New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 49

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✨ Railway Financial Report

Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 27TH APRIL, 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	457	323	+ 134	773	755	+ 18	316	432
Gisborne	1,485	1,261	+ 224	2,032	2,490	— 458	547	1,229
North Island main line and branches	503,859	397,879	+105,980	385,488	346,807	+ 38,681	118,371	51,072
South Island main line and branches	270,437	246,527	+ 23,910	234,318	226,247	+ 8,071	36,119	20,280
Westport	8,334	7,784	+ 550	5,597	5,621	— 24	2,737	2,163
Nelson	1,058	1,107	— 49	1,504	1,668	— 164	446	561
Picton	3,897	3,349	+ 548	3,364	3,457	— 93	533	108
Total railway operation	789,527	658,230	+131,297	633,076	587,045	+ 46,031	156,451	71,185
Miscellaneous revenue	32,814	31,285	+ 1,529	..	..	..	32,814	31,285
Lake Wakatipu steamers	483	705	— 222	766	769	— 3	283	64
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services	67,691	76,858	— 9,167	60,786	69,867	— 9,081	6,905	6,991
Departmental dwellings	11,148	10,512	+ 636	14,445	13,856	+ 589	3,297	3,344
Total	901,663	777,590	+124,073	709,073	671,537	+ 37,536	192,590	106,053

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

	Four-weekly Period.			Year to Date.
	1940-41.	1939-40.	Variation.	1940-41.	1939-40.	Variation.
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Passengers	186,581	157,511	+ 29,070	..	..	..
Parcels, luggage, and mails	23,552	25,335	— 1,783	..	..	..
Goods	564,033	461,139	+ 102,894	..	..	..
Labour and demurrage	15,361	14,245	+ 1,116	..	..	..
Total railway operating revenue	789,527	658,230	+ 131,297	..	..	..
Passengers .. No.	1,659,282	1,525,697	+ 133,585	..	..	..
Live-stock .. Tons	81,701	59,014	+ 22,687	..	..	..
Timber .. ,,	41,708	33,853	+ 7,855	..	..	..
Other goods .. ,,	578,533	508,841	+ 69,692	..	..	..
Total goods .. ,,	701,942	601,708	+ 100,234	..	..	..
Road Services—
Passengers .. No.	597,890	480,658	+ 117,232	..	..	..
Revenue: Passenger £	32,441	29,629	+ 2,812	..	..	..
Goods £	3,921	18,302	— 14,381	..	..	..

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

	Four-weekly Period.			Year to Date.
	1940-41.	1939-40.	Variation.	1940-41.	1939-40.	Variation.
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Maintenance—
Way and works	116,830	109,068	+ 7,762	..	..	..
Signals and electrical appliances	15,043	14,296	+ 747	..	..	..
Rolling-stock	147,325	124,645	+ 22,680	..	..	..
Transportation—
Locomotive	159,171	144,333	+ 14,838	..	..	..
Traffic	177,047	175,756	+ 1,291	..	..	..
General charges	6,229	7,295	— 1,066	..	..	..
Superannuation subsidy	11,431	11,652	— 221	..	..	..
Total operating expenditure	633,076	587,045	+ 46,031	..	..	..
Net operating revenue	156,451	71,185	+ 85,266	..	..	..
Total railway operating revenue	789,527	658,230	+131,297	..	..	..

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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