Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 2ND JANUARY, 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

448

356 + 92

609

471

• 138 - 161

• 115

Gisborne

1,722

1,750 - 28

1,818

1,776

• 42 - 96

• 26

North Island main line and branches

342,380

320,325 + 22,055

275,899

228,652

• 47,247

66,481

91,673

South Island main line and branches

207,993

199,495 + 8,498

187,909

157,297

• 30,612

20,084

42,198

Westport

3,914

3,243 + 671

4,404

3,665

• 739 - 490

• 422

Nelson

879

1,004 - 125

1,436

1,347

• 89 - 557

• 343

Picton

3,228

2,962 + 266

2,640

2,204

• 436

588

758

Total railway operation

560,564

529,135 + 31,429

474,715

395,412

• 79,303

85,849

133,723

Miscellaneous revenue

28,852

28,797 + 55

28,852

28,797

Lake Wakatipu steamers

761

1,172 - 411

806

685

• 121 - 45

487

Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services

41,138

29,081 + 12,057

35,124

23,519

• 11,605

6,014

5,562

Departmental dwellings ..

10,227

10,033 + 194

11,416

10,030

• 1,386 - 1,189

3

Total

641,542

598,218 + 43,324

522,061

429,646

• 92,415

119,481

168,572

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period.

Year to Date.

1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36. Variation.

Passengers

173,903

176,220 - 2,317

1,164,935

1,074,643

• 90,292

Parcels, luggage, and mails

26,835

26,649 + 186

226,479

221,346

• 5,133

Goods

350,045

317,925 + 32,120

3,469,276

3,087,441

• 381,835

Labour and demurrage

9,781

8,341 + 1,440

103,294

85,000

• 18,294

Total railway operating revenue

560,564

529,135 + 31,429

4,963,984

4,468,430

• 495,554

Passengers .. No.

1,306,660

1,359,970 - 53,310

15,394,401

14,676,022

• 718,379

Live-stock .. Tons

35,741

33,117 + 2,624

328,531

313,488

• 15,043

Timber

26,369

25,534 + 835

352,079

317,731

• 34,348

Other goods .. "

379,611

337,841 + 41,770

4,261,950

3,816,026

• 445,924

Total goods

441,721

396,492 + 45,229

4,942,560

4,447,245

• 495,315

Road Motor Services-

Passengers .. No.

400,109

277,057 + 123,052

3,322,010

2,419,350

• 902,660

Revenue .. £

20,342

9,490 + 10,852

134,843

76,076

• 58,767

1ST APRIL, 1936, TO 2ND JANUARY, 1937, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1935, TO 4TH JANUARY, 1936.

Revenue.

Expenditure.

Net Revenue.

1936-37. 1935-36. Variation. 1936-37. 1935-36. Variation.

1936-37. 1935-36.

£ £ £ £ £ £

£ 2,917 2,635 + 282 6,063 4,549 + 1,514 - 3,146 - 1,914

£ 12,987 14,033 - 1,046 17,098 18,878 - 1,780 - 4,111 - 4,845

£ 2,934,479 2,637,045 + 297,434 2,717,564 2,366,425 + 351,139 216,915 270,620

£ 1,926,066 1,735,761 + 190,305 1,870,187 1,645,859 + 224,328 55,879 89,902

£ 57,146 51,494 + 5,652 48,668 44,218 + 4,450 8,478 7,276

£ 7,917 7,907 + 10 15,011 13,543 + 1,468 - 7,094 - 5,636

£ 22,472 19,555 + 2,917 25,497 22,444 + 3,053 - 3,025 - 2,889

£ 4,963,984 4,468,430 + 495,554 4,700,088 4,115,916 + 584,172 263,896 352,514

£ 253,892 247,776 + 6,116 .. .. .. 253,892 247,776

£ 4,791 6,665 - 1,874 7,951 7,193 + 758 - 3,160 - 528

£ 280,790 205,897 + 74,893 257,382 186,149 + 71,233 23,408 19,748

£ 98,783 98,874 - 91 128,210 118,429 + 9,781 - 29,427 - 19,555

£ 5,602,240 5,027,642 + 574,598 5,093,631 4,427,687 + 665,944 508,609 599,955

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

92,997

80,466

• 12,531

885,648

801,281

• 84,367

Signals and electrical appliances

12,880

10,608

• 2,272

115,289

106,445

• 8,844

Rolling-stock

90,303

75,320

• 14,983

1,175,926

1,048,646

• 127,280

Transportation-

Locomotive

110,766

93,561

• 17,205

1,033,089

886,431

• 146,658

Traffic

145,650

114,682

• 30,968

1,309,111

1,095,373

• 213,738

General charges

5,806

4,555

• 1,251

55,210

51,529

• 3,681

Superannuation subsidy

16,313

16,220

• 93

125,815

126,211

• 396

Total operating expenses

474,715

395,412

• 79,303

4,700,088

4,115,916

• 584,172

Net operating revenue

85,849

133,723

• 47,874

263,896

352,514

• 88,618

Total railway operating revenue

560,564

529,135

• 31,429

4,963,984

4,468,430

• 495,554

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1936 .. .. 54,089,190

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

FEB. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 341

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