Abstract of Railway Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 18TH JULY, 1931, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. | Year to Date. |
1931-32. | 1930-31. | Variation. | 1931-32. | 1930-31. | Variation. |
Passengers | £80,671 | £120,907 | -£40,236 | £401,803 | £578,685 | -£176,882 |
Parcels, luggage, and mails | £23,494 | £25,855 | -£2,361 | £100,231 | £109,660 | -£9,429 |
Goods | £262,735 | £332,183 | -£69,448 | £1,236,552 | £1,445,856 | -£209,304 |
Labour and demurrage | £8,864 | £13,720 | -£4,856 | £34,428 | £50,029 | -£15,601 |
Total railway operating revenue | £375,764 | £492,665 | -£116,901 | £1,773,014 | £2,184,230 | -£411,216 |
Passengers | No. 1,119,161 | 1,520,306 | -401,145 | 5,877,761 | 7,474,258 | -1,596,497 |
Live-stock | Tons 26,593 | 25,198 | +1,395 | 168,832 | 176,300 | -7,468 |
Timber | ,, 19,279 | 35,385 | -16,106 | 73,643 | 149,510 | -75,867 |
Other goods | ,, 345,747 | 495,363 | -149,616 | 1,622,248 | 2,011,987 | -389,739 |
Total goods | ,, 391,619 | 555,946 | -164,327 | 1,864,723 | 2,337,797 | -473,074 |
Road Motor Service-
Passengers | No. 170,765 | 255,066 | -84,301 | 742,665 | 1,013,519 | -270,854 |
Revenue | £5,299 | £8,042 | -2,743 | £24,331 | £32,081 | -7,750 |

1ST APRIL TO 18TH JULY 1931, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL TO 19TH JULY, 1930.

Revenue. | Expenditure. | Net Revenue. |
1931-32. | 1930-31. | Variation. | 1931-32. | 1930-31. | Variation. | 1931-32. | 1930-31. |
Kaihu | £1,181 | £1,482 | -£301 | £2,233 | £2,771 | -£538 | -£1,052 | -£1,289 |
Gisborne | £4,769 | £9,015 | -£4,246 | £7,630 | £12,253 | -£4,623 | -£2,861 | -£3,238 |
North Island main line and branches | £1,001,460 | £1,216,381 | -£214,921 | £955,868 | £1,156,001 | -£200,133 | £45,592 | £60,380 |
South Island main line and branches | £723,751 | £897,084 | -£173,333 | £678,336 | £856,351 | -£178,015 | £45,415 | £40,733 |
Westport | £26,091 | £41,556 | -£15,465 | £24,320 | £30,114 | -£5,794 | £1,771 | £11,442 |
Nelson | £6,543 | £7,292 | -£749 | £9,280 | £12,765 | -£3,485 | -£2,737 | -£5,473 |
Picton | £9,219 | £11,420 | -£2,201 | £10,006 | £14,246 | -£4,240 | -£787 | -£2,826 |
Total railway operation | £1,773,014 | £2,184,230 | -£411,216 | £1,687,673 | £2,084,647 | -£396,974 | £85,341 | £99,583 |
Miscellaneous revenue | £107,172 | £114,947 | -£7,775 | ... | ... | ... | £107,172 | £114,947 |
Lake Wakatipu steamers | £2,096 | £3,017 | -£921 | £3,548 | £4,706 | -£1,158 | -£1,452 | -£1,689 |
Refreshment rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services | £70,014 | £95,168 | -£25,154 | £69,267 | £90,321 | -£21,054 | £747 | £4,847 |
Departmental dwellings | £41,628 | £34,017 | +£7,611 | £49,917 | £57,930 | -£8,013 | -£8,289 | -£23,913 |
Total | £1,993,924 | £2,431,379 | -£437,455 | £1,810,405 | £2,237,604 | -£427,199 | £183,519 | £193,775 |

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

Four-weekly Period. | Year to Date. |
1931-32. | 1930-31. | Variation. | 1931-32. | 1930-31. | Variation. |
Maintenance-
Way and works | £79,474 | £93,654 | -£14,180 | £319,055 | £367,257 | -£48,202 |
Signals and electrical appliances | £9,746 | £8,601 | +£1,145 | £31,036 | £38,275 | -£7,239 |
Rolling-stock | £108,271 | £127,156 | -£18,885 | £408,926 | £486,116 | -£77,190 |
Transportation-
Locomotive | £99,597 | £130,166 | -£30,569 | £402,946 | £533,414 | -£130,468 |
Traffic | £113,866 | £146,882 | -£33,016 | £453,582 | £581,405 | -£127,823 |
General charges | £5,963 | £7,411 | -£1,448 | £22,906 | £31,054 | -£8,148 |
Superannuation subsidy | £12,459 | £11,723 | +£736 | £49,222 | £47,126 | +£2,096 |
Total operating expenses | £429,376 | £525,593 | -£96,217 | £1,687,673 | £2,084,647 | -£396,974 |
Net operating revenue | -£53,612 | -£32,928 | -£20,684 | £85,341 | £99,583 | -£14,242 |
Total | £375,764 | £492,665 | -£116,901 | £1,773,014 | £2,184,230 | -£411,216 |

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1930 | £57,787,671 |
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1931 | £60,545,154 |