New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 16

Page 437

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 5TH FEBRUARY, 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 562 346 + 216 806 661 + 145 — 244 — 315
Gisborne 2,679 1,503 + 1,176 2,114 2,132 — 18 565 — 629
North Island main line and branches 405,476 340,080 + 65,396 339,659 291,513 + 48,146 65,817 48,567
South Island main line and branches 231,931 201,662 + 30,269 222,984 203,347 + 19,637 8,947 — 1,685
Westport 7,300 6,530 + 770 6,133 4,921 + 1,212 1,167 1,609
Nelson 1,136 963 + 173 1,696 1,428 + 268 — 560 — 465
Picton 3,289 3,325 — 36 2,915 2,711 + 204 374 614
Total railway operation 652,373 554,409 + 97,964 576,307 506,713 + 69,594 76,066 47,696
Miscellaneous revenue 26,651 23,448 + 3,203 .. .. .. 26,651 23,448
Lake Wakatipu steamers 1,109 764 + 345 871 818 + 53 238 — 54
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 54,944 38,260 + 16,684 45,804 32,956 + 12,848 9,140 5,304
Departmental dwellings .. 10,179 9,958 + 221 14,042 12,761 + 1,281 — 3,863 — 2,803
Total 745,256 626,839 +118,417 637,024 553,248 + 83,776 108,232 73,591

1ST APRIL, 1937, TO 5TH FEBRUARY, 1938, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1936, TO 30TH JANUARY, 1937.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1937–38. 1936–37. Variation. 1937–38. 1936–37. Variation. 1937–38. 1936–37.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
3,927 3,263 + 664 7,015 6,724 + 291 — 3,088 — 3,461
18,020 14,490 + 3,530 21,560 19,230 + 2,330 — 3,540 — 4,740
3,778,733 3,274,559 +504,174 3,563,003 3,009,077 + 553,926 215,730 265,482
2,328,101 2,127,728 +200,373 2,379,487 2,073,533 + 305,954 —51,386 54,195
78,284 63,676 + 14,608 62,286 53,589 + 8,697 15,998 10,087
9,498 8,880 + 618 18,586 16,439 + 2,147 — 9,088 — 7,559
27,489 25,797 + 1,692 30,782 28,209 + 2,573 — 3,293 — 2,412
6,244,052 5,518,393 +725,659 6,082,719 5,206,801 + 875,918 161,333 311,592
288,901 277,340 + 11,561 .. .. .. 288,901 277,340
6,222 5,556 + 666 9,603 8,769 + 834 — 3,381 — 3,213
446,519 319,049 +127,470 421,165 290,338 +130,827 25,354 28,711
110,242 108,741 + 1,501 154,296 140,972 + 13,324 —44,054 —32,231
7,095,936 6,229,079 +866,857 6,667,783 5,646,880 +1,020,903 428,153 582,199

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1937–38. 1936–37. Variation. 1937–38. 1936–37. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 162,032 123,983 + 38,049 1,434,557 1,288,919
Parcels, luggage, and mails 25,386 24,548 + 838 263,902 251,026
Goods 453,000 395,885 + 57,115 4,408,023 3,865,160
Labour and demurrage 11,955 9,993 + 1,962 137,570 113,288
Total railway operating revenue 652,373 554,409 + 97,964 6,244,052 5,518,393
Passengers .. No. 2,122,984 1,330,430 + 792,554 18,678,856
Live-stock .. Tons 89,637 75,880 + 13,757 475,011
Timber .. ,, 33,041 27,280 + 5,761 409,384
Other goods .. ,, 466,605 431,773 + 34,832 5,270,983
Total goods .. ,, 589,283 534,933 + 54,350 6,155,378
Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. No. 459,122 385,091 + 74,031 4,563,862
Revenue .. £ 27,784 19,839 + 7,945 222,619

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 100,143 90,271 + 9,872 1,070,784 975,919
Signals and electrical appliances 14,022 11,563 + 2,459 145,017 126,852
Rolling-stock 141,517 118,635 + 22,882 1,498,093 1,294,561
Transportation—
Locomotive 135,889 114,407 + 21,482 1,419,328 1,147,495
Traffic 163,417 152,174 + 11,243 1,735,985 1,461,285
General charges 6,377 4,719 + 1,658 72,032 59,929
Superannuation subsidy 14,942 14,944 — 2 141,480 140,760
Total operating expenses 576,307 506,713 + 69,594 6,082,719 5,206,801
Net operating revenue 76,066 47,696 + 28,370 161,333 311,592
Total railway operating revenue 652,373 554,409 + 97,964 6,244,052 5,518,393

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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