New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 88

Page 1969

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 20TH JULY, 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 .. .. .. 315 115 + 200 907 830 + 77 592 715
Gisborne .. .. .. 1,131 2,190 — 1,059 2,022 2,521 — 499 891 331
North Island main line and branches 408,458 332,208 + 76,250 373,223 358,755 + 14,468 35,235 26,547
South Island main line and branches 218,006 199,458 + 18,548 234,499 232,205 + 2,294 16,493 32,747
Westport .. .. .. 9,857 8,413 + 1,444 7,358 6,313 + 1,045 2,499 2,100
Nelson .. .. .. 524 465 + 59 1,584 2,064 — 480 1,060 1,599
Picton .. .. .. 2,996 2,226 + 770 3,301 3,404 — 103 305 1,178
Total railway operation .. 641,287 545,075 + 96,212 622,894 606,092 + 16,802 18,393 61,017
Miscellaneous revenue .. 31,423 30,728 + 695 .. .. .. 31,423 30,728
Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 306 489 — 183 788 907 — 119 482 418
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 59,396 61,108 — 1,713 58,034 62,388 — 4,354 1,362 1,280
Departmental dwellings .. 11,077 10,637 + 441 15,959 16,224 — 265 4,882 5,587
Total .. .. .. 743,489 648,037 + 95,452 697,675 685,611 + 12,064 45,814 37,574

1ST APRIL, 1940, TO 20TH JULY, 1940 (111 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1939, TO 22ND JULY, 1939 (113 days).

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
1,247 764 + 483 3,200 3,140 + 60 1,953 2,376
5,233 7,927 — 2,694 8,270 10,528 — 2,258 3,037 2,601
1,824,008 1,525,797 + 298,211 1,554,478 1,419,279 + 135,199 269,530 106,518
1,016,522 933,717 + 82,805 956,893 919,584 + 37,309 59,629 14,133
35,549 30,472 + 5,077 25,424 24,296 + 1,128 10,125 6,176
3,356 3,035 + 321 6,418 7,566 — 1,148 3,062 4,531
14,118 11,148 + 2,970 14,493 13,694 + 799 375 2,546
2,900,033 2,512,860 + 387,173 2,569,176 2,398,087 + 171,089 330,857 114,773
123,196 118,223 + 4,973 .. .. .. 123,196 118,223
1,606 2,298 — 692 3,077 3,497 — 420 1,471 1,199
254,593 270,023 — 15,430 240,457 263,388 — 22,931 14,136 6,635
44,122 42,409 + 1,713 60,909 61,898 — 989 16,787 19,489
3,323,550 2,945,813 + 377,737 2,873,619 2,726,870 + 146,749 449,931 218,943

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers .. .. 138,952 109,127 + 29,825 632,083 530,346
Parcels, luggage, and mails .. 22,953 24,899 — 1,946 95,799 102,538
Goods .. .. .. 460,237 395,145 + 65,092 2,100,509 1,819,443
Labour and demurrage .. 19,145 15,904 + 3,241 71,642 60,533
Total railway operating revenue 641,287 545,075 + 96,212 2,900,033 2,512,860
Passengers .. .. No. 1,685,051 1,439,899 + 245,152 7,731,812 7,055,107
Live-stock .. .. Tons 23,344 24,845 — 1,501 213,323 173,122
Timber .. .. ,, 45,294 37,892 + 7,402 171,903 151,369
Other goods .. .. ,, 543,766 459,508 + 84,258 2,307,647 2,056,858
Total goods .. .. ,, 612,404 522,245 + 90,159 2,692,873 2,381,349
Road Services—
Passengers .. .. No. 565,595 454,321 + 111,274 2,276,774 1,840,739
Revenue: Passenger £ 31,020 22,863 + 8,157 126,650 102,592
Goods £ 3,131 16,921 — 13,790 14,905 70,570

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 .. .. 119,371 112,826 + 6,545 488,002 441,960
Signals and electrical appliances 15,535 14,118 + 1,417 66,291 56,485
Rolling-stock .. .. 151,615 151,137 + 478 610,827 567,630
Transportation—
Locomotive .. .. 146,719 139,683 + 7,036 623,706 572,509
Traffic .. .. .. 171,554 170,613 + 941 708,797 688,180
General charges .. .. 6,539 6,654 — 115 25,603 26,375
Superannuation subsidy .. 11,561 11,061 + 500 45,950 44,948
Total operating expenditure 622,894 606,092 + 16,802 2,569,176 2,398,087
Net operating revenue .. 18,393 — 61,017 + 79,410 330,857 114,773
Total railway operating revenue 641,287 545,075 + 96,212 2,900,033 2,512,860

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

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
AUG. 22.] 6961



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