New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 66

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✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 25TH MAY, 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 .. .. .. 196 166 + 30 683 768 — 85 — 487 — 602
Gisborne .. .. .. 1,497 2,324 — 827 2,155 2,721 — 566 — 658 — 397
North Island main line and branches 479,787 425,279 + 54,508 404,543 361,735 + 42,808 75,244 63,544
South Island main line and branches 274,004 262,065 + 11,939 247,204 231,241 + 15,963 26,800 30,824
Westport .. .. .. 8,860 6,126 + 2,734 5,958 5,900 + 58 2,902 226
Nelson .. .. .. 868 903 — 35 1,784 1,989 — 205 — 916 — 1,086
Picton .. .. .. 4,140 2,765 + 1,375 4,088 3,545 + 543 52 — 780
Total railway operation .. 769,352 699,628 + 69,724 666,415 607,899 + 58,516 102,937 91,729
Miscellaneous revenue .. 30,132 28,667 + 1,465 .. .. .. 30,132 28,667
Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 497 638 — 141 748 897 — 149 — 251 — 259
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 69,061 68,132 + 929 62,792 66,629 — 3,837 6,269 1,503
Departmental dwellings .. 10,776 10,663 + 113 15,023 16,005 — 982 — 4,247 — 5,342
Total .. .. .. 879,818 807,728 + 72,090 744,978 691,430 + 53,548 134,840 116,298

1ST APRIL, 1940, TO 25TH MAY, 1940 (55 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1939, TO 27TH MAY, 1940 (57 days).

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
653 489 + 164 1,456 1,522 — 66 — 803 — 1,033
2,982 3,585 — 603 4,188 5,212 — 1,024 — 1,206 — 1,627
983,647 823,158 + 160,489 790,031 708,542 + 81,489 193,616 114,616
544,441 508,592 + 35,849 481,522 457,489 + 24,033 62,919 51,103
17,194 13,910 + 3,284 11,554 11,521 + 33 5,640 2,389
1,926 2,010 — 84 3,288 3,657 — 369 — 1,362 — 1,647
8,036 6,114 + 1,922 7,451 7,002 + 449 585 888
1,558,879 1,357,858 + 201,021 1,299,490 1,194,945 + 104,545 259,389 162,913
62,946 59,952 + 2,994 .. .. .. 62,946 59,952
979 1,344 — 365 1,514 1,666 — 152 — 535 — 322
136,754 144,990 — 8,236 123,579 136,495 — 12,916 13,175 8,495
21,923 21,175 + 748 29,468 29,861 — 393 — 7,545 — 8,686
1,781,481 1,585,319 + 196,162 1,454,051 1,362,967 + 91,084 327,430 222,352

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers .. .. 179,020 142,417 + 36,603 365,600 299,928 + 65,672
Parcels, luggage, and mails .. 26,391 26,604 — 213 49,943 51,938 — 1,995
Goods .. .. .. 546,143 514,577 + 31,566 1,110,177 975,717 + 134,460
Labour and demurrage .. 17,798 16,030 + 1,768 33,159 30,275 + 2,884
Total railway operating revenue 769,352 699,628 + 69,724 1,558,879 1,357,858 + 201,021
Passengers .. .. No. 2,657,880 2,496,083 + 161,797 4,317,162 4,021,780 + 295,382
Live-stock .. .. Tons 64,364 52,929 + 11,435 146,065 111,943 + 34,122
Timber .. .. ,, 41,861 40,983 + 878 83,569 74,836 + 8,733
Other goods .. .. ,, 590,247 586,177 + 4,070 1,168,780 1,095,018 + 73,762
Total goods .. ,, 696,472 680,089 + 16,383 1,398,414 1,281,797 + 116,617
Road Services—
Passengers .. .. No. 544,499 454,570 + 89,929 1,142,389 935,228 + 207,161
Revenue: Passenger £ 32,935 26,421 + 6,514 65,377 56,050 + 9,327
Goods £ 4,186 17,981 — 13,795 8,107 36,283 — 28,176

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 .. .. 129,352 108,971 + 20,381 246,183 218,039 + 28,144
Signals and electrical appliances 18,148 12,894 + 5,254 33,191 27,190 + 6,001
Rolling-stock .. .. 156,943 148,535 + 8,408 304,268 273,180 + 31,088
Transportation—
Locomotive .. .. 162,516 147,118 + 15,398 321,688 291,452 + 30,236
Traffic .. .. .. 181,774 173,105 + 8,669 358,821 348,861 + 9,960
General charges .. .. 6,212 6,169 + 43 12,439 13,464 — 1,025
Superannuation subsidy .. 11,470 11,107 + 363 22,900 22,759 + 141
Total operating expenditure 666,415 607,899 + 58,516 1,299,490 1,194,945 + 104,545
Net operating revenue .. 102,937 91,729 + 11,208 259,389 162,913 + 96,476
Total railway operating revenue 769,352 699,628 + 69,724 1,558,879 1,357,858 + 201,021

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

[No. 99.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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