New Zealand Gazette – 1932 – No. 51

Page 1752

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railway Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 25TH JUNE, 1932, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1932-33. 1931-32. Variation. 1932-33. 1931-32. Variation. 1932-33. 1931-32.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Kaihu 177 256 — 79 522 605 — 83 345 349
Gisborne 872 978 — 106 1,765 1,924 — 159 893 946
North Island main line and branches 199,228 246,895 — 47,667 212,480 245,401 — 32,921 —13,252 1,494
South Island main line and branches 151,654 181,261 — 29,607 148,910 171,861 — 22,951 2,744 9,400
Westport 4,943 8,701 — 3,758 4,825 6,592 — 1,767 118 2,109
Nelson 859 1,793 — 934 1,894 2,276 — 382 —1,035 483
Picton 1,658 2,344 — 686 2,258 2,656 — 398 600 312
Total railway operation 359,391 442,228 — 82,837 372,654 431,315 — 58,661 —13,263 10,913
Miscellaneous revenue 23,671 23,602 + 69 .. .. .. 23,671 23,602
Lake Wakatipu steamers 532 525 + 7 646 844 — 198 114 319
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 14,643 16,145 — 1,502 14,030 17,115 — 3,085 613 970
Departmental dwellings 10,544 10,792 — 248 10,707 11,496 — 789 163 704
Total 408,781 493,292 — 84,511 398,037 460,770 — 62,733 10,744 32,522

1ST APRIL TO 25TH JUNE, 1932, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL TO 20TH JUNE, 1931.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1932-33. 1931-32. Variation. 1932-33. 1931-32. Variation. 1932-33. 1931-32.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
942 939 + 3 1,645 1,685 — 40 703 746
3,203 3,669 — 466 5,271 5,783 — 512 2,068 2,114
712,333 779,508 — 67,175 659,907 708,416 — 48,509 52,426 71,092
518,812 576,683 — 57,871 454,026 509,173 — 55,147 64,786 67,510
17,326 23,837 — 6,511 14,899 18,838 — 3,939 2,427 4,999
3,697 5,293 — 1,596 6,110 6,906 — 796 2,413 1,613
5,977 7,321 — 1,344 6,190 7,496 — 1,306 213 175
1,262,290 1,397,250 —134,960 1,148,048 1,258,297 —110,249 114,242 138,953
74,687 79,877 — 5,190 .. .. .. 74,687 79,877
1,620 1,666 — 46 1,837 2,886 — 1,049 217 1,220
46,184 54,281 — 8,097 42,377 53,092 —10,715 3,807 1,189
31,779 31,322 + 457 32,045 38,378 — 6,333 266 —7,056
1,416,560 1,564,396 147,836 1,224,307 1,352,653 128,346 192,253 211,743

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1932-33. 1931-32. Variation. 1932-33. 1931-32. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 79,238 96,227 — 16,989 256,833 321,132 — 64,299
Parcels, luggage, and mails 19,477 24,522 — 5,045 64,373 76,736 — 12,363
Goods 254,827 314,809 — 59,982 918,998 973,817 — 54,819
Labour and demurrage 5,849 6,670 — 821 22,086 25,565 — 3,479
Total railway operating revenue 359,391 442,228 — 82,837 1,262,290 1,397,250 —134,960
Passengers .. No. 1,209,095 2,235,792 —1,026,697 4,498,657 4,761,140
Live-stock .. Tons 36,829 40,295 — 3,466 155,138 142,239
Timber .. ,, 15,544 18,453 — 2,909 54,961 54,364
Other goods .. ,, 335,060 401,358 — 66,298 1,189,836 1,276,501
Total goods .. ,, 387,433 460,106 — 72,673 1,399,935 1,473,104
Road Motor Service—
Passengers .. No. 211,730 186,426 + 25,304 641,585 571,900
Revenue .. £ 6,025 6,138 — 113 17,953 19,031

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1932-33. 1931-32. Variation. 1932-33. 1931-32. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Maintenance—
Way and Works 69,948 81,483 — 11,535 207,130 239,581 — 32,451
Signals and electrical appliances 7,705 7,969 — 264 23,926 21,290 + 2,636
Rolling-stock 94,455 105,238 — 10,783 289,589 300,655 — 11,066
Transportation—
Locomotive 88,523 102,674 — 14,151 272,792 303,349 — 30,557
Traffic 94,647 116,377 — 21,730 299,572 339,716 — 40,144
General charges 4,730 5,256 — 526 16,971 16,942 + 29
Superannuation subsidy 12,646 12,318 + 328 38,068 36,764 + 1,304
Total operating expenses 372,654 431,315 — 58,661 1,148,048 1,258,297 —110,249
Net operating revenue —13,263 10,913 — 24,176 114,242 138,953 — 24,711
Total 359,391 442,228 — 82,837 1,262,290 1,397,250 —134,960

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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