New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 10

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✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 8TH JANUARY, 1938, 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 458 448 + 10 701 609 + 92 243 161
Gisborne 1,731 1,722 + 9 1,817 1,818 - 186 96
North Island main line and branches 354,773 342,380 + 12,393 312,315 275,899 + 36,416 42,458 66,481
South Island main line and branches 210,017 207,993 + 2,024 204,143 187,909 + 16,234 5,874 20,084
Westport 6,025 3,914 + 2,111 5,420 4,404 + 1,016 605 490
Nelson 1,130 879 + 251 1,645 1,436 + 209 515 557
Picton 2,455 3,228 - 773 2,838 2,640 + 198 383 588
Total railway operation 576,589 560,564 + 16,025 528,979 474,715 + 54,264 47,610 85,849
Miscellaneous revenue 28,409 28,852 - 443 28,409 28,852
Lake Wakatipu steamers 968 761 + 207 804 806 - 2 164 45
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 61,502 41,138 + 20,364 49,174 35,124 + 14,050 12,328 6,014
Departmental dwellings 10,309 10,227 + 82 11,425 11,416 + 9 1,116 1,189
Total 677,777 641,542 + 36,235 590,382 522,061 + 68,321 87,395 119,481

1ST APRIL, 1937, TO 8TH JANUARY, 1938, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1936, TO 2ND JANUARY, 1937.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1937-38. 1936-37. Variation. 1937-38. 1936-37. Variation. 1937-38. 1936-37.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
3,365 2,917 + 448 6,208 6,063 + 145 2,843 3,146
15,340 12,987 + 2,353 19,447 17,098 + 2,349 4,107 4,111
3,373,258 2,984,479 + 438,779 3,223,344 2,717,564 + 505,780 149,914 216,915
2,096,170 1,926,066 + 170,104 2,156,504 1,870,187 + 286,317 60,394 55,879
70,984 57,146 + 13,838 56,153 48,668 + 7,485 14,831 8,478
8,362 7,917 + 445 16,889 15,011 + 1,878 8,527 7,094
24,200 22,472 + 1,728 27,868 25,497 + 2,371 3,668 3,025
5,591,679 4,963,984 + 627,695 5,506,413 4,700,088 + 806,325 85,266 263,896
262,250 253,892 + 8,358 262,250 253,892
5,114 4,791 + 323 8,732 7,951 + 781 3,618 3,160
391,575 280,790 + 110,785 375,360 257,382 + 117,978 16,215 23,408
100,062 98,783 + 1,279 140,254 128,210 + 12,044 40,192 29,427
6,350,680 5,602,240 + 748,440 6,030,759 5,093,631 + 937,128 319,921 508,609

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1937-38. 1936-37. Variation. 1937-38. 1936-37. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 201,558 173,903 + 27,655 1,164,525 1,164,935 + 107,590
Parcels, luggage, and mails 26,820 26,835 - 15 238,516 226,479 + 12,037
Goods 338,005 350,045 - 12,040 3,955,023 3,469,276 + 485,747
Labour and demurrage 10,206 9,781 + 425 125,815 103,294 + 22,321
Total railway operating revenue 576,589 560,564 + 16,025 5,591,679 4,963,984 + 627,695
Passengers No. 1,577,963 1,306,660 + 271,303 16,555,872 15,394,401
Live-stock Tons 32,584 35,741 - 3,157 385,374 328,531
Timber " 26,018 26,369 - 351 376,343 352,079
Other goods " 373,925 379,611 - 5,686 4,304,378 4,261,950
Total goods " 432,527 441,721 - 9,194 5,566,095 4,942,560
Road Motor Services—
Passengers No. 457,638 400,109 + 57,529 4,104,740 3,322,010
Revenue £ 28,756 20,342 + 8,414 194,835 134,843

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 100,104 92,997 + 7,107 970,642 883,648 + 84,994
Signals and electrical appliances 13,222 12,880 + 342 130,995 115,289 + 15,706
Rolling-stock 97,538 90,303 + 7,235 1,356,576 1,175,926 + 180,650
Transportation—
Locomotive 129,816 110,766 + 19,050 1,283,439 1,033,089 + 250,350
Traffic 165,682 145,850 + 20,032 1,572,568 1,309,111 + 263,457
General charges 7,211 5,806 + 1,405 65,650 55,210 + 10,440
Superannuation subsidy 15,406 16,313 - 907 126,537 125,815 + 722
Total operating expenses 528,979 474,715 + 54,264 5,506,413 4,700,088 + 806,325
Net operating revenue 47,610 85,849 - 38,239 85,266 263,896 - 178,630
Total railway operating revenue 576,589 560,564 + 16,025 5,591,679 4,963,984 + 627,695

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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