New Zealand Gazette – 1935 – No. 24

Page 1036

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railway Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 2ND MARCH, 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 516 324 + 192 448 468 — 20 68 — 144
Gisborne 2,234 1,525 + 709 2,021 1,289 + 732 213 236
North Island main line and branches 315,028 309,065 + 5,963 236,613 225,173 + 11,440 78,415 83,892
South Island main line and branches 240,720 204,267 + 36,453 166,194 157,774 + 8,420 74,526 46,493
Westport 5,728 5,771 — 43 4,199 4,035 + 164 1,529 1,736
Nelson 1,319 1,195 + 124 1,410 1,423 — 13 — 91 — 228
Picton 3,130 3,004 + 126 2,054 2,931 — 877 1,076 73
Total railway operation 568,675 525,151 + 43,524 412,939 393,093 + 19,846 155,736 132,058
Miscellaneous revenue 26,255 26,152 + 103 .. .. .. 26,255 26,152
Lake Wakatipu steamers 1,322 1,021 + 301 695 674 + 21 627 347
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 22,820 18,982 + 3,838 19,711 17,111 + 2,600 3,109 1,871
Departmental dwellings 9,900 10,703 — 803 12,092 12,856 — 764 — 2,192 — 2,153
Total 628,972 582,009 + 46,963 445,437 423,734 + 21,703 183,535 158,275

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

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1934-35. 1933-34. Variation. 1934-35. 1933-34. Variation. 1934-35. 1933-34.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
4,784 3,221 + 1,563 5,827 5,486 + 341 — 1,043 — 2,265
17,376 13,895 + 3,481 18,284 16,566 + 1,718 — 908 — 2,671
3,114,009 2,976,493 +137,516 2,697,778 2,513,208 +184,570 416,231 463,285
2,127,471 1,993,502 +133,969 1,901,781 1,784,910 +116,871 225,690 208,592
62,345 58,406 + 3,939 50,932 49,829 + 1,103 11,413 8,577
10,272 10,030 + 242 15,633 17,683 — 2,050 — 5,361 — 7,653
22,746 23,743 — 997 24,061 26,543 — 2,482 — 1,315 — 2,800
5,359,003 5,079,290 +279,713 4,714,296 4,414,225 +300,071 644,707 665,065
309,258 297,570 + 11,688 .. .. .. 309,258 297,570
9,660 8,376 + 1,284 9,041 8,453 + 588 619 — 77
227,310 200,867 + 26,443 209,556 186,762 + 22,794 17,754 14,105
95,282 126,523 — 31,241 144,857 136,984 + 7,873 —49,575 —10,461
6,000,513 5,712,626 +287,887 5,077,750 4,746,424 +331,326 922,763 966,202

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1934-35. 1933-34. Variation. 1934-35. 1933-34. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 128,736 118,728 + 10,008 1,259,253 1,210,738 + 48,515
Parcels, luggage, and mails 24,109 23,913 + 196 266,085 255,965 + 10,120
Goods 406,096 374,137 + 31,959 3,733,678 3,522,164 + 211,514
Labour and demurrage 9,734 8,373 + 1,361 99,987 90,423 + 9,564
Total railway operating revenue 568,675 525,151 + 43,524 5,359,003 5,079,290 + 279,713
Passengers No. 2,672,245 2,583,810 + 88,435 18,442,015 17,845,884
Live-stock Tons 88,391 80,559 + 7,832 502,749 473,465
Timber ,, 30,987 27,780 + 3,207 334,277 273,306
Other goods ,, 466,595 421,714 + 44,881 4,598,651 4,330,469
Total goods ,, 585,973 530,053 + 55,920 5,435,677 5,077,240
Road Motor Services—
Passengers No. 259,377 229,930 + 29,447 2,752,228 2,556,478
Revenue £ 8,245 6,631 + 1,614 82,210 72,657

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 77,516 76,429 + 1,087 961,631 888,986 + 72,645
Signals and electrical appliances 10,397 8,691 + 1,706 125,953 100,922 + 25,031
Rolling-stock 98,129 99,200 — 1,071 1,132,396 1,071,609 + 60,787
Transportation—
Locomotive 96,078 87,174 + 8,904 1,032,550 978,437 + 54,113
Traffic 111,071 100,793 + 10,278 1,247,493 1,152,513 + 94,980
General charges 5,584 6,455 — 871 56,576 60,225 — 3,649
Superannuation subsidy 14,164 14,351 — 187 157,697 161,533 — 3,836
Total operating expenses 412,939 393,093 + 19,846 4,714,296 4,414,225 +300,071
Net operating revenue 155,736 132,058 + 23,678 644,707 665,065 — 20,358
Total railway operating revenue 568,675 525,151 + 43,524 5,359,003 5,079,290 +279,713

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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