New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 103

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✨ Railway Financial Report

Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 8TH NOVEMBER, 1941, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section.	Revenue.			Expenditure.			Net Revenue.
	1941-42.	1940-41.	Variation.	1941-42.	1940-41.	Variation.	1941-42.	1940-41.
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Gisborne	1,876	1,910	— 34	2,909	2,259	+ 650	1,033	349
North Island main line and branches	475,766	447,377	+ 28,389	425,007	383,916	+ 41,091	50,759	63,461
South Island main line and branches	240,198	231,591	+ 8,607	235,648	236,965	— 1,317	4,550	5,374
Westport	9,226	9,280	— 54	6,466	7,663	— 1,197	2,760	1,617
Nelson	699	501	+ 198	1,638	1,668	— 30	939	1,167
Picton	2,421	2,651	— 230	4,317	3,444	+ 873	1,896	793
Total railway operation	730,186	693,310	+ 36,876	675,985	635,915	+ 40,070	54,201	57,395
Miscellaneous revenue	29,124	30,348	— 1,224	..	..	..	29,124	30,348
Lake Wakatipu steamers	408	346	+ 62	737	713	+ 24	329	367
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services	76,557	66,845	+ 9,712	69,426	63,820	+ 5,606	7,131	3,025
Departmental dwellings	11,115	11,445	— 330	16,444	14,763	+ 1,681	5,329	3,318
Total	847,390	802,294	+ 45,096	762,592	715,211	+ 47,381	84,798	87,083

1ST APRIL, 1941, TO 8TH NOVEMBER, 1941 (222 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1940, TO 9TH NOVEMBER, 1940 (223 days).

Revenue.			Expenditure.			Net Revenue.
1941-42.	1940-41.	Variation.	1941-42.	1940-41.	Variation.	1941-42.	1940-41.
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
14,214	11,348	+ 2,866	21,443	16,453	+ 4,990	7,229	5,105
3,630,061	3,550,688	+ 79,373	3,276,715	3,097,478	+ 179,237	353,346	453,210
2,021,617	1,947,293	+ 74,324	1,943,333	1,917,412	+ 25,921	78,284	29,881
70,564	72,526	— 1,962	50,839	55,422	— 4,583	19,725	17,104
5,999	6,191	— 192	12,221	12,657	— 436	6,222	6,466
23,177	24,182	— 1,005	30,987	27,873	+ 3,114	7,810	3,691
5,765,632	5,612,228	+ 153,404	5,335,538	5,127,295	+ 208,243	430,094	484,933
235,742	244,755	— 9,013	..	..	..	235,742	244,755
3,916	3,103	+ 813	7,244	6,626	+ 618	3,328	3,523
579,001	504,289	+ 74,712	533,344	482,992	+ 50,352	45,657	21,297
90,173	88,408	+ 1,765	135,807	123,997	+ 11,810	45,634	35,589
6,674,464	6,452,783	+ 221,681	6,011,933	5,740,910	+ 271,023	662,531	711,873

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

	Four-weekly Period.			Year to Date.
	1941-42.	1940-41.	Variation.	1941-42.	1940-41.	Variation.
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Passengers	198,599	177,546	+ 21,053	1,474,463	1,289,413	+ 158,050
Parcels, luggage, and mails	22,731	23,157	— 426	186,301	189,976	— 3,675
Goods	491,112	476,980	+ 14,132	3,994,588	3,998,745	— 4,157
Labour and demurrage	17,744	15,627	+ 2,117	137,280	134,094	+ 3,186
Total railway operating revenue	730,186	693,310	+ 36,876	5,765,632	5,612,228	+ 153,404
Passengers	No.	1,903,539	1,824,738	+ 78,801	16,039,333	15,767,777
Live-stock	Tons	23,747	22,142	+ 1,605	293,473	318,747
Timber	"	44,417	47,997	— 3,580	356,112	366,825
Other goods	"	513,262	523,226	— 9,964	4,273,235	4,414,747
Total goods	"	581,426	593,365	— 11,939	4,922,820	5,100,319
Road Motor Services—
Passengers	No.	698,717	569,471	+ 129,246	5,337,266	4,485,313
Revenue	£	44,370	36,888	+ 7,482	332,498	279,303

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

	Four-weekly Period.			Year to Date.
	1941-42.	1940-41.	Variation.	1941-42.	1940-41.	Variation.
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Maintenance—
Way and works	128,357	120,120	+ 8,237	969,087	964,415	+ 4,672
Signals and electrical appliances	17,348	15,379	+ 1,969	143,919	128,736	+ 15,183
Rolling-stock	170,196	159,913	+ 10,283	1,356,191	1,261,981	+ 94,210
Transportation—
Locomotive	154,344	148,582	+ 5,762	1,247,185	1,222,662	+ 24,523
Traffic	183,969	174,556	+ 9,413	1,468,985	1,407,186	+ 61,799
General charges	7,322	5,810	+ 1,512	51,975	50,035	+ 1,940
Superannuation subsidy	14,449	11,555	+ 2,894	98,196	92,280	+ 5,916
Total operating expenditure	675,985	635,915	+ 40,070	5,335,538	5,127,295	+ 208,243
Net operating revenue	54,201	57,395	— 3,194	430,094	484,933	— 54,839
Total railway operating revenue	730,186	693,310	+ 36,876	5,765,632	5,612,228	+ 153,404

£
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1941 .. .. 64,762,794
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1940 .. .. 63,059,188

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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