Railway Financial Reports




JUNE 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1883

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 28th April, 1928.

Section. Miles open for Traffic. Revenue: Four-weekly (£ s. d.) Revenue: Total to Date (£ s. d.) Expenditure: Four-weekly (£ s. d.) Expenditure: Total to Date (£ s. d.) Per Cent. of Revenue. Average to Date: Revenue per Mile of Railway (£ s. d.) Average to Date: Expenditure per Mile of Railway (£ s. d.)
NORTH ISLAND,—
Kaihu 24 588 17 9 588 17 9 878 16 0 878 16 0 149.23 318 19 7 476 0 4
Gisborne 60 2,664 12 8 2,664 12 8 3,333 10 2 3,333 10 2 125.10 577 6 9 722 5 2
North Island Main Lines and Branches 1,315 336,590 5 9 336,590 5 9 264,371 0 7 264,371 0 7 78.54 3,327 10 2 2,613 11 1
Total 1,399 339,843 16 2 339,843 16 2 268,583 6 9 268,583 6 9 79.03
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches 1,627 230,827 10 4 230,827 10 4 196,978 18 2 196,978 18 2 85.34 1,849 9 4 1,578 5 2
Westport 43 9,244 12 5 9,244 12 5 6,824 9 9 6,824 9 9 73.82 2,794 17 9 2,063 4 4
Nelson 64 2,008 14 8 2,008 14 8 2,949 1 11 2,949 1 11 146.81 408 0 6 599 0 9
Picton 56 2,886 14 4 2,886 14 4 3,443 8 11 3,443 8 11 119.29 670 2 8 799 7 5
Total 1,790 244,967 11 9 244,967 11 9 210,195 18 9 210,195 18 9 85.81
Operating total 3,189 584,811 7 11 584,811 7 11 478,779 5 6 478,779 5 6 81.87
Miscellaneous Revenue 24,141 17 2 24,141 17 2
Lake Wakatipu Steamers 991 9 10 991 9 10 1,055 11 3 1,055 11 3 106.46
Refreshment Rooms, Advertising, Road Motors, and other Subsidiary Services 25,323 11 11 25,323 11 11 20,938 11 11 20,938 11 11 82.68
Departmental Dwellings 7,534 14 9 7,534 14 9 11,808 3 9 11,808 3 9 156.72
Grand Total 3,189 642,803 1 7 642,803 1 7 512,581 12 5 512,581 12 5 79.74

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

Section. Miles open for Traffic. Revenue: Four-weekly (£ s. d.) Revenue: Total to Date (£ s. d.) Expenditure: Four-weekly (£ s. d.) Expenditure: Total to Date (£ s. d.) Per Cent. of Revenue. Average to Date: Revenue per Mile of Railway (£ s. d.) Average to Date: Expenditure per Mile of Railway (£ s. d.)
NORTH ISLAND,—
Kaihu 24 465 18 9 465 18 9 710 7 5 710 7 5 152.46 252 7 8 384 15 8
Gisborne 60 2,742 19 1 2,742 19 1 3,472 5 3 3,472 5 3 126.59 594 6 2 752 6 6
North Island Main Lines and Branches 1,299 361,963 9 4 361,963 9 4 274,408 8 2 274,408 8 2 75.81 3,622 8 5 2,746 3 11
Total 1,383 365,172 7 2 365,172 7 2 278,591 0 10 278,591 0 10 76.29
SOUTH ISLAND,—
South Island Main Lines and Branches 1,618 255,368 18 11 255,368 18 11 205,523 19 3 205,523 19 3 80.48 2,051 15 10 1,651 6 1
Westport 43 11,634 5 8 11,634 5 8 7,885 3 0 7,885 3 0 67.78 3,517 6 8 2,383 17 8
Nelson 64 1,659 0 9 1,659 0 9 3,110 17 6 3,110 17 6 187.51 336 19 10 631 17 11
Picton 56 3,261 1 6 3,261 1 6 3,424 15 4 3,424 15 4 105.02 757 0 9 795 0 9
Total 1,781 271,923 6 5 271,923 6 5 219,944 15 1 219,944 15 1 80.89
Operating total 3,164 637,095 13 7 637,095 13 7 498,535 15 11 498,535 15 11 78.25
Miscellaneous Revenue 20,811 11 9 20,811 11 9
Lake Wakatipu Steamers 920 18 11 920 18 11 1,129 9 8 1,129 9 8 122.64
Refreshment Rooms, Advertising, Road Motors, and other Subsidiary Services 21,754 7 2 21,754 7 2 16,298 6 5 16,298 6 5 74.92
Departmental Dwellings 6,820 7 2 6,820 7 2 11,176 1 10 11,176 1 10 163.86
Grand Total 3,164 687,402 18 7 687,402 18 7 527,139 13 10 527,139 13 10 76.69

COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1927, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.

Section. Cost of Opened Lines (£ s. d.) Cost of Unopened Lines (£ s. d.)
Kaihu 192,111 0 0
Tauranga 1,407,081 0 0
Gisborne 863,780 0 0 716,961 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches 24,770,638 0 0 4,244,487 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches 21,219,375 0 0 175,400 0 0
Westport 704,934 0 0 151,992 0 0
Nelson 582,796 0 0 48,909 0 0
Picton 689,772 0 0 17,184 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service 44,387 0 0
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island 40,337 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island 5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island 5,763 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island 5,168 0 0
General 7,575 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way 10,730 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores 108,548 0 0
Balance of cost of raising loan of £900,000 for Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account 15,380 0 0
Totals £49,183,916 0 0 £6,844,561 0 0

H. VALENTINE,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railways Department, 5th June, 1928.



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🚂 Railway Working Account, showing Revenue and Expenditure to 28th April, 1928 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
5 June 1928
Railways, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Report, North Island, South Island
  • H. Valentine, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways