New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 83

Page 3614

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railway Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 13TH OCTOBER, 1934, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1934-35. 1933-34. Variation. 1934-35. 1933-34. Variation. 1934-35. 1933-34.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Kaihu 261 246 + 15 512 412 + 100 — 251 — 166
Gisborne 1,384 1,042 + 342 1,834 1,340 + 494 — 450 — 298
North Island main line and branches 232,459 223,345 + 9,114 256,342 205,483 + 50,859 —23,883 17,862
South Island main line and branches 149,937 136,780 + 13,157 184,532 149,141 + 35,391 —34,595 —12,361
Westport 5,593 4,120 + 1,473 5,013 4,531 + 482 580 — 411
Nelson 662 745 — 83 1,542 1,332 + 210 — 880 — 587
Picton 1,413 1,323 + 90 2,521 1,897 + 624 — 1,108 — 574
Total railway operation 391,709 367,601 + 24,108 452,296 364,136 + 88,160 —60,587 3,465
Miscellaneous revenue 24,670 24,913 — 243 .. .. .. 24,670 24,913
Lake Wakatipu steamers 536 425 + 111 797 709 + 88 — 261 — 284
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 16,999 14,641 + 2,358 17,718 14,617 + 3,101 — 719 24
Departmental dwellings .. 10,747 10,624 + 123 11,989 11,076 + 913 — 1,242 — 452
Total 444,661 418,204 + 26,457 482,800 390,538 + 92,262 —38,139 27,666

1ST APRIL, 1934, TO 13TH OCTOBER, 1934, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1933, TO 14TH OCTOBER, 1933.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1934-35. 1933-34. Variation. 1934-35. 1933-34. Variation. 1934-35. 1933-34.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
2,068 1,549 + 519 3,730 2,983 + 747 — 1,662 — 1,434
8,151 6,218 + 1,933 10,045 9,563 + 482 — 1,894 — 3,345
1,652,385 1,538,814 +113,571 1,558,948 1,445,764 +113,184 93,437 93,050
1,161,486 1,101,275 + 60,211 1,121,536 1,041,026 + 80,510 39,950 60,249
38,522 35,064 + 3,458 30,513 30,605 — 92 8,009 4,459
5,674 5,666 + 8 9,097 9,868 — 771 — 3,423 — 4,202
10,934 11,665 — 731 14,059 15,989 — 1,930 — 3,125 — 4,324
2,879,220 2,700,251 +178,969 2,747,928 2,555,798 +192,130 131,292 144,453
178,017 164,542 + 13,475 .. .. .. 178,017 164,542
4,298 3,554 + 744 5,350 4,919 + 431 — 1,052 — 1,365
116,389 108,108 + 8,281 112,783 102,917 + 9,866 3,606 5,191
73,914 73,148 + 766 89,342 79,513 + 9,829 —15,428 — 6,365
3,251,838 3,049,603 +202,235 2,955,403 2,743,147 +212,256 296,435 306,456

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1934-35. 1933-34. Variation. 1934-35. 1933-34. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 80,651 76,306 + 4,345 629,435 617,205 + 12,230
Parcels, luggage, and mails 22,974 22,035 + 939 144,451 137,739 + 6,712
Goods 278,819 261,558 + 17,261 2,046,852 1,892,526 + 154,326
Labour and demurrage 9,265 7,702 + 1,563 58,482 52,781 + 5,701
Total railway operating revenue 391,709 367,601 + 24,108 2,879,220 2,700,251 + 178,969
Passengers No. 1,199,734 1,179,087 + 20,647 10,420,010 10,159,936
Live-stock Tons 18,313 18,548 — 235 228,508 219,461
Timber ,, 30,563 27,170 + 3,393 180,624 144,285
Other goods ,, 366,966 326,795 + 40,171 2,682,333 2,464,072
Total goods ,, 415,842 372,513 + 43,329 3,091,465 2,827,818
Road Motor Services—
Passengers No. 219,505 203,041 + 16,464 1,518,927 1,450,105
Revenue £ 6,561 5,633 + 928 43,361 40,919

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1934-35. 1933-34. Variation. 1934-35. 1933-34. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Maintenance—
Way and works 95,558 73,871 + 21,687 571,720 513,059 + 58,661
Signals and electrical appliances 12,134 8,751 + 3,383 72,872 57,552 + 15,320
Rolling-stock 107,244 93,624 + 13,620 680,650 633,496 + 47,154
Transportation—
Locomotive 93,563 77,921 + 15,642 591,337 565,537 + 25,800
Traffic 126,310 92,888 + 33,422 714,810 666,386 + 48,424
General charges 5,522 4,711 + 811 32,428 33,286 — 858
Superannuation subsidy 11,965 12,370 — 405 84,111 86,482 — 2,371
Total operating expenses 452,296 364,136 + 88,160 2,747,928 2,555,798 +192,130
Net operating revenue —60,587 3,465 — 64,052 131,292 144,453 — 13,161
Total railway operating revenue 391,709 367,601 + 24,108 2,879,220 2,700,251 +178,969

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1933 .. .. 51,480,949
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1934 .. .. 53,909,347

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