New Zealand Gazette – 1937 – No. 13

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✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 30TH JANUARY, 1937, 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 346 309 + 37 661 592 + 69 315 283
Gisborne 1,503 1,566 — 63 2,132 1,634 + 498 629 68
North Island main line and branches 340,080 329,068 + 11,012 291,513 252,856 + 38,657 48,567 76,212
South Island main line and branches 201,662 200,805 + 857 203,347 170,030 + 33,317 — 1,685 30,775
Westport 6,530 5,410 + 1,120 4,921 4,340 + 581 1,609 1,070
Nelson 963 1,116 — 153 1,428 1,354 + 74 — 465 238
Picton 3,325 2,285 + 1,040 2,711 2,127 + 584 614 158
Total railway operation 554,409 540,559 + 13,850 506,713 432,933 + 73,780 47,696 107,626
Miscellaneous revenue 23,448 26,046 — 2,598 .. .. .. 23,448 26,046
Lake Wakatipu steamers 764 1,375 — 611 818 718 + 100 — 54 657
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 38,260 26,441 + 11,819 32,956 21,980 + 10,976 5,304 4,461
Departmental dwellings 9,958 10,080 — 122 12,761 11,400 + 1,361 — 2,803 — 1,320
Total 626,839 604,501 + 22,338 553,248 467,031 + 86,217 73,591 137,470

1ST APRIL, 1936, TO 30TH JANUARY, 1937, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1935, TO 1ST FEBRUARY, 1936.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
3,263 2,944 + 319 6,724 5,141 + 1,583 — 3,461 — 2,197
14,490 15,600 — 1,110 19,230 20,512 — 1,282 — 4,740 — 4,912
3,274,559 2,966,113 + 308,446 3,009,077 2,619,281 + 389,796 265,482 346,832
2,127,728 1,936,566 + 191,162 2,073,533 1,815,889 + 257,644 54,195 120,677
63,676 56,904 + 6,772 53,589 48,558 + 5,031 10,087 8,346
8,880 9,022 — 142 16,439 14,898 + 1,541 — 7,559 — 5,876
25,797 21,840 + 3,957 28,209 24,570 + 3,639 — 2,412 — 2,730
5,578,393 5,008,989 + 569,404 5,206,801 4,548,849 + 657,952 371,592 460,140
277,340 273,821 + 3,519 .. .. .. 277,340 273,821
5,556 8,040 — 2,484 8,769 7,911 + 858 — 3,213 129
319,049 232,338 + 86,711 290,338 208,130 + 82,208 28,711 24,208
108,741 108,955 — 214 140,972 129,829 + 11,143 — 32,231 — 20,874
6,229,079 5,632,143 + 596,936 5,646,880 4,894,719 + 752,161 582,199 737,424

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 123,983 136,437 — 12,454 1,288,919 1,211,080 + 77,839
Parcels, luggage, and mails 24,548 24,449 + 99 251,026 245,795 + 5,231
Goods 395,885 371,056 + 24,829 3,865,160 3,458,496 + 406,664
Labour and demurrage 9,993 8,617 + 1,376 113,288 93,618 + 19,670
Total railway operating revenue 554,409 540,559 + 13,850 5,518,393 5,008,989 + 509,404
Passengers .. No. 1,330,430 1,539,927 —209,497 16,724,831 16,215,949
Live-stock .. Tons 75,880 76,987 — 1,107 404,411 390,475
Timber .. ,, 27,280 28,274 — 994 379,359 346,005
Other goods .. ,, 431,773 386,634 + 45,139 4,693,723 4,202,660
Total goods .. ,, 534,933 491,895 + 43,038 5,477,493 4,939,140
Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. No. 385,091 260,092 + 124,999 3,707,101 2,679,442
Revenue .. £ 19,839 8,756 + 11,083 154,683 84,831

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 90,271 83,863 + 6,408 975,919 885,144 + 90,775
Signals and electrical appliances 11,563 9,811 + 1,752 126,852 116,256 + 10,596
Rolling-stock 118,635 105,097 + 13,538 1,294,561 1,153,743 +140,818
Transportation—
Locomotive 114,407 96,885 + 17,522 1,147,495 983,316 +164,179
Traffic 152,174 117,250 + 34,924 1,461,285 1,212,622 +248,663
General charges 4,719 5,118 — 399 59,929 56,649 + 3,280
Superannuation subsidy 14,944 14,909 + 35 140,760 141,119 — 359
Total operating expenses 506,713 432,933 + 73,780 5,206,801 4,548,849 +657,952
Net operating revenue 47,696 107,626 — 59,930 311,952 460,140 —148,548
Total railway operating revenue 554,409 540,559 + 13,850 5,518,393 5,008,989 +509,404

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



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