1909 June 1910 Total Inmps connected 182,141 198,572 Motors H.P. 5 653 '955 Unite generated 481,962 561,757 Units told and accounted for 425,609 498,544 Private lighting Vublic lighting Power Traction Ratio 88.31 00,53 Used at works 18,784 23.710 1 ba, Coal per unit generated 5.13 Coal per unit sold 5.78 Ti. Tin. Expenditure 35,657 38/041 Revenue 37,298 42,903 1,642 4862 Total profit todate 31,278 47,721
Financial.—The sx months' working emo a profit of Tls. 47,721. From this sam mast be dedicied vari such as Plant Exteosion, of voltage of distributing reserve for depreciation of stores, etc., which bring the ott profit down to Ts, 44,987. This profit is Tls. 20.055 more than was made in the first half of 1909, and I thiok it will b regarded as nati factory, the more especially so since tha cupply of electrical energy to the Tram. way Company has bern charged on reduced scale throogbont the half-year, Although, a6 I have more than once pointed out, the half-yearly Balance Sheet and Statement of Revenue Account ie of little value as indicating the final financial position at the end of the ay be remarked that, taking the ratio of increase of the second half-year over the first hi every pate that the estimated profit will be more than realieed. A treer barometer than these half-yearly accounts, however, is the increasing number of consumers, the lowering of the costs of production and the general activity of the department in ite different. branches; from these sources & fairly reliable forecast can usually be made.
T. H. U. Avoaipor, Electrical Engineer, 41 lamps 1 additional G.E.C. are lamp was connected at the corner of Carter and Sinze Roads.
4 flame aros were connected in the Babbling Well Road between Mohawk, and Park Roads to replace the exiating G.E.C. enclosed arcs.
Wire was ran in the following roads for metallic Iampe:—yds, size Jersfield, Kaling, Seymour Yn Yuen, & Hart Roads 9410.022
Wire was ran inthe following roads for are ci ire circuits Babbling Well and Carter Roads, 1,518.020
10,928—6,2 miles.
Coal.—The coal consumption for the month was 5.12 Ibs. per anit generated compared with 5.38 Ibe. last year, coal consumption for the half-year is 5.08 Ibs. as against 5.42 for the first six months last year, The coal per anit suld this June was 5.78 Ibs. compared with 6.00 Ibs, last Tune.
House Service Connexions—Sixty-one additions! house services were connected to the mains during the month. Last year for the same month the services connected 35 only, For the six months ending June 30. the additional connexions number 270, for the corresponding period last year there were 231 services connected. It may be here mentioned that in Joly this year no less than 94 connexions were made, surely a striking tribute to the advance of electricity.
Engineer's Report for
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