New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 14

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✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 4TH FEBRUARY, 1939, 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 £ 466 £ 562 - £ 96 £ 1,006 £ 806 + £ 200 £ 540 - £ 244
Gisborne 2,887 2,679 + 208 2,657 2,114 + 543 230 565
North Island main line and branches 462,149 405,476 + 56,673 357,554 339,659 + 17,895 104,595 65,817
South Island main line and branches 245,023 231,931 + 13,092 230,302 222,984 + 7,318 14,721 8,947
Westport 8,493 7,300 + 1,193 5,786 6,133 - 347 2,707 1,167
Nelson 1,307 1,136 + 171 1,606 1,696 - 90 299 560
Picton 4,186 3,289 + 897 3,376 2,915 + 461 810 374
Total railway operation 724,511 652,373 + 72,138 602,287 576,307 + 25,980 122,224 76,066
Miscellaneous revenue 27,594 26,651 + 943 27,594 26,651
Lake Wakatipu steamers 906 1,109 - 203 910 871 + 39 4 238
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 76,217 54,944 + 21,273 66,576 45,804 + 20,772 9,641 9,140
Departmental dwellings 10,434 10,179 + 255 14,153 14,042 + 111 3,719 3,863
Total 839,662 745,256 + 94,406 683,926 637,024 + 46,902 155,736 108,232

1ST APRIL, 1938, TO 4TH FEBRUARY, 1939, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1937, TO 5TH FEBRUARY, 1938.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1938-39. 1937-38. Variation. 1938-39. 1937-38. Variation. 1938-39. 1937-38.
£ 3,122 £ 3,927 - £ 805 £ 10,810 £ 7,015 + £ 3,795 £ 7,688 - £ 3,088
25,257 18,020 + 7,237 28,081 21,560 + 6,491 2,794 3,540
3,908,324 3,778,733 + 129,591 3,845,042 3,563,003 + 282,039 63,282 215,730
2,354,193 2,328,101 + 26,092 2,472,765 2,379,487 + 93,268 -118,562 -51,386
77,574 78,284 - 710 66,936 62,286 + 4,650 10,638 15,998
8,483 9,498 - 1,015 18,955 18,586 + 369 -10,472 -9,088
27,488 27,489 - 1 35,859 30,782 + 5,077 8,371 3,293
6,404,441 6,244,052 + 160,389 6,478,408 6,082,719 + 395,689 -73,967 161,333
303,715 288,901 + 14,814 303,715 288,901
5,647 6,222 - 575 9,427 9,603 - 176 3,780 - 3,381
670,929 446,519 + 224,410 644,487 421,165 + 223,322 26,442 25,354
112,686 110,242 + 2,443 106,435 154,296 + 2,139 -43,750 -44,054
7,497,417 7,095,936 + 401,481 7,288,757 6,667,783 + 620,974 208,660 428,153

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1938-39. 1937-38. Variation. 1938-39. 1937-38. Variation.
Passengers £ 163,667 £ 162,032 + £ 1,635 £ 1,498,181 £ 1,434,557 + £ 61,624
Parcels, luggage, and mails 27,061 25,386 + 1,675 273,817 263,902 + 9,915
Goods 519,349 453,000 + 66,349 4,474,751 4,408,023 + 66,728
Labour and demurrage 14,434 11,955 + 2,479 159,692 137,570 + 22,122
Total railway operating revenue 724,511 652,373 + 72,138 6,404,441 6,244,052 + 160,389
Passengers .. No. 2,025,262 2,122,984 - 97,722 19,217,377 18,678,856 +
Live-stock .. Tons 83,430 89,637 - 6,207 434,066 475,011 -
Timber .. " 35,083 33,041 + 2,042 410,470 409,384 +
Other goods .. " 508,135 466,605 + 41,530 5,192,553 5,270,983 -
Total goods .. " 626,649 589,283 + 37,365 6,037,089 6,155,378 -
Road Services—
Passengers .. No. 449,659 459,122 - 9,463 4,808,267 4,563,862 +
Revenue: Passenger £ 29,838 27,784 + 2,054 283,619 222,619 +
Goods £ 16,675 .. + 16,675 122,701 .. +

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 £ 103,639 £ 100,143 + £ 3,496 £ 1,179,539 £ 1,070,784 + £ 108,755
Signals and electrical appliances 13,344 14,022 - 678 158,008 145,017 + 12,991
Rolling-stock 141,682 141,517 + 165 1,536,417 1,498,093 + 38,324
Transportation—
Locomotive 146,082 135,889 + 10,193 1,525,691 1,419,328 + 106,363
Traffic 177,529 163,417 + 14,112 1,861,484 1,735,985 + 125,499
General charges 6,403 6,377 + 26 78,621 72,032 + 6,589
Superannuation subsidy 13,608 14,942 - 1,334 138,648 141,480 - 2,832
Total operating expenses 602,287 576,307 + 25,980 6,478,408 6,082,719 + 395,689
Net operating revenue 122,224 76,066 + 46,158 73,967 161,333 - 235,300
Total railway operating revenue 724,511 652,373 + 72,138 6,404,441 6,244,052 + 160,389

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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