New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 18

Page 365

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 3RD FEBRUARY, 1940, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1939-40. 1938-39. Variation. 1939-40. 1938-39. Variation. 1939-40. 1938-39.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Kaihu 266 466 — 200 785 1,006 — 221 — 519 — 540
Gisborne 2,549 2,887 — 338 2,370 2,657 — 287 179 230
North Island main line and branches 510,063 462,149 + 47,916 378,777 357,554 + 21,223 131,288 104,595
South Island main line and branches 249,334 245,023 + 4,311 231,542 230,302 + 1,240 17,792 14,721
Westport 8,266 8,493 — 227 6,222 5,786 + 436 2,044 2,707
Nelson 853 1,307 — 449 1,668 1,606 + 62 810 — 299
Picton 3,779 4,186 — 407 3,603 3,376 + 227 176 810
Total railway operation 775,117 724,511 + 50,606 624,967 602,287 + 22,680 150,150 122,224
Miscellaneous revenue 30,384 27,594 + 2,790 30,384 27,594
Lake Wakatipu steamers 687 906 — 219 920 910 + 10 — 233 — 4
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 71,960 76,217 — 4,257 64,737 63,576 + 1,789 7,173 9,641
Departmental dwellings 11,398 10,434 + 964 15,988 14,153 + 1,835 — 4,590 — 3,719
Total 889,546 839,662 + 49,884 706,662 683,926 + 22,736 182,884 155,736

1ST APRIL, 1939, TO 3RD FEBRUARY, 1940 (300 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1938, TO 4TH FEBRUARY, 1939 (310 days).

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1939-40. 1938-39. Variation. 1939-40. 1938-39. Variation. 1939-40. 1938-39.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
2,465 3,122 — 657 5,716 10,810 — 2,094 — 6,251 — 7,688
23,679 25,257 — 1,578 28,191 28,051 + 140 — 4,612 — 2,794
4,398,846 3,908,324 + 488,522 3,086,111 3,845,042 — 141,069 410,735 63,282
2,499,130 2,354,193 + 144,937 2,506,628 2,472,755 + 33,873 — 7,498 — 118,562
81,230 77,574 + 3,656 69,522 66,936 + 2,586 11,708 10,638
7,709 8,483 — 774 20,651 18,955 + 1,696 — 12,942 — 10,472
32,760 27,448 + 5,272 40,745 35,859 + 4,886 — 7,935 — 8,371
7,043,819 6,404,441 + 639,378 6,660,504 6,478,408 + 182,156 383,255 — 73,967
332,059 303,715 + 28,344 332,059 303,715
6,056 5,647 + 409 9,445 9,427 + 18 — 3,389 — 3,780
724,579 670,929 + 53,650 709,617 644,487 + 65,130 14,962 26,442
119,727 112,685 + 7,042 172,321 156,435 + 15,886 — 52,594 — 43,750
8,226,240 7,497,417 + 728,823 7,551,947 7,288,757 + 263,190 674,293 208,660

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1939-40. 1938-39. Variation. 1939-40. 1938-39. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 208,263 163,667 + 44,596 1,660,163 1,496,181 + 163,982
Parcels, luggage, and mails 25,872 27,061 — 1,189 282,581 273,817 + 8,764
Goods 524,701 519,349 + 5,352 4,932,601 4,474,751 + 457,850
Labour and demurrage 16,281 14,434 + 1,847 168,474 159,692 + 8,782
Total railway operating revenue 775,117 724,511 + 50,606 7,043,819 6,404,441 + 639,378
Passengers No. 1,891,427 2,025,262 — 133,835 19,577,428 19,217,377 +
Live-stock Tons 74,741 83,430 — 8,689 406,462 434,066 —
Timber " 34,776 35,093 — 307 438,397 410,470 +
Other goods " 525,169 508,135 + 17,034 5,384,042 5,192,553 +
Total goods " 634,686 626,648 + 8,038 6,228,901 6,037,089 +
Road Services—
Passengers No. 589,008 449,650 + 139,349 5,417,662 4,808,267 +
Revenue: Passenger £ 31,474 29,838 + 1,636 292,731 283,619 +
Goods £ 4,508 16,675 — 12,167 140,520 122,701 +

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 111,256 103,639 + 7,617 1,232,201 1,179,539 + 52,662
Signals and electrical appliances 15,785 13,344 + 2,441 164,657 158,008 + 6,649
Rolling-stock 145,877 141,682 + 4,195 1,593,576 1,536,417 + 57,159
Transportation—
Locomotive 151,403 146,082 + 5,321 1,574,434 1,525,691 + 48,743
Traffic 173,554 177,529 — 1,025 1,887,781 1,861,484 + 26,297
General charges 7,820 6,403 + 1,417 74,573 78,621 — 4,048
Superannuation subsidy 14,272 13,608 + 664 133,342 138,648 — 5,306
Total operating expenses 624,967 602,287 + 22,680 6,660,564 6,478,408 + 182,156
Net operating revenue 150,150 122,224 + 27,926 383,255 — 73,967 + 457,222
Total railway operating revenue 775,117 724,511 + 50,606 7,043,819 6,404,441 + 639,378

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1939 | £ | 58,676,603
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1938 | | 56,065,187



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