New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 130

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✨ Railway Financial Report

Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 16TH SEPTEMBER, 1939, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section.

Revenue.	Expenditure.	Net Revenue.
1939-40.	1938-39.	Variation.
£	£	£
Kaihu	211	251
Gisborne	2,139	2,321
North Island main line and branches	365,520	321,419
South Island main line and branches	211,861	204,724
Westport	8,331	7,619
Nelson	930	648
Picton	4,029	2,035

Total railway operation .. 593,021 539,017 + 54,004 624,890 586,763 + 38,127 - 31,869 - 47,746
Miscellaneous revenue .. 28,659 26,483 + 2,176 28,659 26,483 3,889,187 + 274,930 3,643,270 3,561,566 + 81,704 20,847 -172,379
Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 464 439 + 25 857 838 + 19 - 393 - 399
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 68,164 56,713 + 11,451 66,944 56,917 + 10,027 1,220 204
Departmental dwellings .. 10,545 10,100 + 445 15,976 14,800 + 1,176 - 5,431 - 4,700
Total .. 700,853 632,752 + 68,101 708,667 659,318 + 49,349 - 7,814 - 26,566

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period.

Year to Date.	1939-40.	1938-39.	Variation.
Passengers	133,125	123,368	+ 9,757
Parcels, luggage, and mails	25,511	24,550	+ 961
Goods	416,549	376,692	+ 39,857
Labour and demurrage	17,836	14,407	+ 3,429

Total railway operating revenue 593,021 539,017 + 54,004 3,664,117 3,389,187 + 274,930

Passengers .. No. 2,560,430 2,477,453 + 82,977 11,083,812 11,033,816 + 49,996
Live-stock .. Tons 25,660 25,946 - 286 226,310 235,481 - 9,171
Timber .. 42,823 41,039 + 1,784 235,046 229,839 + 5,207
Other goods .. 475,672 473,323 + 2,349 2,984,149 2,920,059 + 64,090
Total goods .. 544,155 540,308 + 3,847 3,445,505 3,385,379 + 60,126

Road Services-

Passengers .. No. 489,843 401,677 + 88,166 2,786,131 2,684,829 + 101,302
Revenue : Passenger £ 25,378 23,325 + 2,053 150,649 146,878 + 3,771
Goods £ 18,890 11,066 + 7,824 106,022 46,873 + 59,149

1ST APRIL, 1939, TO 16TH SEPTEMBER, 1939 (169 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1938, TO 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1938 (170 days).

Revenue.	Expenditure.	Net Revenue.
1939-40.	1938-39.	Variation.
£	£	£
Kaihu	1,120	1,362
Gisborne	12,125	13,100
North Island main line and branches	2,233,160	2,047,447
South Island main line and branches	1,348,756	1,266,378
Westport	46,843	43,559
Nelson	4,582	4,444
Picton	17,531	12,897

3,664,117 3,389,187 + 274,930 3,643,270 3,561,566 + 81,704 20,847 -172,379
176,357 159,560 + 16,797 . .
3,133 2,617 + 516 5,234 5,249 - 15 - 2,101 - 2,632
399,047 330,009 + 69,038 393,717 323,488 + 70,229 5,330 6,521
63,747 60,695 + 3,052 94,612 84,823 + 9,789 - 30,865 - 24,128

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

Four-weekly Period.

Year to Date.	1939-40.	1938-39.	Variation.	1939-40.	1938-39.	Variation.
Maintenance- Way and works	124,192	104,438	+ 19,754	680,634	650,424	+ 30,210
Signals and electrical appliances	14,417	14,613	- 196	85,574	89,715	- 4,141
Rolling-stock	154,375	146,789	+ 7,586	875,562	857,579	+ 17,983
Transportation- Locomotive	143,137	134,934	+ 8,203	858,960	835,296	+ 23,664
Traffic	170,945	167,517	+ 3,428	1,035,297	1,013,488	+ 21,809
General charges	6,838	6,664	+ 174	40,157	44,710	- 4,553
Superannuation subsidy	10,986	11,808	- 822	67,086	70,354	- 3,268

Total operating expenses .. 624,890 586,763 + 38,127 3,643,270 3,561,566 + 81,704
Net operating revenue .. - 31,869 - 47,746 + 15,877 20,847 - 172,379 + 193,226

Total railway operating revenue 593,021 539,017 + 54,004 3,664,117 3,389,187 + 274,930

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1939 .. .. .. 58,676,608
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1938 .. .. .. 56,065,187

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