New Zealand Gazette – 1937 – No. 22

Page 951

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 27TH FEBRUARY, 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 426 402 + 24 864 687 + 177 — 438 — 285
Gisborne 1,916 1,683 + 233 2,039 1,537 + 502 — 123 146
North Island main line and branches 392,523 331,836 + 60,687 298,418 275,792 + 22,626 94,105 56,044
South Island main line and branches 245,612 230,652 + 14,960 213,426 181,995 + 31,431 32,186 48,657
Westport 6,274 4,496 + 1,778 5,220 4,279 + 941 1,054 217
Nelson 862 1,389 — 527 1,612 1,452 + 160 — 750 — 63
Picton 3,826 3,017 + 809 2,678 2,274 + 404 1,148 743
Total railway operation 651,439 573,475 + 77,964 524,257 468,016 + 56,241 127,182 105,459
Miscellaneous revenue 34,490 22,769 + 11,721 .. .. .. 34,490 22,769
Lake Wakatipu steamers 690 1,457 — 767 881 722 + 159 — 191 735
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 36,762 24,217 + 12,545 32,927 21,353 + 11,574 3,835 2,864
Departmental dwellings 9,986 10,070 — 84 12,513 11,989 + 524 — 2,527 — 1,919
Total 733,367 631,988 +101,379 570,578 502,080 + 68,498 162,789 129,908

1ST APRIL, 1936, TO 27TH FEBRUARY, 1937, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1935, TO 29TH FEBRUARY, 1936.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
3,690 3,346 + 344 7,588 5,829 + 1,659 — 3,898 — 2,483
16,406 17,283 — 877 21,268 22,049 — 781 — 4,862 — 4,766
3,667,082 3,297,948 +369,134 3,307,494 2,895,072 +412,422 359,588 402,876
2,373,339 2,167,218 +206,121 2,286,959 1,997,884 +289,175 86,380 169,334
69,950 61,400 + 8,550 58,810 52,837 + 5,973 11,140 8,563
9,742 10,411 — 669 18,052 16,350 + 1,702 — 8,310 — 5,939
29,623 24,857 + 4,766 30,887 26,844 + 4,043 — 1,264 — 1,987
6,169,832 5,582,463 +587,369 5,731,058 5,016,865 +714,193 438,774 565,598
311,830 296,590 + 15,240 .. .. .. 311,830 296,590
6,246 9,497 — 3,251 9,650 8,633 + 1,017 — 3,404 864
355,812 256,556 + 99,256 323,266 229,482 + 93,784 32,546 27,074
118,726 119,025 — 299 153,484 141,818 + 11,666 —34,758 —22,793
6,962,446 6,264,131 +698,315 6,217,458 5,396,798 +820,660 744,988 867,333

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 136,643 128,024 + 8,619 1,425,561 1,339,104 + 86,457
Parcels, luggage, and mails 25,250 25,060 + 190 276,277 270,855 + 5,422
Goods 476,891 411,178 + 65,713 4,342,051 3,869,674 + 472,377
Labour and demurrage 12,655 9,213 + 3,442 125,943 102,830 + 23,113
Total railway operating revenue 651,439 573,475 + 77,964 6,169,832 5,582,463 + 587,369
Passengers .. No. 1,593,418 2,606,083 —1,012,665 18,318,249 18,822,032
Live-stock .. Tons 100,978 86,650 + 14,328 505,389 477,125
Timber .. ,, 35,587 32,681 + 2,906 414,946 378,686
Other goods .. ,, 511,225 427,517 + 83,708 5,204,948 4,630,177
Total goods .. ,, 647,790 546,846 + 100,942 6,125,283 5,485,988
Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. No. 400,314 267,602 + 132,712 4,107,415 2,947,044
Revenue .. £ 19,643 8,894 + 10,749 174,326 93,725

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 91,729 96,921 — 5,192 1,067,648 982,065 + 85,583
Signals and electrical appliances 11,555 10,470 + 1,085 138,406 126,725 + 11,681
Rolling-stock 127,424 116,774 + 10,650 1,421,986 1,270,518 +151,468
Transportation—
Locomotive 122,163 102,671 + 19,492 1,269,658 1,085,987 +183,671
Traffic 151,080 121,355 + 29,725 1,612,365 1,333,977 +278,388
General charges 6,561 5,985 + 576 66,490 62,633 + 3,857
Superannuation subsidy 13,745 13,840 — 95 154,505 154,960 — 455
Total operating expenses 524,257 468,016 + 56,241 5,731,058 5,016,865 +714,193
Net operating revenue 127,182 105,459 + 21,723 438,774 565,598 —126,824
Total railway operating revenue 651,439 573,475 + 77,964 6,169,832 5,582,463 +587,369

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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