THE TRAMWAYS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16941, 16 January 1923, Page 3

THE TRAMWAYS.

REVENUE AND TRAFFIC RETURNS. A return presented at yesterday's meeting of 1 li*> Christchurch Tramway Board showed that the revenue for the four weeks ended December 17. 192-2, was 4*20,607. During th© same period operating and other expenses amounted to £*20.681. leaving a. deficiency of £74 for the period. In the corresponding period of 3921 there was Christmas and holiday traffic was not so heavy this year an laet- year, when receipts from ticket salts amounted to .£11.745. This year the total was £*10,591. p decrease of £1154 for a period of twelve days. Tl. is estimated that*"thr transfer of the Canterbury Park trots from Sockburn to Addington accounted for more than half this drop. REVENUE ACCOUNT. The revenue account for th© four weeks ended December 17, as compared with the corresponding period last year, was as folfag |a| Earnings from operations - 20.625 20.607 Operating expenses . . 14.595 13,952 Net earnings from operations 6,030 6.655 Interest and sinking fund - ‘2.630 3.23*2 Depreciation and renewals 2,508 3,183 Fire and public accident reserve ..... 303 309 Totals .... 5,447 6.729 The surplus for the 19*21 period was therefore .1:583. and the deficiency for the 1922 period £74. TRAFFIC RETURNS. The traffic returns for the four weeks ended December 17, 18*22, as compared with tlie corresponding period last year, were as follows: Net, receipts. Sumner .... 2.SSB ■■.S9B Now Brighton ... 9.0]) 2.04 North Beach , • * ?..292 -’,289 Papauui - . - 2.421 2.525 Opawa-Fendalton . • .1 314 1,366 St. Martins . - - - 259 269 Hills-St Albans . . . 2,984 3.181 CTan f ord-Sp rey don . . 1,331 1,566 Linwood-Addington . . 2,028 2.095 Rice a r ton .... 1,457 1,504 Hornby ‘bus . - . 124 219 Bromley 'bus ... 3 Totals .... £19,107 £19.8:38 TICKET SALES. Th© ticket sales for the financial year to date (April 1 to December 17) were as follow : 1921. 192*2. £ £ Sumner . . • . 26,845 26,827 New Brighton . . 16,616 17.034 North Beach . . . 14,884 14.809 Papauu i ... 92. (71 2*2,571 Oca wa-Feuda It or . • 12.229 j *2.2*27 St Martins . . . 2,30*2 2-,298 H.ills-St, Albans . . 98,276 28.977 Oran f ord-Sp roy don . 12.191 '13.105 Linwood-Addington . 22,006 22,415 iticcarton . . . 17,520 28.493 Hornby ’bus . . . 1,170 3,120 ?0t..1s . . . £! 76,701 £179,076