✨ Railway Financial Reports
3084
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 107
RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 19th August, 1916.
| Section. | Miles open for Traffic. | Revenue. | Expenditure. | For a Twelve-monthly Period, Average to Date. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-weekly. | Total to Date. | Four-weekly. | Total to Date. | Per Cent. of Revenue. | Revenue per Mile of Railway. | Expenditure per Mile of Railway. | ||
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |||
| NORTH ISLAND,— | ||||||||
| Whangarei .. | 74 | 3,305 3 11 | 19,995 16 11 | 2,752 18 10 | 13,189 17 3 | 65·96 | 702 11 2 | 463 8 6 |
| Kaihu .. | 20 | 389 3 1 | 2,318 10 2 | 574 5 9 | 3,040 5 8 | 131·13 | 801 8 2 | 395 4 9 |
| Gisborne .. | 44 | 1,688 7 1 | 10,103 18 7 | 1,236 4 9 | 6,337 10 3 | 62·72 | 597 1 1 | 374 9 9 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,108 | 173,581 9 8 | 983,544 8 7 | 115,822 0 0 | 576,964 6 10 | 58·66 | 2,307 19 | 21,353 19 9 |
| Total .. | 1,246 | 178,964 3 9 | 1,015,962 14 3 | 120,385 9 4 | 599,532 0 0 | 59·01 | ||
| SOUTH ISLAND,— | ||||||||
| South Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,404 | 105,836 6 6 | 660,549 14 4 | 86,940 5 5 | 425,428 10 11 | 64·41 | 1,223 4 10 | 787 16 7 |
| Westland .. | 157 | 13,470 16 8 | 66,314 18 2 | 7,680 5 8 | 38,284 15 10 | 57·73 | 1,098 4 2 | 694 0 4 |
| Westport .. | 36 | 9,711 0 8 | 43,908 15 11 | 4,354 19 2 | 20,815 0 7 | 47·41 | 3,171 3 10 | 1,503 7 4 |
| Nelson .. | 61 | 2,143 10 2 | 12,932 12 0 | 1,970 11 6 | 9,107 12 1 | 70·42 | 551 4 6 | 388 3 10 |
| Picton .. | 56 | 1,984 6 2 | 10,489 17 0 | 1,553 3 8 | 8,038 2 6 | 76·63 | 487 0 7 | 373 4 0 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamers | 381 2 11 | 2,501 11 1 | 792 9 0 | 2,363 12 5 | 94·49 | .. | .. | |
| Total .. | 1,714 | 133,527 3 1 | 796,697 8 6 | 103,291 14 5 | 504,037 14 4 | 63·27 | ||
| Grand total .. | 2,960 | 312,491 6 10 | 1,812,660 2 9 | 223,677 3 9 | 1,103,569 14 4 | 60·88 |
CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
| NORTH ISLAND,— | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |||
| Whangarei .. | 74 | 3,386 19 0 | 17,524 3 8 | 2,468 19 0 | 12,615 16 8 | 71·99 | 615 14 3 | 443 5 2 |
| Kaihu .. | 20 | 360 16 5 | 2,094 3 6 | 380 18 8 | 2,083 15 11 | 99·74 | 272 4 10 | 271 10 10 |
| Gisborne .. | 44 | 1,383 19 11 | 8,928 7 1 | 1,937 4 5 | 7,025 17 1 | 78·69 | 527 11 8 | 415 8 3 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,101 | 162,199 19 4 | 845,259 18 6 | 122,429 17 10 | 595,606 0 0 | 70·46 | 1,996 1 5 | 1,406 10 5 |
| Total .. | 1,239 | 167,331 14 8 | 873,806 12 9 | 127,216 14 11 | 617,336 9 8 | 70·65 | ||
| SOUTH ISLAND,— | ||||||||
| South Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,404 | 112,849 8 5 | 616,563 13 2 | 88,975 0 3 | 450,580 7 1 | 73·08 | 1,141 15 8 | 834 8 2 |
| Westland .. | 157 | 13,536 6 2 | 61,601 18 1 | 9,150 10 9 | 38,845 10 6 | 63·06 | 1,020 3 2 | 643 6 0 |
| Westport .. | 36 | 9,846 11 9 | 42,144 13 2 | 3,641 12 0 | 20,921 16 0 | 49·64 | 3,043 15 7 | 1,511 0 5 |
| Nelson .. | 61 | 2,450 10 10 | 12,570 16 9 | 1,850 7 0 | 9,737 11 9 | 77·46 | 535 16 1 | 415 0 11 |
| Picton .. | 48 | 1,654 15 0 | 9,095 5 6 | 2,003 5 8 | 8,924 15 3 | 98·02 | 492 19 3 | 483 8 6 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamers | 400 5 1 | 2,401 6 8 | 688 12 9 | 2,571 6 1 | 107·08 | .. | .. | |
| Total .. | 1,706 | 140,737 17 3 | 744,377 13 4 | 106,309 8 5 | 531,581 6 8 | 71·41 | ||
| Grand total .. | 2,945 | 308,069 11 11 | 1,618,184 6 1 | 233,526 3 4 | 1,148,917 16 4 | 71·00 |
ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, etc., to 31st March, 1916, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Grey mouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively
| Section. | Cost of Opened Lines. | Cost of Unopened Lines. |
|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| Whangarei .. .. .. .. | 760,095 0 0 | 124,909 0 0 |
| Kaihu .. .. .. .. | 99,962 0 0 | 17,194 0 0 |
| Tauranga .. .. .. .. | .. | 255,719 0 0 |
| Gisborne .. .. .. .. | 585,768 0 0 | 231,245 0 0 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches .. | 15,049,532 0 0 | 821,396 0 0 |
| South Island Main Lines and Branches .. | 14,431,457 0 0 | 122,625 0 0 |
| Westland .. .. .. .. | 2,054,716 0 0 | 588,288 0 0 |
| Westport .. .. .. .. | 592,089 0 0 | 95,672 0 0 |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. | 542,171 0 0 | 35,189 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. | 672,439 0 0 | 14,981 0 0 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service.. | 43,708 0 0 | .. |
| In Suspense— | ||
| Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. | .. | 35,701 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous, North Island .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,169 0 0 |
| Surveys, South Island .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,752 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous, South Island .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,168 0 0 |
| P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. .. .. .. | .. | 118,190 0 0 |
| W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. .. | 25,945 0 0 | .. |
| Totals .. .. .. .. | £34,857,882 0 0 | £2,477,198 0 0 |
Railway Department, 18th September, 1916.
J. MACDONALD,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for August 1916
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsRailways, Traffic, Passengers, Revenue, Goods, Tons, South Island, Westland, Westport, Nelson
🚂 Railway Working Account for August 1916
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsRailways, Revenue, Expenditure, North Island, South Island, Whangarei, Kaihu, Gisborne, Westland, Westport, Nelson, Picton, Lake Wakatipu Steamers
🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways to March 1916
🚂 Transport & Communications18 September 1916
Railways, Construction Costs, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Whangarei, Kaihu, Tauranga, Gisborne, Westland, Westport, Nelson, Picton, Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service
- J. Macdonald, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways