New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 30

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✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 2ND MARCH, 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 313 480 - 167 678 994 - 316 - 365 - 514
Gisborne 2,428 3,093 - 665 2,473 2,820 - 347 - 45 273
North Island main line and branches 555,847 507,275 + 48,572 401,032 359,032 + 42,000 154,815 148,243
South Island main line and branches 279,362 266,467 + 7,105 233,764 232,226 + 1,538 45,598 64,241
Westport 7,819 8,612 - 793 6,334 5,877 + 457 1,485 2,735
Nelson 1,043 1,230 - 187 1,444 1,630 - 186 - 401 - 400
Picton 4,484 4,230 + 254 3,904 3,624 + 280 580 606
Total railway operation 851,296 811,387 + 39,909 649,629 606,203 + 43,426 201,667 205,184
Miscellaneous revenue 29,952 27,909 + 2,043 29,952 27,909
Lake Wakatipu steamers 539 769 - 230 737 956 - 219 - 198 - 187
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 72,792 75,917 - 3,125 61,690 66,110 - 4,420 - 11,102 9,807
Departmental dwellings 11,137 10,618 + 519 15,931 15,054 + 877 4,794 - 4,436
Total 965,716 926,600 + 39,116 727,987 688,323 + 39,664 237,729 238,277

1ST APRIL, 1939, TO 2ND MARCH, 1940 (337 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1938, TO 4TH MARCH, 1939 (338 days).

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1939-40. 1938-39. Variation. 1939-40. 1938-39. Variation. 1939-40. 1938-39.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
2,778 3,602 - 824 9,394 11,805 - 2,411 - 6,616 - 8,203
26,107 28,350 - 2,243 30,664 30,872 - 208 - 4,567 - 2,522
4,952,693 4,415,599 + 537,094 4,387,143 4,204,073 + 183,070 565,550 211,526
2,778,492 2,640,659 + 137,833 2,740,391 2,704,981 + 35,410 38,101 - 64,322
89,048 86,187 + 2,861 75,855 72,813 + 3,042 13,193 18,974
8,753 9,713 - 960 22,095 20,584 + 1,511 - 13,342 - 10,871
37,244 31,717 + 5,527 44,650 39,483 + 5,167 7,406 - 7,766
7,895,115 7,215,827 + 679,288 7,310,192 7,084,611 + 225,581 584,923 131,216
362,011 331,624 + 30,387 362,011 331,624
6,594 6,416 + 178 10,182 10,383 - 201 - 3,588 - 3,967
797,371 746,847 + 50,524 771,307 710,598 + 60,709 26,064 36,249
130,864 123,304 + 7,560 188,253 171,488 + 16,765 57,389 - 48,184
9,101,955 8,424,018 + 767,937 8,279,934 7,977,080 + 302,854 812,021 446,938

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1939-40. 1938-39. Variation. 1939-40. 1938-39. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 214,112 151,225 + 62,887 1,874,275 1,647,405 + 226,870
Parcels, luggage, and mails 8,156 27,404 - 19,248 290,736 301,221 - 10,485
Goods 610,872 617,098 - 6,226 5,543,473 5,091,849 + 451,624
Labour and demurrage 18,156 15,660 + 2,496 186,631 175,352 + 11,279
Total railway operating revenue 851,296 811,387 + 39,909 7,895,115 7,215,827 + 679,288
Passengers .. No. 3,035,133 2,608,257 + 426,876 22,612,561 21,825,634 +
Live-stock .. Tons 104,463 108,983 - 4,520 510,925 541,049 -
Timber .. " 39,772 46,101 - 6,329 478,169 456,571 +
Other goods .. " 603,985 596,858 + 7,127 5,988,927 5,789,411 +
Total goods .. " 748,220 749,942 - 1,722 6,977,121 6,787,031 +
Road Services—
Passengers .. No. 605,315 465,177 + 140,138 6,022,977 5,273,444 +
Revenue: Passenger £ 33,496 32,122 + 1,374 326,218 315,742 +
Goods £ 4,242 17,959 - 13,717 144,762 140,660 +

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 119,344 97,371 + 21,973 1,351,545 1,276,910 + 74,635
Signals and electrical appliances 14,468 12,106 + 2,362 179,126 170,113 + 9,013
Rolling-stock 151,696 145,566 + 6,130 1,745,271 1,681,983 + 63,288
Transportation—
Locomotive 166,643 153,859 + 12,784 1,741,077 1,679,501 + 61,526
Traffic 176,351 177,206 - 855 2,064,131 2,038,690 + 25,441
General charges 7,849 6,991 + 858 82,421 85,612 - 3,191
Superannuation subsidy 13,278 13,104 + 174 146,621 151,752 - 5,131
Total operating expenses 649,629 606,203 + 43,426 7,310,192 7,084,611 + 225,581
Net operating revenue 201,667 205,184 - 3,517 584,923 131,216 + 453,707
Total railway operating revenue 851,296 811,387 + 39,909 7,895,115 7,215,827 + 679,288

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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