New Zealand Gazette – 1937 – No. 76

Page 2534

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 16TH OCTOBER, 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 276 250 + 26 614 610 + 4 — 338 — 360
Gisborne 1,508 1,223 + 285 1,943 1,760 + 183 — 435 — 537
North Island main line and branches 306,400 273,132 + 33,268 330,844 280,484 + 50,360 —24,444 — 7,352
South Island main line and branches 183,890 175,725 + 8,165 215,479 200,632 + 14,847 —31,589 —24,907
Westport 7,904 6,506 + 1,398 5,828 5,372 + 456 2,076 1,134
Nelson 667 887 — 220 1,731 1,507 + 224 —1,064 — 620
Picton 2,372 2,020 + 352 3,502 2,533 + 969 —1,130 — 513
Total railway operation 503,017 459,743 + 43,274 559,941 492,898 + 67,043 —56,924 —33,155
Miscellaneous revenue 28,164 26,406 + 1,758 .. .. .. 28,164 26,406
Lake Wakatipu steamers 484 364 + 120 659 769 — 110 — 175 — 405
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 36,386 28,539 + 7,847 37,368 27,221 + 10,147 982 1,318
Departmental dwellings 10,161 10,220 — 59 12,443 13,533 — 1,090 — 2,282 — 3,313
Total 578,212 525,272 + 52,940 610,411 534,421 + 75,990 —32,199 — 9,149

1ST APRIL, 1937, TO 16TH OCTOBER, 1937, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1936, TO 10TH OCTOBER, 1936.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1937-38. 1936-37. Variation. 1937-38. 1936-37. Variation. 1937-38. 1936-37.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
1,884 1,869 + 15 4,059 4,274 — 215 — 2,175 — 2,405
10,119 8,387 + 1,732 13,750 11,592 + 2,158 — 3,631 — 3,205
2,317,439 1,990,622 +326,817 2,262,516 1,864,735 +397,781 54,923 125,887
1,473,384 1,338,891 +134,493 1,516,781 1,274,810 +241,971 —43,397 64,081
51,111 41,484 + 9,627 39,490 34,046 + 5,444 11,621 7,438
5,813 5,847 — 34 11,983 10,415 + 1,568 — 6,170 — 4,568
17,229 14,725 + 2,504 19,506 16,679 + 2,827 — 2,277 — 1,954
3,876,979 3,401,825 +475,154 3,868,085 3,216,551 +651,534 8,894 185,274
181,499 171,602 + 9,897 .. .. .. 181,499 171,602
3,156 3,332 — 176 6,420 5,599 + 821 — 3,264 — 2,267
249,249 178,182 + 71,067 247,818 164,473 + 83,345 1,431 13,709
69,341 68,393 + 948 105,866 89,859 + 16,007 —36,525 —21,466
4,380,224 3,823,334 +456,890 4,228,189 3,476,482 +751,707 152,035 346,852

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1937-38. 1936-37. Variation. 1937-38. 1936-37. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 105,614 94,702 + 10,912 813,271 758,233
Parcels, luggage, and mails 23,124 22,520 + 604 163,705 151,673
Goods 361,497 331,186 + 30,311 2,809,249 2,419,297
Labour and demurrage 12,782 11,335 + 1,447 90,754 72,622
Total railway operating revenue 503,017 459,743 + 43,274 3,876,979 3,401,825
Passengers No. 1,380,545 1,757,607 — 377,062 12,031,099
Live-stock Tons 25,999 24,285 + 1,714 289,540
Timber " 39,856 35,763 + 4,093 265,715
Other goods " 447,115 416,934 + 30,181 3,504,541
Total goods " 512,970 476,982 + 35,988 4,059,796
Road Motor Services—
Passengers No. 392,000 369,231 + 22,769 2,827,072
Revenue £ 17,141 15,439 + 1,702 124,106

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 100,247 93,977 + 6,270 672,849 604,065 + 68,784
Signals and electrical appliances 13,337 11,761 + 1,576 91,073 77,702 + 13,371
Rolling-stock 144,896 125,333 + 19,563 984,744 831,160 +153,584
Transportation—
Locomotive 127,452 104,702 + 22,750 899,259 708,038 +191,221
Traffic 154,916 139,551 + 15,365 1,092,404 876,263 +216,141
General charges 5,751 5,683 + 68 44,340 37,700 + 6,640
Superannuation subsidy 13,342 11,891 + 1,451 83,416 81,623 + 1,793
Total operating expenses 559,941 492,898 + 67,043 3,868,085 3,216,551 +651,534
Net operating revenue —56,924 —33,155 — 23,769 8,894 185,274 —176,380
Total railway operating revenue 503,017 459,743 + 43,274 3,876,979 3,401,825 +475,154

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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