New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 83

Page 2411

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 15TH OCTOBER, 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 296 276 + 20 1,047 614 + 433 751 338
Gisborne 2,094 1,508 + 586 2,489 1,943 + 546 395 435
North Island main line and branches 309,044 306,400 + 2,644 350,773 330,844 + 19,929 41,729 24,444
South Island main line and branches 198,591 183,890 + 14,701 222,426 215,479 + 6,949 23,837 31,589
Westport 6,908 7,904 - 996 5,981 5,828 + 153 927 2,076
Nelson 597 667 - 70 1,658 1,731 - 73 1,061 1,064
Picton 1,777 2,372 - 595 3,298 3,502 - 204 1,521 1,130
Total railway operation 519,307 503,017 + 16,290 587,674 559,941 + 27,733 68,367 56,924
Miscellaneous revenue 28,868 28,164 + 704 28,868 28,164
Lake Wakatipu steamers 334 484 - 150 768 659 + 109 434 175
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 55,317 36,386 + 18,931 58,015 37,368 + 20,647 2,698 932
Departmental dwellings 10,217 10,161 + 56 14,897 12,443 + 2,454 4,680 2,282
Total 614,043 578,212 + 35,831 661,354 610,411 + 50,943 47,311 32,199

1st APRIL, 1938, TO 15TH OCTOBER, 1938, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1937, TO 16TH OCTOBER, 1937.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1938-39. 1937-38. Variation. 1938-39. 1937-38. Variation. 1938-39. 1937-38.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
1,658 1,884 - 226 6,850 4,059 + 2,791 5,192 2,175
15,193 10,119 + 5,076 17,653 13,750 + 3,903 2,458 3,631
2,356,490 2,317,439 + 39,051 2,456,733 2,262,516 + 194,222 100,248 54,923
1,464,969 1,473,384 - 8,415 1,588,505 1,516,781 + 71,724 123,536 43,397
50,467 51,111 - 644 44,030 39,490 + 4,540 6,437 11,621
5,041 5,813 - 772 12,546 11,983 + 563 7,505 6,170
14,674 17,229 - 2,555 22,919 19,506 + 3,413 8,245 2,277
3,908,494 3,876,979 + 31,515 4,149,241 3,868,085 + 281,156 240,747 8,894
188,428 181,499 + 6,929 188,428 181,499
2,952 3,156 - 204 6,017 6,420 - 403 3,065 3,264
385,326 249,249 + 136,077 381,504 247,818 + 133,686 3,822 1,431
70,911 69,341 + 1,570 99,718 105,866 - 6,148 28,807 36,525
4,556,111 4,380,224 + 175,887 4,636,480 4,228,189 + 408,291 80,369 152,035

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1938-39. 1937-38. Variation. 1938-39. 1937-38. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 97,969 105,614 - 7,645 859,447 813,271 + 46,176
Parcels, luggage, and mails 24,319 23,124 + 1,196 167,823 163,705 + 4,118
Goods 381,614 361,497 + 20,117 2,783,156 2,809,249 - 26,093
Labour and demurrage 15,405 12,782 + 2,623 98,068 90,754 + 7,314
Total railway operating revenue 519,307 503,017 + 16,290 3,908,494 3,876,979 + 31,515
Passengers .. No. 1,483,922 1,380,545 + 103,377 12,517,738 12,031,099
Live-stock .. Tons 23,223 25,999 - 2,776 258,704 289,540
Timber .. " 42,952 39,856 + 3,096 272,791 265,715
Other goods .. " 484,207 447,115 + 37,092 3,404,266 3,504,541
Total goods .. " 550,382 512,970 + 37,412 3,935,761 4,059,796
Road Services—
Passengers .. No. 390,567 392,000 - 1,433 3,975,396 2,827,072
Revenue: Passenger £ 22,098 17,141 + 4,957 168,976 124,106
Goods £ 13,548 .. + 13,548 69,422 ..

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 107,146 100,247 + 6,899 757,571 672,849 + 84,722
Signals and electrical appliances 13,002 13,337 - 335 102,712 91,073 + 11,044
Rolling-stock 144,829 144,896 - 67 1,002,407 984,744 + 17,663
Transportation—
Locomotive 136,653 127,452 + 9,201 971,949 899,259 + 72,690
Traffic 166,229 154,916 + 11,313 1,179,718 1,092,404 + 87,314
General charges 7,945 5,751 + 2,194 52,656 44,340 + 8,316
Superannuation subsidy 11,870 13,342 - 1,472 82,223 83,416 - 1,193
Total operating expenses 587,674 559,941 + 27,733 4,149,241 3,868,085 + 281,156
Net operating revenue - 68,367 -56,924 - 11,443 -240,747 8,894 -249,641
Total railway operating revenue 519,307 503,017 + 16,290 3,908,494 3,876,979 + 31,515

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1938 | £ 56,065,187
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1937 | £ 54,698,437

Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2411



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