New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 99

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✨ Railway Financial Report

Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 17TH AUGUST, 1940, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD
OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section.

Revenue.	Expenditure.	Net Revenue.

1940-41.	1939-40.	Variation.
£	£	£
Kaihu
...	...	...
263	145	+118
Gisborne
...	...	...
1,296	2,060	-764
North Island main line and branches
...	...	...
428,698	341,843	+86,855
South Island main line and branches
...	...	...
241,301	203,179	+38,122
Westport
...	...	...
10,855	8,039	+2,816
Nelson
...	...	...
659	616	+43
Picton
...	...	...
2,383	2,354	+29

Total railway operation ..
685,455 558,236 +127,219 636,644 620,292 +16,352 48,811 -62,056

Miscellaneous revenue ..
29,876 29,476 +400 .. .. .. 29,876 29,476

Lake Wakatipu steamers ..
330 371 -41 1,073 881 +192 -743 -510

Refreshment rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services
61,881 60,859 +1,022 59,587 63,385 -3,798 2,294 -2,526

Departmental dwellings ..
10,762 10,792 -30 16,436 16,738 -302 -5,674 -5,946

Total ..
788,304 659,734 +128,570 713,740 701,296 +12,444 74,564 -41,562

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period.

1940-41.	1939-40.	Variation.
£	£	£
Passengers .. .. ..	169,760	118,506
Parcels, luggage, and mails ..	23,973	24,978
Goods .. .. .. ..	475,343	398,905
Labour and demurrage ..	16,379	15,847

Total railway operating revenue
685,455 558,236 +127,219 3,585,487

Passengers .. .. No.
1,750,139 1,470,835 +279,304 9,481,951

Live-stock .. .. Tons
28,761 27,528 +1,233 242,084

Timber .. .. "
47,591 40,854 +6,737 219,494

Other goods .. .. "
563,200 451,619 +111,581 2,870,847

Total goods .. .. "
639,552 520,001 +119,551 3,332,425

Road Services-
Passengers .. .. No.
545,328 455,549 +89,779 2,822,102

Revenue : Passenger £
30,492 22,679 +7,813 157,142

Goods £
3,154 16,562 -13,408 18,060

1ST APRIL, 1940, TO 17TH AUGUST, 1940 (139 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1939, TO 19TH AUGUST, 1939 (141 days).

Revenue.	Expenditure.	Net Revenue.

1940-41.	1939-40.	Variation.
£	£	£
Kaihu
...	...	...
1,511	909	+602
Gisborne
...	...	...
6,529	9,986	-3,457
North Island main line and branches
...	...	...
2,252,706	1,867,640	+385,066
South Island main line and branches
...	...	...
1,257,823	1,136,896	+120,927
Westport
...	...	...
46,404	38,512	+7,892
Nelson
...	...	...
4,014	3,651	+363
Picton
...	...	...
16,500	13,502	+2,998

Total railway operation ..
3,585,487 3,071,096 +514,391 3,205,820 3,018,380 +187,440 379,667 52,716

Miscellaneous revenue ..
29,876 29,476 .. .. 29,876 29,476.. .. 153,071 147,698

Lake Wakatipu steamers ..
330 371 -41 1,073 881 +192 -743 -510

Refreshment rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services
61,881 60,859 +1,022 59,587 63,385 -3,798 2,294 -2,526

Departmental dwellings ..
10,762 10,792 -30 16,436 16,738 -302 -5,674 -5,946

Total ..
4,111,854 3,605,548 +506,306 3,587,359 3,428,166 +159,193 524,495 177,382

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

Four-weekly Period.

1940-41.	1939-40.	Variation.
£	£	£
Maintenance-	Way and works .. ..	117,315
Signals and electrical appliances	15,196	14,672
Rolling-stock .. ..	164,838	153,557
Transportation-	Locomotive .. ..	149,940
Traffic .. ..	169,544	176,172
General charges .. ..	6,462	6,943
Superannuation subsidy ..	13,349	11,152

Total operating expenditure
636,644 620,292 +16,352 3,205,820 3,018,380 +187,440

Net operating revenue ..
48,811 -62,056 +110,867 379,667 52,716 +326,951

Total railway operating revenue
685,455 558,236 +127,219 3,585,487 3,071,096 +514,391

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

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