New Zealand Gazette – 1937 – No. 49

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✨ Railway Financial Report

Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 26TH JUNE, 1937, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section.	Revenue.			Expenditure.			Net Revenue.
	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.	1937-38.	1936-37.
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Kaihu	224	350	— 126	536	550	— 14	312	200
Gisborne	1,414	1,024	+ 390	1,967	1,536	+ 431	553	512
North Island main line and branches	317,251	285,969	+ 31,282	317,340	262,247	+ 55,093	89	23,722
South Island main line and branches	206,698	200,423	+ 6,275	210,071	176,334	+ 33,737	— 3,373	24,089
Westport	7,193	7,095	+ 98	5,505	5,028	+ 477	1,688	2,067
Nelson	726	831	— 105	1,811	1,404	+ 407	— 1,085	— 573
Picton	2,274	2,222	+ 52	2,528	2,206	+ 322	— 254	16
Total railway operation	535,780	497,914	+ 37,866	539,758	449,305	+ 90,453	— 3,978	48,609
Miscellaneous revenue	25,022	23,276	+ 1,746	..	..	..	25,022	23,276
Lake Wakatipu steamers	423	402	+ 21	1,021	753	+ 268	598	351
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services	31,982	22,480	+ 9,502	32,638	21,286	+ 11,352	656	1,194
Departmental dwellings	10,099	10,077	+ 22	15,462	12,865	+ 2,597	— 5,363	— 2,788
Total	603,306	554,149	+ 49,157	588,879	484,209	+104,670	14,427	69,940

1st APRIL, 1937, TO 26TH JUNE, 1937, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1936, TO 20TH JUNE, 1936.

Revenue.			Expenditure.			Net Revenue.
1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.	1937-38.	1936-37.
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
1,205	966	+ 239	1,706	1,836	— 130	501	870
4,801	3,498	+ 1,303	6,044	4,621	+ 1,423	— 1,243	— 1,123
1,060,672	899,237	+161,435	970,575	771,528	+199,047	90,097	127,709
697,259	621,825	+ 75,434	653,342	512,218	+141,124	43,917	109,607
19,650	18,699	+ 951	16,516	13,565	+ 2,951	3,134	5,134
2,776	2,662	+ 114	5,151	4,114	+ 1,037	— 2,375	— 1,452
8,598	7,072	+ 1,526	8,069	6,440	+ 1,629	529	632
1,794,961	1,553,959	+241,002	1,661,403	1,314,322	+347,081	133,558	239,637
76,361	71,212	+ 5,149	..	..	..	76,361	71,212
1,374	1,854	— 480	2,963	2,074	+ 889	— 1,589	— 220
102,647	68,579	+ 34,068	101,746	61,902	+ 39,844	901	6,677
29,982	29,211	+ 771	44,817	36,449	+ 8,368	—14,835	— 7,238
2,005,325	1,724,815	+280,510	1,810,929	1,414,747	+396,182	194,396	310,068

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

	Four-weekly Period.			Year to Date.
	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Passengers	108,165	103,575	+ 4,590	348,452	343,838	+ 4,614
Parcels, luggage, and mails	22,240	21,340	+ 900	72,486	64,931	+ 7,555
Goods	392,884	362,547	+ 30,337	1,333,811	1,115,385	+ 218,426
Labour and demurrage	12,491	10,452	+ 2,039	40,212	29,805	+ 10,407
Total railway operating revenue	535,780	497,914	+ 37,866	1,794,961	1,553,959	+ 241,002
Passengers .. No.	1,656,918	2,356,500	— 699,582	5,419,381	5,010,815	+ 408,566
Live-stock .. Tons	39,193	37,237	+ 1,956	180,898	150,219	+ 30,679
Timber .. "	35,316	42,638	— 7,322	112,291	105,466	+ 6,825
Other goods .. "	513,323	461,280	+ 52,043	1,642,739	1,396,819	+ 245,920
Total goods .. "	587,832	541,155	+ 46,677	1,935,928	1,652,504	+ 283,424
Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. No.	395,723	263,178	+ 132,545	1,223,040	765,576	+ 457,464
Revenue .. £	16,414	9,848	+ 6,566	54,814	26,834	+ 27,980

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

	Four-weekly Period.			Year to Date.
	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Maintenance—
Way and works	92,676	84,753	+ 7,923	284,053	245,969	+ 38,084
Signals and electrical appliances	12,386	11,040	+ 1,346	38,472	30,915	+ 7,557
Rolling-stock	139,077	117,809	+ 21,268	409,051	339,926	+ 69,125
Transportation—
Locomotive	124,033	98,747	+ 25,286	395,796	295,231	+100,565
Traffic	152,874	119,484	+ 33,390	479,863	351,068	+128,795
General charges	7,051	5,735	+ 1,316	19,218	15,774	+ 3,444
Superannuation subsidy	11,661	11,737	— 76	34,950	35,439	— 489
Total operating expenses	539,758	449,305	+ 90,453	1,661,403	1,314,322	+347,081
Net operating revenue	—3,978	48,609	— 52,587	133,558	239,637	—106,079
Total railway operating revenue	535,780	497,914	+ 37,866	1,794,961	1,553,959	+241,002

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1937 .. .. £ 54,696,437
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1936 .. .. £ 54,253,059

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