New Zealand Gazette – 1937 – No. 71

Page 2387

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 18TH SEPTEMBER, 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 193 200 — 7 536 626 — 90 — 343 — 426
Gisborne 1,366 1,413 — 47 2,010 1,809 + 201 — 644 — 396
North Island main line and branches 326,095 279,294 + 46,801 323,832 277,661 + 46,171 2,263 1,633
South Island main line and branches 203,618 194,345 + 9,273 214,342 194,940 + 19,402 —10,724 — 595
Westport 8,507 4,388 + 4,119 5,933 5,064 + 869 2,574 — 676
Nelson 857 728 + 129 1,670 1,591 + 79 — 813 — 863
Picton 2,762 2,260 + 502 2,735 2,923 — 188 27 — 663
Total railway operation 543,398 482,628 + 60,770 551,058 484,614 + 66,444 — 7,660 — 1,986
Miscellaneous revenue 25,107 23,703 + 1,404 .. .. .. 25,107 23,703
Lake Wakatipu steamers 492 367 + 125 929 1,003 — 74 — 437 — 636
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 38,899 30,266 + 8,633 36,862 26,709 + 10,153 2,037 3,557
Departmental dwellings 9,812 9,961 — 149 15,429 13,327 + 2,102 — 5,617 — 3,366
Total 617,708 546,925 + 70,783 604,278 525,653 + 78,625 13,430 21,272

1st APRIL, 1937, TO 18TH SEPTEMBER 1937, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1936, TO 12TH SEPTEMBER, 1936.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1937-38. 1936-37. Variation. 1937-38. 1936-37. Variation. 1937-38. 1936-37.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
1,608 1,618 — 10 3,446 3,664 — 218 — 1,838 — 2,046
8,611 7,164 + 1,447 11,806 9,832 + 1,974 — 3,295 — 2,668
2,011,039 1,717,490 + 293,549 1,931,672 1,584,251 + 347,421 79,367 133,239
1,289,494 1,163,166 + 126,328 1,301,302 1,074,178 + 326,124 —11,808 88,988
43,208 34,978 + 8,230 33,662 28,674 + 4,988 9,546 6,304
5,146 4,960 + 186 10,251 8,907 + 1,344 — 5,105 — 3,947
14,856 12,706 + 2,150 16,005 14,146 + 1,859 — 1,149 — 1,440
3,373,962 2,942,082 + 431,880 3,308,144 2,723,652 + 584,492 65,818 218,430
153,334 145,197 + 8,137 .. .. .. 153,334 145,197
2,672 2,968 — 296 5,761 4,830 + 931 — 3,089 — 1,862
212,864 149,641 + 63,223 210,450 137,252 + 73,198 2,414 12,389
59,180 58,173 + 1,007 93,423 76,326 + 17,097 —34,243 — —18,153
3,802,012 3,298,061 + 503,951 3,617,778 2,942,060 + 675,718 184,234 356,001

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1937-38. 1936-37. Variation. 1937-38. 1936-37. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 129,591 124,700 + 4,891 707,657 663,532 +
Parcels, luggage, and mails 23,277 22,485 + 792 140,580 129,153 +
Goods 378,646 324,992 + 53,654 2,447,753 2,088,111 +
Labour and demurrage 11,884 10,451 + 1,433 77,972 61,286 +
Total railway operating revenue 543,398 482,628 + 60,770 3,373,962 2,942,082 +
Passengers .. No. 2,376,376 1,975,990 + 400,386 10,650,554
Live-stock .. Tons 27,806 25,285 + 2,521 263,541
Timber .. ,, 38,392 37,269 — 1,123 225,859
Other goods .. ,, 473,467 403,629 + 69,838 3,057,426
Total goods .. ,, 539,665 466,183 + 73,482 3,546,826
Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. No. 402,783 379,989 + 22,794 2,435,072
Revenue .. £ 18,621 14,835 + 3,786 106,964

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 98,502 91,262 + 7,240 572,602 510,088 +
Signals and electrical appliances 13,087 12,920 + 167 77,736 65,941 +
Rolling-stock 143,137 126,895 + 16,242 839,849 705,828 +
Transportation—
Locomotive 125,143 105,937 + 19,206 771,807 603,335 +
Traffic 153,710 132,811 + 20,899 937,487 736,712 +
General charges 5,674 4,145 + 1,529 38,589 32,016 +
Superannuation subsidy 11,805 10,644 + 1,161 70,074 69,732 +
Total operating expenses 551,058 484,614 + 66,444 3,308,144 2,723,652 +
Net operating revenue — 7,660 — 1,986 — 5,674 218,430
Total railway operating revenue 543,398 482,628 + 60,770 3,373,962 2,942,082 +

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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