New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 10

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✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 4TH JANUARY, 1941, 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 401 294 + 107 803 761 + 42 402 467
Gisborne 1,342 1,740 — 398 2,459 2,490 — 31 1,117 750
North Island main line and branches 478,034 441,280 + 36,754 370,440 351,043 + 19,397 107,594 90,237
South Island main line and branches 255,290 227,991 + 27,299 216,013 205,822 + 10,191 39,277 22,169
Westport 6,845 4,105 + 2,740 5,770 5,781 — 11 1,075 1,676
Nelson 724 716 + 8 1,475 1,476 — 1 751 760
Picton 2,863 3,024 — 161 3,379 3,406 — 27 516 382
Total railway operation 745,499 679,150 + 66,349 600,339 570,779 + 29,560 145,160 108,371
Miscellaneous revenue 32,205 32,738 — 533 .. .. .. 32,205 32,738
Lake Wakatipu steamers 1,010 916 + 94 1,101 875 + 226 91 41
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 88,121 79,629 + 8,492 73,189 67,443 + 5,746 14,932 12,186
Departmental dwellings 11,491 11,359 + 132 11,765 13,977 — 2,212 274 2,618
Total 878,326 803,792 + 74,534 686,394 653,074 + 33,320 191,932 150,718

1st APRIL, 1940, TO 4TH JANUARY, 1941 (279 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1939, TO 6TH JANUARY, 1940 (281 days).

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
3,314 2,199 + 1,115 9,817 7,932 + 1,885 6,503 5,733
15,734 21,130 — 5,396 21,632 25,821 — 4,189 5,898 4,691
4,518,418 3,886,781 + 631,637 3,859,032 3,607,333 + 251,699 659,386 279,448
2,449,105 2,249,795 + 199,310 2,376,629 2,275,085 + 101,544 72,476 25,290
87,729 72,964 + 14,765 67,849 63,300 + 4,549 19,880 9,664
7,421 6,851 + 570 15,500 18,983 — 3,483 8,079 12,132
29,161 28,982 + 179 34,689 37,143 — 2,454 5,528 8,161
7,110,882 6,268,702 + 842,180 6,385,148 6,035,597 + 349,551 725,734 233,105
306,366 301,675 + 4,691 .. .. .. 306,366 301,675
4,559 5,369 — 810 8,416 8,525 — 109 3,857 3,156
661,702 652,619 + 9,083 619,904 644,829 — 24,925 41,798 7,790
111,096 108,328 + 2,768 150,409 156,334 — 5,925 39,313 48,006
8,194,605 7,336,693 + 857,912 7,163,877 6,845,285 + 318,592 1,030,728 491,408

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 253,208 244,114 + 9,094 1,732,896 1,451,900 + 280,996
Parcels, luggage, and mails 28,033 28,447 — 414 241,978 256,708 — 14,730
Goods 449,916 395,020 + 54,896 4,971,721 4,407,900 + 563,821
Labour and demurrage 14,342 11,569 + 2,773 164,287 152,194 + 12,093
Total railway operating revenue 745,499 679,150 + 66,349 7,110,882 6,268,702 + 842,180
Passengers .. No. 1,759,589 1,662,741 + 96,848 19,306,310 17,686,001
Live-stock .. Tons 34,897 36,547 — 1,650 377,068 331,721
Timber .. ,, 34,802 28,011 + 6,791 452,111 403,621
Other goods .. ,, 424,390 363,923 + 60,467 5,394,315 4,858,873
Total goods .. ,, 494,089 428,481 + 65,608 6,223,494 5,594,215
Road Services—
Passengers .. No. 642,161 558,592 + 83,569 5,708,076 4,828,654
Revenue: Passenger £ 45,647 34,419 + 11,228 337,484 261,247
Goods £ 2,025 4,138 — 2,113 29,882 136,012

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 115,298 113,400 + 1,898 1,200,712 1,120,946 + 79,766
Signals and electrical appliances 16,545 16,246 + 299 161,828 148,872 + 12,956
Rolling-stock 119,046 107,041 + 12,005 1,547,367 1,447,698 + 99,669
Transportation—
Locomotive 152,068 143,011 + 9,057 1,529,993 1,423,031 +106,962
Traffic 175,383 169,947 + 5,436 1,759,958 1,709,227 + 50,731
General charges 5,969 6,482 — 513 63,419 66,752 — 3,333
Superannuation subsidy 16,030 14,652 + 1,378 121,871 119,071 + 2,800
Total operating expenditure 600,339 570,779 + 29,560 6,385,148 6,035,597 +349,551
Net operating revenue 145,160 108,371 + 36,789 725,734 233,105 +492,629
Total railway operating revenue 745,499 679,150 + 66,349 7,110,882 6,268,702 +842,180

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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