✨ Railway Financial Reports
SEPT. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2493
RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 18th August, 1923.
| 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. 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 .. | 80 | 5,818 17 1 | 30,638 13 5 | 6,984 5 0 | 40,366 6 6 | 131·75 | 995 15 2 | 1,311 18 1 |
| Kaihu .. | 24 | 472 11 5 | 3,112 0 5 | 609 17 1 | 3,900 18 10 | 125·35 | 337 2 9 | 422 12 1 |
| Gisborne .. | 49 | 2,465 6 8 | 13,944 15 11 | 1,902 6 3 | 12,213 6 1 | 87·58 | 739 18 7 | 648 1 1 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,151 | 257,439 14 6 | 1,379,605 9 7 | 218,573 10 0 | 1,079,765 12 9 | 78·27 | 3,140 8 | 2,457 17 7 |
| Total .. | 1,304 | 266,196 9 8 | 1,427,300 19 4 | 228,069 18 4 | 1,136,246 4 2 | 79·61 | ||
| SOUTH ISLAND,— | ||||||||
| South Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,429 | 149,698 8 3 | 839,494 13 1 | 157,999 5 2 | 776,966 1 7 | 92·55 | 1,527 8 5 | 1,413 13 1 |
| Westland .. | 157 | 15,274 1 9 | 77,195 9 6 | 16,656 0 0 | 75,414 17 10 | 97·69 | 1,278 7 11 | 1,220 9 7 |
| Westport .. | 36 | 10,435 6 2 | 55,503 8 6 | 6,376 19 8 | 31,591 6 9 | 56·92 | 4,008 10 5 | 2,281 12 0 |
| Nelson .. | 61 | 1,562 5 0 | 8,137 10 1 | 2,259 11 2 | 10,995 6 11 | 135·12 | 346 16 11 | 468 13 1 |
| Picton .. | 56 | 2,175 1 10 | 13,227 6 7 | 3,336 4 7 | 17,463 16 4 | 132·03 | 614 2 9 | 810 16 5 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamers | .. | 358 0 7 | 2,674 13 10 | 871 0 11 | 3,951 0 11 | 147·72 | .. | .. |
| Total .. | 1,739 | 179,503 3 7 | 996,233 1 7 | 187,499 1 6 | 916,382 10 4 | 91·98 | ||
| Grand total | 3,043 | 445,699 13 3 | 2,423,534 0 11 | 415,568 19 10 | 2,052,628 14 6 | 84·70 |
CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
| NORTH ISLAND,— | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whangarei .. | 80 | 4,409 10 4 | 25,039 13 6 | 5,334 9 3 | 34,681 10 9 | 138·50 | 813 15 11 | 1,127 3 0 |
| Kaihu .. | 20 | 435 11 10 | 2,684 11 10 | 638 5 1 | 3,682 17 4 | 137·19 | 348 19 11 | 478 15 6 |
| Gisborne .. | 49 | 2,276 16 2 | 13,063 16 5 | 2,759 6 1 | 15,025 15 4 | 115·02 | 693 3 8 | 797 5 9 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,141 | 243,454 1 5 | 1,328,209 14 3 | 227,536 2 3 | 1,183,336 19 0 | 89·09 | 3,032 19 6 | 2,702 3 2 |
| Total .. | 1,290 | 250,575 19 9 | 1,368,998 1 0 | 236,268 2 8 | 1,236,727 2 5 | 90·34 | ||
| SOUTH ISLAND,— | ||||||||
| South Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,429 | 151,640 8 7 | 877,102 15 0 | 160,973 14 8 | 854,622 1 4 | 97·44 | 1,595 16 11 | 1,554 18 11 |
| Westland .. | 157 | 13,832 14 4 | 71,109 7 4 | 11,696 6 3 | 63,085 13 7 | 88·72 | 1,174 18 0 | 1,044 14 8 |
| Westport .. | 36 | 7,866 14 4 | 50,360 15 0 | 4,527 6 1 | 28,565 11 4 | 56·72 | 3,637 3 4 | 2,063 1 5 |
| Nelson .. | 61 | 1,594 2 4 | 8,661 3 5 | 2,462 0 1 | 12,444 18 0 | 143·69 | 369 3 4 | 530 8 9 |
| Picton .. | 56 | 3,025 0 11 | 15,512 2 9 | 2,748 8 2 | 14,855 17 11 | 95·77 | 720 4 2 | 689 14 10 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamers | .. | 472 1 11 | 3,012 15 4 | 1,002 4 8 | 5,938 10 3 | 197·11 | .. | .. |
| Total .. | 1,739 | 178,431 2 5 | 1,025,758 18 10 | 183,409 19 11 | 979,512 12 5 | 95·49 | ||
| Grand total | 3,029 | 429,007 2 2 | 2,394,756 19 10 | 419,678 2 7 | 2,216,239 14 10 | 92·55 |
ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1923, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.
| Section. | Cost of Opened Lines. | Cost of Unopened Lines. |
|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| Whangarei .. .. .. .. | 898,357 0 0 | 534,958 0 0 |
| Kaihu .. .. .. .. | 100,503 0 0 | 87,650 0 0 |
| Tauranga .. .. .. .. | .. | 938,344 0 0 |
| Gisborne .. .. .. .. | 694,683 0 0 | 623,763 0 0 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches .. | 18,601,788 0 0 | 2,175,729 0 0 |
| South Island Main Lines and Branches | 15,782,936 0 0 | 197,748 0 0 |
| Westland .. .. .. .. | 2,268,816 0 0 | 1,483.099 0 0 |
| Westport .. .. .. .. | 306.381 0 0 | 95,955 0 0 |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. | 444,816 0 0 | 75,996 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. | 687,499 0 0 | 18 082 0 0 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service.. | 44.271 0 0 | .. |
| In Suspense— | ||
| Surveys, North Island .. | .. | 41,172 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous, North Island | .. | 5,169 0 0 |
| Surveys, South Island .. | .. | 5,763 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous, South Island | .. | 5,168 0 0 |
| P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way | .. | 224,122 0 0 |
| W.R.D Stock of A.O.L. and R.I.A. Stores | 145,111 0 0 | .. |
| Balance of cost of raising loan of £1,000,000 for Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, Account | .. | 63,192 0 0 |
| Totals .. .. .. .. | £40,275,161 0 0 | £6,575,910 0 0 |
Railways Department, 17th September, 1923. L. HAMANN,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for August 1923
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🚂 Railway Working Account for the Period Ending 18th August 1923
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🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways to 31st March 1923
🚂 Transport & Communications17 September 1923
Railways, Construction Costs, Financial Report, Whangarei, Kaihu, Tauranga, Gisborne, North Island, South Island, Westland, Westport, Nelson, Picton, Lake Wakatipu
- L. Hamann, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways