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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 83

Abstract of Railway Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 10TH OCTOBER, 1931, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section	Revenue 1931-32	Revenue 1930-31	Variation	Expenditure 1931-32	Expenditure 1930-31	Variation	Net Revenue 1931-32	Net Revenue 1930-31
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Kaihu	311	295	+ 16	498	706	- 208	- 187	- 411
Gisborne	795	1,382	- 587	1,900	2,906	- 1,006	- 1,105	- 1,524
North Island main line and branches	224,142	261,783	- 37,641	229,047	272,779	- 43,732	- 4,905	- 10,996
South Island main line and branches	137,644	168,975	- 31,331	154,275	198,982	- 44,707	- 16,631	- 30,007
Westport	5,343	8,249	- 2,906	5,706	7,438	- 1,732	- 363	811
Nelson	1,603	1,088	+ 515	2,318	2,953	- 635	- 715	- 1,865
Picton	1,865	1,924	- 59	2,555	2,920	- 365	- 690	- 996
Total railway operation	371,703	443,696	- 71,993	396,299	488,684	- 92,385	- 24,596	- 44,988
Miscellaneous revenue	28,972	30,248	- 1,276	—	—	—	28,972	30,248
Lake Wakatipu steamers	459	545	- 86	651	1,005	- 354	- 192	- 460
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services	14,086	21,163	- 7,077	15,160	20,397	- 5,237	- 1,074	766
Departmental dwellings	10,645	8,461	+ 2,184	10,597	13,325	- 2,728	48	- 4,864
Total	425,865	504,113	- 78,248	422,707	523,411	- 100,704	3,158	- 19,298

1ST APRIL TO 10TH OCTOBER, 1931, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL TO 11TH OCTOBER, 1930.

Section	Revenue 1931-32	Revenue 1930-31	Variation	Expenditure 1931-32	Expenditure 1930-31	Variation	Net Revenue 1931-32	Net Revenue 1930-31
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Kaihu	2,072	2,381	- 309	3,843	5,209	- 1,366	- 1,771	- 2,828
Gisborne	7,575	14,106	- 6,531	13,479	21,135	- 7,656	- 5,904	- 7,029
North Island main line and branches	1,684,618	2,039,848	- 355,230	1,663,790	1,989,064	- 325,274	20,828	50,784
South Island main line and branches	1,149,044	1,426,143	- 277,099	1,159,370	1,459,517	- 300,147	- 10,326	- 33,374
Westport	44,752	68,267	- 23,515	42,245	52,686	- 10,441	2,507	15,581
Nelson	10,453	11,336	- 883	16,969	22,408	- 5,439	- 6,516	- 11,072
Picton	14,934	17,757	- 2,823	17,660	24,233	- 6,573	- 2,726	- 6,476
Total railway operation	2,913,448	3,579,838	- 666,390	2,917,356	3,574,252	- 656,896	- 3,908	5,586
Miscellaneous revenue	187,066	200,692	- 13,626	—	—	—	187,066	200,692
Lake Wakatipu steamers	3,454	4,527	- 1,073	5,390	7,302	- 1,912	- 1,936	- 2,775
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services	113,337	158,309	- 44,972	115,964	153,290	- 37,326	- 2,627	5,019
Departmental dwellings	73,032	58,953	+ 14,079	82,483	98,387	- 15,904	- 9,451	- 39,434
Total	3,290,337	4,002,319	- 711,982	3,121,693	3,833,731	- 712,038	168,644	168,588

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

	Four-weekly Period			Year to Date
	1931-32	1930-31	Variation	1931-32	1930-31	Variation
	£	£	£	£	£	£
*Passengers	71,905	101,176	- 29,271	658,946	930,304	- 271,358
Parcels, luggage, and mails	26,023	26,543	- 520	175,300	188,855	- 13,555
Goods	264,997	304,280	- 39,283	2,019,271	2,372,882	- 353,611
Labour and demurrage	8,778	11,697	- 2,919	59,931	87,797	- 27,866
Total railway operating revenue	371,703	443,696	- 71,993	2,913,448	3,579,838	- 666,390

*Passenger Journeys .. No.	1,453,364	1,806,168	- 352,804	10,352,454	13,044,361	- 2,691,907

Live-stock .. Tons	16,090	19,155	- 3,065	224,786	238,924	- 14,138
Timber .. "	21,449	31,693	- 10,244	137,066	255,042	- 117,976
Other goods .. "	340,880	420,336	- 79,456	2,660,333	3,338,625	- 678,292
Total goods	378,419	471,184	- 92,765	3,022,185	3,832,591	- 810,406

Road Motor Service—
Passengers .. No.	143,570	245,787	- 102,217	1,203,186	1,763,833	- 560,697
Revenue .. £	4,273	7,708	- 3,435	38,763	55,553	- 16,790

*Including season tickets.

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	77,428	85,786	- 8,358	555,344	628,694	- 73,350
Signals and electrical appliances	8,196	7,720	+ 476	58,848	60,653	- 1,805
Rolling-stock	99,700	127,069	- 27,369	719,868	863,199	- 143,331
Transportation—
Locomotive	88,825	115,293	- 26,468	682,778	892,789	- 210,011
Traffic	103,940	133,913	- 29,973	775,493	993,768	- 218,275
General charges	5,602	6,677	- 1,075	39,330	53,188	- 13,858
Superannuation subsidy	12,608	12,226	+ 382	85,695	81,961	+ 3,734
Total operating expenses	396,299	488,684	- 92,385	2,917,356	3,574,252	- 656,896
Net operating revenue	- 24,596	- 44,988	+ 20,392	- 3,908	5,586	- 9,494
Total	371,703	443,696	- 71,993	2,913,448	3,579,838	- 666,390

	£
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

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