New Zealand Gazette – 1935 – No. 8

Page 237

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railway Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 5TH JANUARY, 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 408 366 + 42 418 442 — 24 10 — 76
Gisborne 1,643 1,686 — 43 1,522 1,427 + 95 121 259
North Island main line and branches 298,553 299,130 — 577 217,553 196,219 + 21,334 81,000 102,911
South Island main line and branches 191,163 185,725 + 5,438 145,072 134,812 + 10,260 46,091 50,913
Westport 3,073 3,669 — 596 3,579 3,433 + 146 — 506 236
Nelson 947 808 + 139 1,237 1,717 — 480 — 290 — 909
Picton 2,775 2,665 + 110 1,968 2,016 — 48 807 649
Total railway operation 498,562 494,049 + 4,513 371,349 340,066 + 31,283 127,213 153,983
Miscellaneous revenue 28,169 28,186 — 17 .. .. .. 28,169 28,186
Lake Wakatipu steamers 1,212 1,104 + 108 758 630 + 128 454 474
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 27,665 22,906 + 4,759 21,509 18,556 + 2,953 6,156 4,350
Departmental dwellings 9,460 10,836 — 1,376 9,855 9,925 — 70 — 395 911
Total 565,068 557,081 + 7,987 403,471 369,177 + 34,294 161,597 187,904

1ST APRIL, 1934, TO 5TH JANUARY, 1935, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1933, TO 6TH JANUARY, 1934.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1934–35. 1933–34. Variation. 1934–35. 1933–34. Variation. 1934–35. 1933–34.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
3,697 2,538 + 1,159 4,956 4,431 + 525 — 1,259 — 1,893
12,899 10,343 + 2,556 14,515 13,788 + 727 — 1,616 — 3,445
2,479,811 2,359,720 +120,091 2,231,689 2,066,796 +164,893 248,122 292,924
1,683,219 1,603,884 + 79,335 1,579,396 1,473,312 +106,084 103,823 130,572
51,641 48,117 + 3,524 42,607 42,056 + 551 9,034 6,061
7,976 7,804 + 172 12,910 14,726 — 1,816 — 4,934 — 6,922
17,310 18,376 — 1,066 19,984 21,639 — 1,655 — 2,674 — 3,263
4,256,553 4,050,782 +205,771 3,906,057 3,636,748 +269,309 350,496 414,034
256,133 244,766 + 11,367 .. .. .. 256,133 244,766
6,947 5,805 + 1,142 7,635 7,075 + 560 — 688 — 1,270
180,617 161,767 + 18,850 169,775 151,817 + 17,958 10,842 9,950
75,658 105,330 — 29,672 121,685 112,152 + 9,533 —46,027 — 6,822
4,775,908 4,568,450 +207,458 4,205,152 3,907,792 +297,360 570,756 660,658

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1934–35. 1933–34. Variation. 1934–35. 1933–34. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 174,632 166,017 + 8,615 997,844 966,736 + 31,108
Parcels, luggage, and mails 25,580 25,071 + 509 217,734 208,280 + 9,454
Goods 290,505 295,132 — 4,627 2,958,562 2,801,104 + 157,458
Labour and demurrage 7,845 7,829 + 16 82,413 74,662 + 7,751
Total railway operating revenue 498,562 494,049 + 4,513 4,256,553 4,050,782 + 205,771
Passengers No. 1,372,907 1,309,847 + 63,060 14,236,445 13,828,247
Live-stock Tons 49,145 41,059 + 8,086 326,614 316,339
Timber „ 19,936 18,797 + 1,139 274,707 222,043
Other goods „ 302,445 334,586 — 32,141 3,748,549 3,537,878
Total goods „ 371,526 394,442 — 22,916 4,349,870 4,076,260
Road Motor Services—
Passengers No. 264,502 235,735 + 28,767 2,240,890 2,100,512
Revenue £ 8,606 6,962 + 1,644 66,020 59,441

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 77,449 71,975 + 5,474 809,064 735,474 + 73,590
Signals and electrical appliances 10,980 8,169 + 2,811 105,506 83,645 + 21,861
Rolling-stock 67,667 61,519 + 6,148 944,143 879,087 + 65,056
Transportation—
Locomotive 87,836 81,961 + 5,875 844,530 805,509 + 39,021
Traffic 105,901 95,559 + 10,342 1,027,300 952,761 + 74,539
General charges 4,129 4,173 — 44 46,170 48,378 — 2,208
Superannuation subsidy 17,387 16,710 + 677 129,344 131,894 — 2,550
Total operating expenses 371,349 340,066 + 31,283 3,906,057 3,636,748 +269,309
Net operating revenue 127,213 153,983 — 26,770 350,496 414,034 — 63,538
Total railway operating revenue 498,562 494,049 + 4,513 4,256,553 4,050,782 +205,771

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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Passengers, Parcels, Goods, Labour, Demurrage, Traffic Analysis

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