New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 34

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✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 31ST MARCH, 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 362 635 — 273 703 528 + 175 — 341 107
Gisborne 2,744 2,145 + 599 2,900 2,100 + 800 — 156 45
North Island main line and branches 379,156 445,211 — 66,055 368,998 355,314 + 13,684 10,158 89,897
South Island main line and branches 241,399 272,487 — 31,088 231,128 237,587 — 6,459 10,271 34,900
Westport 5,613 7,487 — 1,874 7,100- 6,679 + 421 — 1,487 808
Nelson 1,293 1,591 — 298 2,676 1,915 + 761 — 1,383 — 324
Picton 3,364 4,216 — 852 5,056 3,204 + 1,852 — 1,692 1,012
Total railway operation 633,931 733,772 — 99,841 618,561 607,327 + 11,234 15,370 126,445
Miscellaneous revenue 34,824, 26,844 + 7,980 .. .. .. 34,824 26,844
Lake Wakatipu steamers 725 866 — 141 701 1,205 — 504 24 — 339
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services 54,895 54,262 + 633 48,613 49,542 — 929 6,282 4,720
Departmental dwellings .. 10,054 12,461 — 2,407 14,176 11,261 + 2,915 — 4,122 1,200
Total 734,429 828,205 — 93,776 682,051 669,335 + 12,716 52,378 158,870

1ST APRIL, 1937, TO 31ST MARCH, 1938, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1936, TO 31ST MARCH, 1937.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1937–38. 1936–37. Variation. 1937–38. 1936–37. Variation. 1937–38. 1936–37.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
4,740 4,325 + 415 8,381 8,116 + 265 — 3,641 3,791
23,499 18,552 + 4,947 26,800 23,368 + 3,432 — 3,301 4,816
4,592,085 4,112,292 +479,793 4,281,337 3,662,808 + 618,529 310,748 449,484
2,833,900 2,645,826 +188,074 2,837,887 2,524,546 + 313,341 — 3,987 121,280
91,726 77,437 + 14,289 75,570 65,489 + 10,081 16,156 11,948
11,955 11,333 + 622 23,127 19,966 + 3,161 — 11,172 8,633
33,920 33,839 + 81 38,683 34,092 + 4,591 — 4,763 253
7,591,825 6,903,604 +688,221 7,291,785 6,338,385 + 953,400 300,040 565,219
350,333 338,674 + 11,659 .. .. .. 350,333 338,674
7,624 7,112 + 512 11,144 10,855 + 289 — 3,520· 3,743
553,721 410,074 +143,647 515,278 372,807 + 142,471 38,443 37,267
130,683 131,187 — 504 183,182 164,746 + 18,436 — 52,499 33,559
8,634,186 7,790,651 +843,535 8,001,389 6,886,793 + 1,114,596 632,797 903,858

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1937–38. 1936–37. Variation. 1937–38. 1936–37. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 117,127 185,743 — 68,616 1,698,021 1,611,305 + 86,716
Parcels, luggage, and mails 29,114 29,249 — 135 318,457 305,526 + 12,931
Goods 475,143 504,366 — 29,223 5,411,297 4,846,417 + 564,880
Labour and demurrage 12,547 14,414 — 1,867 164,050 140,356 + 23,694
Total railway operating revenue 633,931 733,772 — 99,841 7,591,825 6,903,604 + 688,221
Passengers .. No. 1,322,285 2,917,179 — 1,594,894 22,441,212 21,235,428 +
Live-stock .. Tons 89,183 95,309 — 6,126 668,520 600,698 +
Timber .. ,, 40,099 37,425 + 2,674 490,207 452,371 +
Other goods .. ,, 522,069 555,585 — 33,516 6,357,767 5,760,533 +
Total goods .. ,, 651,351 688,319 — 36,968 7,516,494 6,813,602 +
Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. No. 421,145 448,901 — 27,756 5,446,339 4,556,316 +
Revenue .. £ 25,503 24,425 + 1,078 276,527 198,751 +

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 102,490 104,315 — 1,825 1,278,980 1,171,963 +107,017
Signals and electrical appliances 19,563 15,701 + 3,862 178,892 154,108 + 24,784
Rolling-stock 154,118 143,097 + 11,021 1,792,562 1,565,083 +227,479
Transportation—
Locomotive 142,628 142,519 + 109 1,703,110 1,412,177 +290,933
Traffic 186,203 184,694 + 1,509 2,090,471 1,797,058 +293,413
General charges Cr. 286 3,200 — 3,486 78,787 69,691 + 9,096
Superannuation subsidy 13,845 13,801 + 44 168,983 168,305 + 678
Total operating expenses 618,561 607,327 + 11,234 7,291,785 6,338,385 +953,400
Net operating revenue 15,370 126,445 —111,075 300,040 565,219 —265,179
Total railway operating revenue 633,931 733,772 — 99,841 7,591,825 6,903,604 +688,221

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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