Motor Road Transport For Commercial Purposes
(Liquid Fuel, Steam, Electricity)

106 MOTOR ROAD TRANSPORT 1917-1918. No. 1. No. 2. Date purchased .... Nov., 1915. July, 1916. Cost with two trailers . /800 £850 Working period, up to 3Ist March, 1918. 12 months. 12 months Working Costs— £ s. d. £ s- d. Wages ..... . 156 15 7 149 9 3 Coal ..... 83 17 4 98 14 9 Oil . ‘ . 12 17 6 15 9 6 Repairs, Tyres, etc. . 86 2 8 79 8 7 339 13 1 343 2 1 Add Depreciation at 12| % . , 100 - - 106 5 - ^439 13 1 ^449 7 1 No. of days worked 246 252 „ ,, loads hauled 754 1,029 ,, ,, tons carried 6,827 8,783 ,, ,, miles travelled 4,574 4,386 ,, ,, ,, ,, loaded . . 2,287 2,193 „ ,, tons hauled per journey . . 9-05 8-53 Cost per day . £1 15 9 P 15 8 „ ,, mile 3 10 4 1 ,, „ ton per mile 5-09d. 1918-1919. 5-76d. £ s. d. No. 1 with two trailers, purchased Nov., 1915 800 - - No. 2 „ „ July, 1916 850 - - No. 3 „ „ Nov., 1918 926 10 - £ s. d. Working Expenses for 1918-19, including wages, repairs, coal, oil, etc. . . . . .1,144 194 Add Depreciation at 12| % per annum . . . 244 17 - £1,389 16 4 No. of days worked .... 595 „ ,, loads hauled .... 1,637 ,, ,, tons carried .... 12,649 ,, ,, miles travelled . . . 11,674 ,, ,, ,, ,, loaded . . 5,837 ,, „ Tons hauled per journey . . 7-72 £ s- d. Cost per day __________________.... 2 9 8| ,, mile ..... - 4 9 ,, ton per mile .... 7-4d. Wagons Nos. 2 and 3 were of the same make but different to