAMWAY TRAFFIC.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19800, 18 November 1919, Page 3

TRAMWAY TRAFFIC.

RECORD CARNIVAL WEEK.

Figures submitted to the Tramway Board yesterday showed that a record wa£ established during Carnival "Week in the matter of receipts on all lines. The tigures were as follow:

TV™ was ons more day’s racing in 1913 than in 1918. Mr D. Sykes complained of overcrowding on ordinary lines, trailers not being available. This, he said, should not bo permitted, seeing that the rolling stock belonged to the main area. The chairman (Mr Barr) said that race traffic, had to be met as well as possible. He was glad to si\y that the now regulation proTiibiting standing on top decks had been loyally observed, but by next year the shortage of rolling stock would not be so acute. Mr .1. Wood said that Christchurch. did not know what overcrowding was. In Sydney he bad seen passengers travelling on the roof. The report was adopted. Another report for the four weeks ended on October 26 was submitted as follows;

Totals . . £11,033 £13,460 22 A footnote to this report, stated that the go-slow policy during seven days of the month lasi year caused a, loss of £7OO. If that amount were deducted, from this year’s receipts the increnso ton the .month trould be 14.7 per cent instead of 22 per cent. The revenue account for October shotted that the gross earnings were £ 1d, 039, the operating expenses £0543, the net earnings £43 OH, and the deficiency £217. as against £1219 for the same month last year. The receipts for the seven months of the financial year were given at £103,323, as against £SS,G46 last year, an increase of 16.5 per cent.

Day. Previous record, 1914. 1918 1919. Jnc. over last Year. £ £ £ Saturday . 1041 341 1382 991 Sundar . 359 215 479 ‘iW Monday . G33 935 794 •141 Tueadav 643 572 780 208 Wednesday . 654 769 854 85 Thursday , 715 604 850 246 Friday . 1511 1296 1666 370 Saturday . 992 985 1171 186 Total £6548 £5715 £7926 £2*200 •Decrease.

Last This Inc, Year, Year. p.c. Line £ £ Sumner-lVooMon . 1.631 2,074 •22,5 New Brighton . . i,m 1,325 18.1 North Beach . 796 1,060 33.1 Papanui 1.401 1,699 21.3 Opawa-Fendalton . 919 1,052 115,3 St, Martina 161 188 16.5 Hills-St. Albans 1.905 2.278 26.2 Cranfd St.-Sprpyd'n 760 950 25.6 Addineton-Unvrood 1,463 1.607 9,5 Biocarton 670 1.13R .30.5 Hornby 'bus . 39 65 66.6