Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 9TH NOVEMBER, 1940, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section.
| Revenue. | Expenditure. | Net Revenue. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-41. | 1939-40. | Variation. | 1940-41. | 1939-40. | Variation. | 1940-41. | 1939-40. |

Kaihu
447 259 + 188
1,356 791 + 565 - 909 - 532
Gisborne
1,910 2,385 - 475
2,259 2,519 - 349 - 134
North Island main line and branches
446,930 400,072 + 46,858
382,560 356,379 + 26,181
64,370 43,693
South Island main line and branches
231,591 223,481 + 8,110
236,965 230,245 + 6,720 - 5,374 - 6,764
Westport
9,280 6,930 + 2,350
7,663 6,485 + 1,178
1,617 445
Nelson
501 513 - 12
1,668 1,609 + 59 - 1,167 - 1,096
Picton
2,651 2,796 - 145
3,444 3,082 + 362 - 793 - 286

Total railway operation
693,310 636,436 + 56,874
635,915 601,110 + 34,805
57,395 35,326
Miscellaneous revenue
30,348 30,530 - 182
... ...
30,348 30,530
Lake Wakatipu steamers
346 420 - 74
713 795 - 82 - 367 - 375
Refreshment-rooms, advertising,
road services, and other
subsidiary services
66,845 56,469 + 10,376
63,820 59,921 + 3,899
3,025 - 3,452
Departmental dwellings
11,445 11,173 + 272
14,763 15,957 - 1,194 - 3,318 - 4,784

Total
802,294 735,028 + 67,266
715,211 677,783 + 37,428
87,083 57,245

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period.
| Year to Date. |
| --- |
| 1940-41. | 1939-40. | Variation. | 1940-41. | 1939-40. | Variation. |

Passengers
177,546 148,113 + 29,433
1,289,413 1,053,349 + 246,064
Parcels, luggage, and mails
23,157 24,328 - 1,171
189,976 202,430 - 12,454
Goods
476,980 447,768 + 29,212
3,998,745 3,525,039 + 463,706
Labour and demurrage
15,627 16,227 - 600
134,094 125,715 + 8,379

Total railway operating
revenue
693,310 636,436 + 56,874
5,612,228 4,906,533 + 705,695

Passengers .. No.
1,824,738 1,714,517 + 110,221
15,767,777 14,437,810 + 1,329,967
Live-stock ... Tons
22,142 21,999 + 143
318,747 270,349 + 48,398
Timber
47,997 46,889 + 1,108
366,825 331,028 + 35,797
Other goods
523,226 494,251 + 28,975
4,414,747 3,971,200 + 443,547

Total goods
593,365 563,139 + 30,226
5,100,319 4,572,577 + 527,742

Road Services-
Passengers .. .. No.
569,471 495,311 + 74,160
4,485,313 3,772,724 + 712,589
Revenue : Passenger £
34,521 25,942 + 8,579
254,275 201,431 + 52,844
Goods £
2,367 5,340 - 2,973
25,028 126,054 - 101,026

1ST APRIL, 1940, TO 9TH NOVEMBER, 1940 (223 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1939, TO 11TH NOVEMBER, 1939 (225 days).

Revenue.
Expenditure.
Net Revenue.

1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40.

£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

2,612 1,668 + 944 7,313 6,402 + 911 - 4,701 - 4,734
11,348 16,699 - 5,351 16,453 20,692 - 4,239 - 5,105 - 3,993
3,548,076 3,002,030 + 546,046 3,090,165 2,885,471 + 204,694 457,911 116,559
1,947,293 1,794,266 + 153,027 1,917,412 1,844,546 + 72,866 29,881 - 50,280
72,526 63,075 + 9,451 55,422 51,306 + 4,116 17,104 11,769
6,191 5,606 + 585 12,657 15,755 - 3,098 - 6,466 - 10,149
24,182 23,189 + 993 27,873 29,801 - 1,928 - 3,691 - 6,612

5,612,228 4,906,533 + 705,695 5,127,295 4,853,973 + 273,322 484,933 52,560
30,348 30,530 - 182 ... ... 30,348 30,530
244,755 238,765 + 5,990 ... ... 244,755 238,765
3,103 4,018 - 915 6,626 6,832 - 206 - 3,523 - 2,814
504,289 517,699 - 13,410 482,992 517,446 - 34,454 21,297 253

88,408 85,743 + 2,665 123,997 125,323 - 1,326 - 35,589 - 39,580

6,452,783 5,752,758 + 700,025 5,740,910 5,503,574 + 237,336 711,873 249,184

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

Four-weekly Period.
Year to Date.

Maintenance-
Way and works
Signals and electrical appliances
Rolling-stock
Transportation-
Locomotive
Traffic
General charges
Superannuation subsidy

£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

120,120 105,954 + 14,166 964,415 896,766 + 67,649
15,379 15,082 + 297 128,736 116,987 + 11,749
159,913 153,342 + 6,571 1,261,981 1,186,576 + 75,405

148,582 138,914 + 9,668 1,222,662 1,138,192 + 84,470
174,556 168,454 + 6,102 1,407,186 1,371,364 + 35,822
5,810 6,671 - 861 50,035 53,188 - 3,153
11,555 12,693 - 1,138 92,280 90,900 + 1,380

Total operating expenditure
635,915 601,110 + 34,805 5,127,295 4,853,973 + 273,322
Net operating revenue
57,395 35,326 + 22,069 484,933 52,560 + 432,373

Total railway operating
revenue
693,310 636,436 + 56,874 5,612,228 4,906,533 + 705,695

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1940
63,059,188
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1939
58,676,608