New Zealand Gazette – 1935 – No. 14

Page 640

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railway Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 2ND FEBRUARY, 1935, 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 572 360 + 212 424 587 — 163 148 — 227
Gisborne 2,242 2,026 + 216 1,748 1,490 + 258 494 536
North Island main line and branches 319,170 307,708 + 11,462 229,475 221,239 + 8,236 89,695 86,469
South Island main line and branches 203,533 185,351 + 18,182 156,191 153,824 + 2,367 47,342 31,527
Westport 4,976 4,518 + 458 4,126 3,738 + 388 850 780
Nelson 977 1,031 — 54 1,313 1,533 — 220 336 — 502
Picton 2,305 2,364 — 59 2,024 1,973 + 51 281 391
Total railway operation 533,775 503,358 + 30,417 395,301 384,384 + 10,917 138,474 118,974
Miscellaneous revenue 26,870 26,652 + 218 .. .. .. 26,870 26,652
Lake Wakatipu steamers 1,391 1,551 — 160 712 704 + 8 679 847
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 23,873 20,117 + 3,756 20,068 17,835 + 2,233 3,805 2,282
Departmental dwellings 9,724 10,489 — 765 11,080 11,975 — 895 — 1,356 — 1,486
Total 595,633 562,167 + 33,466 427,161 414,898 + 12,263 168,472 147,269

1ST APRIL, 1934, TO 2ND FEBRUARY, 1935, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1933, TO 3RD FEBRUARY, 1934.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1934–35. 1933–34. Variation. 1934–35. 1933–34. Variation. 1934–35. 1933–34.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
4,269 2,898 + 1,371 5,380 5,018 + 362 — 1,111 — 2,120
15,141 12,370 + 2,771 16,263 15,278 + 985 — 1,122 — 2,908
2,798,981 2,667,428 +131,553 2,461,165 2,288,035 +173,130 337,816 379,393
1,886,752 1,789,235 + 97,517 1,735,587 1,627,136 +108,451 151,165 162,099
56,617 52,635 + 3,982 46,732 45,794 + 938 9,885 6,841
8,953 8,834 + 119 14,223 16,259 — 2,036 — 5,270 — 7,425
19,615 20,740 — 1,125 22,008 23,612 — 1,604 — 2,393 — 2,872
4,790,328 4,554,140 +236,188 4,301,358 4,021,132 +280,226 488,970 533,008
283,003 271,417 + 11,586 .. .. .. 283,003 271,417
8,338 7,355 + 983 8,346 7,779 + 567 8 — 424
204,490 181,885 + 22,605 189,844 169,652 + 20,192 14,646 12,233
85,382 115,819 — 30,437 132,765 124,127 + 8,638 —47,383 — 8,308
5,371,541 5,130,616 +240,925 4,632,313 4,322,690 +309,623 739,228 807,926

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1934–35. 1933–34. Variation. 1934–35. 1933–34. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 132,674 125,274 + 7,400 1,130,517 1,092,010 + 38,507
Parcels, luggage, and mails 24,242 23,772 + 470 241,976 232,052 + 9,924
Goods 369,020 346,924 + 22,096 3,327,582 3,148,028 + 179,554
Labour and demurrage 7,839 7,388 + 451 90,253 82,050 + 8,203
Total railway operating revenue 533,775 503,358 + 30,417 4,790,328 4,554,140 + 236,188
Passengers .. No. 1,533,325 1,433,827 + 99,498 15,769,770 15,262,074
Live-stock .. Tons 87,744 76,567 + 11,177 414,358 392,906
Timber .. ,, 28,583 23,483 + 5,100 303,290 245,526
Other goods .. ,, 383,507 370,877 + 12,630 4,132,056 3,908,755
Total goods .. ,, 499,834 470,927 + 28,907 4,849,704 4,547,187
Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. No. 251,961 226,036 + 25,925 2,492,851 2,326,548
Revenue .. £ 7,945 6,586 + 1,359 73,966 66,027

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 75,051 77,083 — 2,032 884,115 812,557 + 71,558
Signals and electrical appliances 10,050 8,586 + 1,464 115,556 92,231 + 23,325
Rolling-stock 90,124 93,322 — 3,198 1,034,267 972,409 + 61,858
Transportation—
Locomotive 91,942 85,755 + 6,187 936,472 891,263 + 45,209
Traffic 109,122 98,959 + 10,163 1,136,422 1,051,720 + 84,702
General charges 4,822 5,389 — 567 50,992 53,769 — 2,777
Superannuation subsidy 14,190 15,290 — 1,100 143,534 147,183 — 3,649
Total operating expenses 395,301 384,384 + 10,917 4,301,358 4,021,132 +280,226
Net operating revenue 138,474 118,974 + 19,500 488,970 533,008 — 44,038
Total railway operating revenue 533,775 503,358 + 30,417 4,790,328 4,554,140 +236,188

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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