New Zealand Gazette – 1936 – No. 49

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✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 20TH JUNE, 1936, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Kaihu 350 161 + 189 550 406 + 144 200 245
Gisborne 1,024 1,167 — 143 1,536 1,629 — 93 512 462
North Island main line and branches 285,969 243,513 + 42,456 262,247 233,864 + 28,383 23,722 9,649
South Island main line and branches 200,423 171,705 + 28,718 176,334 163,299 + 13,035 24,089 8,406
Westport 7,095 4,845 + 2,250 5,028 4,429 + 599 2,067 416
Nelson 831 803 + 28 1,404 1,310 + 94 573 507
Picton 2,222 2,350 — 128 2,206 2,229 — 23 16 121
Total railway operation 497,914 424,544 + 73,370 449,305 407,166 + 42,139 48,609 17,378
Miscellaneous revenue 23,276 23,526 — 250 .. .. .. 23,276 23,526
Lake Wakatipu steamers 402 561 — 159 753 774 — 21 351 213
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 22,480 19,281 + 3,199 21,286 17,547 + 3,739 1,194 1,734
Departmental dwellings 10,077 10,081 — 4 12,865 12,164 + 701 — 2,788 — 2,083
Total 554,149 477,993 + 76,156 484,209 437,651 + 46,558 69,940 40,342

1ST APRIL, 1936, TO 20TH JUNE, 1936, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1935, TO 22ND JUNE, 1935.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
966 915 + 51 1,836 1,318 + 518 870 403
3,498 4,287 — 789 4,621 5,181 — 560 1,123 894
899,237 792,746 +106,491 771,528 684,034 + 87,494 127,709 108,712
621,825 566,744 + 55,081 512,218 480,298 + 31,920 109,607 86,446
18,699 15,867 + 2,832 13,565 13,151 + 414 5,134 2,716
2,662 2,478 + 184 4,114 4,046 + 68 1,452 1,568
7,072 6,409 + 663 6,440 6,374 + 66 632 35
1,553,959 1,389,446 +164,513 1,314,322 1,194,402 +119,920 239,637 195,044
71,212 67,465 + 3,747 .. .. .. 71,212 67,465
1,854 2,204 — 350 2,074 2,089 — 15 220 115
68,579 61,995 + 6,584 61,902 54,299 + 7,603 6,677 7,696
29,211 29,652 — 441 36,449 35,635 + 814 7,238 5,983
1,724,815 1,550,762 +174,053 1,414,747 1,286,425 +128,322 310,068 264,337

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 103,575 101,732 + 1,843 343,838 338,222
Parcels, luggage, and mails 21,340 20,334 + 1,006 64,931 64,128
Goods 362,547 293,677 + 68,870 1,115,385 960,605
Labour and demurrage 10,452 8,801 + 1,651 29,805 26,491
Total railway operating revenue 497,914 424,544 + 73,370 1,553,959 1,389,446
Passengers .. No. 2,356,500 2,252,102 +104,398 5,010,815
Live-stock .. Tons 37,237 36,929 + 308 150,219
Timber .. ,, 42,638 29,626 + 13,012 105,466
Other goods .. ,, 461,280 373,076 + 88,204 1,396,819
Total goods .. ,, 541,155 439,631 +101,524 1,652,504
Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. No. 263,178 238,200 + 24,978 765,576
Revenue .. £ 9,848 7,259 + 2,589 26,834

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Maintenance—
Way and works 84,753 78,708 + 6,045 245,969 233,144
Signals and electrical appliances 11,040 10,847 + 193 30,915 31,437
Rolling-stock 117,809 107,081 + 10,728 339,926 299,276
Transportation—
Locomotive 98,747 87,071 + 11,676 295,231 261,863
Traffic 119,484 106,649 + 12,835 351,068 317,083
General charges 5,735 4,762 + 973 15,774 15,216
Superannuation subsidy 11,737 12,048 — 311 35,439 36,383
Total operating expenses 449,305 407,166 + 42,139 1,314,322 1,194,402
Net operating revenue 48,609 17,378 + 31,231 239,637 195,044
Total railway operating revenue 497,914 424,544 + 73,370 1,553,959 1,389,446

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1935 .. .. £ 54,089,190
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1936 .. .. £ 54,253,059



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