New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 13

Page 504

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railway Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 3RD FEBRUARY, 1934, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1933-34. 1932-33. Variation. 1933-34. 1932-33. Variation. 1933-34. 1932-33.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Kaihu 360 271 + 89 587 474 + 113 227 203
Gisborne 2,026 1,444 + 582 1,490 1,605 — 115 536 161
North Island main line and branches 307,708 277,029 + 30,679 221,239 209,023 + 12,216 86,469 68,006
South Island main line and branches 185,351 179,627 + 5,724 153,824 149,986 + 3,838 31,527 29,641
Westport 4,518 4,496 + 22 3,738 4,367 — 629 780 129
Nelson 1,031 1,138 — 107 1,533 1,475 + 58 502 337
Picton 2,364 3,152 — 788 1,973 2,391 — 418 391 761
Total railway operation 503,358 467,157 + 36,201 384,384 369,321 + 15,063 118,974 97,836
Miscellaneous revenue 26,652 26,427 + 225 .. .. .. 26,652 26,427
Lake Wakatipu steamers 1,551 967 + 584 704 630 + 74 847 337
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 20,117 19,335 + 782 17,835 15,930 + 1,905 2,282 3,405
Departmental dwellings 10,489 10,419 + 70 11,975 11,695 + 280 1,486 1,276
Total 562,167 524,305 + 37,862 414,898 397,576 + 17,322 147,269 126,729

1ST APRIL, 1933, TO 3RD FEBRUARY, 1934, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1932, TO 4TH FEBRUARY, 1933.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1933-34. 1932-33. Variation. 1933-34. 1932-33. Variation. 1933-34. 1932-33.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
2,898 3,025 — 127 5,018 5,125 — 107 2,120 2,100
12,370 11,547 + 823 15,278 16,026 — 748 2,908 4,479
2,667,428 2,556,822 +110,606 2,288,035 2,329,945 — 41,910 379,393 226,877
1,789,235 1,688,939 +100,296 1,627,136 1,613,907 + 13,229 162,099 75,032
52,635 53,212 — 577 45,794 50,060 — 4,266 6,841 3,152
8,834 10,938 — 2,104 16,259 19,458 — 3,199 7,425 8,520
20,740 21,788 — 1,048 23,612 24,128 — 516 2,872 2,340
4,554,140 4,346,271 +207,869 4,021,132 4,058,649 — 37,517 533,008 287,622
271,417 283,246 — 11,829 .. .. .. 271,417 283,246
7,355 6,064 + 1,291 7,779 6,959 + 820 424 895
181,885 176,528 + 5,357 169,652 161,227 + 8,425 12,233 15,301
115,819 116,435 — 616 124,127 117,671 + 6,456 8,308 1,236
5,130,616 4,928,544 +202,072 4,322,690 4,344,506 — 21,816 807,926 584,038

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1933-34. 1932-33. Variation. 1933-34. 1932-33. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 125,274 114,132 + 11,142 1,092,010 1,018,138 + 73,872
Parcels, luggage, and mails 23,772 23,281 + 491 232,052 239,469 — 7,417
Goods 346,924 322,835 + 24,089 3,148,028 3,004,447 + 143,581
Labour and demurrage 7,388 6,909 + 479 82,050 84,217 — 2,167
Total railway operating revenue 503,358 467,157 + 36,201 4,554,140 4,346,271 + 207,869
Passengers .. No. 1,433,827 1,789,762 —355,935 15,262,074 15,278,519
Live-stock .. Tons 76,567 79,977 — 3,410 392,906 385,255
Timber .. " 23,483 18,625 + 4,858 245,526 215,913
Other goods .. " 370,877 327,757 + 43,120 3,908,755 3,788,556
Total goods .. " 470,927 426,359 + 44,568 4,547,187 4,389,724
Road Motor Service—
Passengers .. No. 226,036 229,087 — 3,051 2,326,548 2,312,169
Revenue .. £ 6,586 6,758 — 172 66,027 66,203

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1933-34. 1932-33. Variation. 1933-34. 1932-33. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Maintenance—
Way and works 77,083 67,798 + 9,285 812,557 763,444 + 49,113
Signals and electrical appliances 8,586 7,790 + 796 92,231 87,391 + 4,840
Rolling-stock 93,322 89,482 + 3,840 972,409 998,212 — 25,803
Transportation—
Locomotive 85,755 89,531 — 3,776 891,263 944,396 — 53,133
Traffic 98,959 95,531 + 3,378 1,051,720 1,060,317 — 8,597
General charges 5,389 4,717 + 672 53,769 56,698 — 2,929
Superannuation subsidy 15,290 14,422 + 868 147,183 148,191 — 1,008
Total operating expenses 384,384 369,321 + 15,063 4,021,132 4,058,649 — 37,517
Net operating revenue 118,974 97,836 + 21,138 533,008 287,622 +245,386
Total railway operating revenue 503,358 467,157 + 36,201 4,554,140 4,346,271 +207,869

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1932 .. .. £ 51,424,883
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1933 .. .. £ 51,480,949



Next Page →

PDF embedding disabled (Crown copyright)

View this page online at:


VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 1934, No 13


NZLII — PDF NZ Gazette 1934, No 13




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Abstract of Railway Working Account for Four-Weekly Period Ended 3rd February, 1934

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway, Financial Report, Revenue, Expenditure, Net Revenue, Comparative Figures

🚂 Analysis of Railway Operating Revenue and Traffic

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway, Operating Revenue, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Comparative Figures

🚂 Analysis of Railway Operating Expenditure

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway, Operating Expenditure, Maintenance, Transportation, Comparative Figures