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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 57

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 24TH JULY, 1937, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR
CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Abstract of Railways Working Account.

Section.	Revenue.			Expenditure.			Net Revenue.
	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Kaihu	254 —	109	145	657 —	470 —	187	403 —	403	—
Gisborne	1,000 +	200	800	1,568 +	355 —	1,923	568 —	723 —	1,291
North Island main line and branches	311,314	266,788 +	44,526	317,984	256,652 +	61,332	10,136 —	6,670 —	16,806
South Island main line and branches	188,545	170,655 +	17,890	220,799	174,084 +	46,715	32,254 —	3,429 —	29,825
Westport	7,340	6,186 +	1,154	5,604	4,855 +	749	1,736 +	1,331 +	405
Nelson	889 —	87	802	1,666	1,592 +	74	804 —	703 —	101
Pictou	1,601	1,642 —	41	2,804	2,288 +	516	1,203 —	646 —	557
Total railway operation	510,947	447,414 +	63,533	551,395	441,696 +	109,699	40,448 —	5,718 —	34,730
Miscellaneous revenue	26,335	26,136 +	199	..	..	..	26,335	26,136 +	199
Lake Wakatipu steamers	438	492 —	54	962	672 +	290	180 —	180 —	—
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services	34,860	25,374 +	9,486	35,546	23,857 +	11,689	686 —	1,517 —	831
Departmental dwellings	..	..	..	9,671	4,364 +	5,307	3,559 —	7,574 —	11,133
Total	582,251	508,738 +	73,513	605,148	479,106 +	126,042	22,897 —	29,632 —	52,529

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

	Four-weekly Period.			Year to Date.
	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.	1937-38.	1936-37.	Variation.
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Passengers	109,561	98,442 +	11,119	458,013	442,279 +	15,734
Parcels, luggage, and mails	21,672	20,740 +	932	94,158	85,671 +	8,487
Goods	367,255	318,528 +	48,727	1,701,066	1,433,914 +	267,152
Labour and demurrage	12,459	9,704 +	2,755	52,671	39,509 +	13,162
Total railway operating revenue	510,947	447,414 +	63,533	2,305,908	2,001,373 +	304,535
Passengers	1,383,692	1,318,201 +	65,491	6,803,073	6,329,016 +	474,057
Tons	25,470	21,611 +	3,859	206,338	171,830 +	34,508
Live-stock	37,986	36,060 +	1,926	150,277	141,526 +	8,751
Timber	472,889	406,887 +	66,002	2,115,628	1,803,706 +	311,922
Other goods	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total goods	536,345	464,558 +	71,787	2,472,273	2,117,062 +	355,211

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	96,268	82,997 +	13,271	380,321	328,966 +	51,355
Signals and electrical appliances	13,107	10,634 +	2,473	51,579	41,549 +	10,030
Rolling-stock	146,952	113,996 +	32,956	556,003	453,922 +	102,081
Transportation—
Locomotive	125,277	96,429 +	28,848	521,073	391,660 +	129,413
Traffic	152,607	120,016 +	32,591	632,470	471,085 +	161,385
General charges	5,619	5,730 —	111	24,837	21,503 +	3,334
Superannuation subsidy	11,565	11,894 —	329	46,515	47,333 —	818
Total operating expenses	551,395	441,696 +	109,699	2,212,798	1,756,018 +	456,780
Net operating revenue	311,922	311,922	—	245,355	245,355	—
Total railway operating revenue	510,947	447,414 +	63,533	2,305,908	2,001,373 +	304,535

Road Motor Services—


Passengers	402,880	311,694 +	91,186
Revenue	16,659	12,284 +	4,375

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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