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✨ Railway Financial Report

Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 20TH AUGUST, 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	161	65	+ 96	1,064	589	+ 475	903	524
Gisborne	1,605	1,244	+ 361	2,489	1,830	+ 659	884	586
North Island main line and branches	317,766	312,957	+ 4,809	353,164	319,280	+ 33,884	35,398	6,323
South Island main line and branches	197,020	200,073	— 3,053	227,188	212,819	+ 14,369	30,168	12,746
Westport	8,160	7,710	+ 450	6,500	5,609	+ 891	1,660	2,101
Nelson	587	712	— 125	1,904	1,764	+ 140	1,317	1,052
Picton	1,615	1,895	— 280	3,373	2,397	+ 976	1,758	502
Total railway operation	526,914	524,656	+ 2,258	595,682	544,288	+ 51,394	68,768	19,632
Miscellaneous revenue	26,666	25,531	+ 1,135	..	..	..	26,666	25,531
Lake Wakatipu steamers	292	369	— 77	739	907	— 168	447	538
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services	52,721	36,457	+ 16,264	55,692	36,295	+ 19,397	2,971	162
Departmental dwellings	9,727	9,715	+ 12	14,814	15,933	— 1,119	5,087	6,218
Total	616,320	596,728	+ 19,592	666,927	597,423	+ 69,504	50,607	695

1st APRIL, 1938, TO 20TH AUGUST, 1938, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1937, TO 21ST AUGUST, 1937.

Revenue.			Expenditure.			Net Revenue.
1938-39.	1937-38.	Variation.	1938-39.	1937-38.	Variation.	1938-39.	1937-38.
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
1,111	1,415	— 304	4,715	2,910	+ 1,805	3,604	1,495
10,779	7,245	+ 3,534	12,676	9,796	+ 2,880	1,897	2,551
1,726,027	1,684,944	+ 41,083	1,756,740	1,607,840	+ 148,900	30,713	77,104
1,061,654	1,085,877	— 24,223	1,143,655	1,086,960	+ 56,695	82,001	1,083
35,940	34,700	+ 1,240	31,557	27,729	+ 3,828	4,383	6,971
3,796	4,289	— 493	9,218	8,581	+ 637	5,422	4,292
10,862	12,094	— 1,232	16,242	13,270	+ 2,972	5,380	1,176
2,850,169	2,830,564	+ 19,605	2,974,803	2,757,086	+ 217,717	124,634	73,478
133,077	128,228	+ 4,849	..	..	..	133,077	128,228
2,179	2,181	— 2	4,411	4,832	— 421	2,232	2,651
273,296	173,965	+ 99,331	266,572	173,587	+ 92,985	6,724	378
50,595	49,367	+ 1,228	70,022	77,995	— 7,973	19,427	28,628
3,309,316	3,184,305	+125,011	3,315,808	3,013,500	+ 302,308	6,492	170,805

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period.			Year to Date.
1938-39.	1937-38.	Variation.	1938-39.	1937-38.	Variation.
£	£	£	£	£	£
Passengers	111,672	120,054	— 8,382	638,110	578,066
Parcels, luggage, and mails	23,657	23,145	+ 512	118,954	117,303
Goods	377,922	368,040	+ 9,882	2,024,850	2,069,107
Labour and demurrage	13,663	13,417	+ 246	68,255	66,088
Total railway operating revenue	526,914	524,656	+ 2,258	2,850,169	2,830,564
Passengers	1,461,330	1,471,105	— 9,775	8,556,363	8,274,178
Live-stock	27,895	29,367	— 1,472	209,535	235,735
Timber	39,201	37,190	+ 2,011	188,800	187,467
Other goods	465,163	468,331	— 3,168	2,446,736	2,583,959
Total goods	532,259	534,888	— 2,629	2,845,071	3,007,161
Road Services—
Passengers	386,720	406,369	— 19,649	2,283,152	2,032,289
Revenue: Passenger	21,764	16,870	+ 4,894	123,553	88,344
Goods	10,141	..	+ 10,141	35,807	..

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	110,187	93,779	+ 16,408	545,987	474,100
Signals and electrical appliances	15,159	13,070	+ 2,089	75,102	64,649
Rolling-stock	145,322	140,709	+ 4,613	710,790	696,712
Transportation—
Locomotive	136,757	125,591	+ 11,166	700,362	646,664
Traffic	168,538	151,307	+ 17,231	845,970	783,777
General charges	11,663	8,079	+ 3,584	58,546	32,916
Superannuation subsidy	8,056	11,753	— 3,697	38,046	58,268
Total operating expenses	595,682	544,288	+ 51,394	2,974,803	2,757,086
Net operating revenue	— 68,768	—19,632	— 49,136	—124,634	73,478
Total railway operating revenue	526,914	524,656	+ 2,258	2,850,169	2,830,564

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1938 | £ 56,065,187
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1937 | £ 54,696,437

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