states that 26.23 cents per car milo represent ex-pouser, including power, of ronaiog, ing toa high autho fication given of ther expenses is, however, not such ay is commonly adopted by Tramway undertakio Moreover, one of the items which gives as making up the 26.23 cents Repairs ant Mainteoavce 1.85 centa per car mile." Tha "high authority" appears to have made the mistake here of taking 1.85 pence 1.85 cents. The equivalent of 1.85d. is 9 vent (Mex.) On many Hamel! system it costs more than 1.85 pence for Repairs and Mainten-are the published figures for all working expenses ut such of the seron ayatems previously dealt with as have to purchase their power Working Expeases per car mile, Dondeo......7.468d.) Embraciog—Blackburn...8.650d, Traffic Aberdeen...8.210d. (ener Stalybridge..6.087d. (Repairs Wigan......7.560d. Maintenance Power Average...7.20d.
4.3 cents (Mex.) instead of 26.23 cents given by "Independent Tndependeat farther seys that oar percentage of expenditare to receipts is toobigh. But what is the reason Not because the expenses per car mile are too high—we have already seen that, apart from power, they are only 2.65d.
compared with 5.07d. at Home. It is because the receipts per car mile are too low—voly about 5d. a8 compared with 10.6d. at Home. The following summary will make plain the comparison
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