New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 39

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✨ Railway Financial Report

Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 30TH APRIL, 1938, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section.	Revenue.			Expenditure.			Net Revenue.
	1938–39.	1937–38.	Variation.	1938–39.	1937–38.	Variation.	1938–39.	1937–38.
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Kaihu	350	630	— 280	732	631	+ 101	382	1
Gisborne	2,336	1,862	+ 474	2,517	2,035	+ 482	181	173
North Island main line and branches	398,489	412,370	— 13,881	349,243	340,930	+ 8,313	49,246	71,440
South Island main line and branches	247,124	268,574	— 21,450	229,722	232,387	— 2,665	17,402	36,187
Westport	8,181	6,172	+ 2,009	6,280	5,724	+ 556	1,901	448
Nelson	1,266	1,110	+ 156	1,817	1,666	+ 151	551	556
Picton	2,834	4,255	— 1,421	3,493	3,108	+ 385	659	1,147
Total railway operation	660,580	694,973	— 34,393	593,804	586,481	+ 7,323	66,776	108,492
Miscellaneous revenue	27,124	29,807	— 2,683	..	..	..	27,124	29,807
Lake Wakatipu steamers	640	519	+ 121	900	897	+ 3	260	378
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, motor service, and other subsidiary services	58,382	36,700	+ 21,682	50,012	36,038	+ 13,974	8,370	662
Departmental dwellings	10,321	9,978	+ 343	13,528	14,836	— 1,308	— 3,207	— 4,858
Total	757,047	771,977	— 14,930	658,244	638,252	+ 19,992	98,803	133,725

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

	Four-weekly Period.			Year to Date.
	1938–39.	1937–38.	Variation.	1938–39.	1937–38.	Variation.
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Passengers	170,972	121,472	+ 49,500	..	..	..
Parcels, luggage, and mails	24,189	25,182	— 993	..	..	..
Goods	452,161	532,419	— 80,258	..	..	..
Labour and demurrage	13,258	15,900	— 2,642	..	..	..
Total railway operating revenue	660,580	694,973	— 34,393	..	..	..
Passengers	No.	1,694,723	1,692,791	+ 1,932	..	..
Live-stock	Tons	63,325	83,853	— 20,528	..	..
Timber	"	34,717	41,495	— 6,778	..	..
Other goods	"	537,878	629,371	— 91,493	..	..
Total goods	"	635,920	754,719	— 118,799	..	..
Road Motor Services—
Passengers	No.	511,830	428,550	+ 83,280	..	..
Revenue	£	29,446	20,134	+ 9,312	..	..

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

	Four-weekly Period.			Year to Date.
	1938–39.	1937–38.	Variation.	1938–39.	1937–38.	Variation.
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Maintenance—
Way and works	104,575	98,418	+ 6,157	..	..	..
Signals and electrical appliances	14,519	13,343	+ 1,176	..	..	..
Rolling-stock	128,621	137,700	— 9,079	..	..	..
Transportation—
Locomotive	150,147	142,542	+ 7,605	..	..	..
Traffic	175,368	176,299	— 931	..	..	..
General charges	8,680	6,451	+ 2,229	..	..	..
Superannuation subsidy	11,894	11,728	+ 166	..	..	..
Total operating expenses	593,804	586,481	+ 7,323	..	..	..
Net operating revenue	66,776	108,492	— 41,716	..	..	..
Total railway operating revenue	660,580	694,973	— 34,393	..	..	..

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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