New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 19

Page 573

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 1ST FEBRUARY, 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 395 266 + 129 706 785 - 79 311 519
Gisborne 1,542 2,549 - 1,007 2,282 2,370 - 88 740 179
North Island main line and branches 517,033 510,065 + 6,968 399,154 378,777 + 20,377 117,879 131,288
South Island main line and branches 267,020 249,334 + 17,686 235,206 231,542 + 3,664 31,814 17,792
Westport 7,905 8,266 - 361 6,390 6,222 + 168 1,515 2,044
Nelson 821 888 - 37 1,472 1,668 - 196 651 810
Picton 3,397 3,779 - 182 3,607 3,603 + 4 10 176
Total railway operation 798,313 775,117 + 23,196 648,817 624,967 + 23,850 149,496 150,150
Miscellaneous revenue 29,347 30,384 - 837 29,547 30,384
Lake Wakatipu steamers 1,021 687 + 334 863 920 - 57 158 233
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 84,064 71,960 + 12,104 69,697 64,787 + 4,910 14,367 7,173
Departmental dwellings 11,397 11,398 - 1 13,915 15,988 - 2,073 2,518 4,590
Total 924,342 889,546 + 34,796 733,292 706,662 + 26,630 191,050 182,884

1ST APRIL, 1940, TO 1ST FEBRUARY, 1941 (307 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1939, TO 3RD FEBRUARY, 1940 (309 days).

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
3,709 2,465 + 1,244 7,865 8,716 - 851 4,156 6,251
17,276 23,679 - 6,403 23,914 28,191 - 4,277 6,638 4,512
5,035,451 4,396,846 + 638,605 4,260,844 3,986,111 + 274,733 774,607 410,735
2,716,125 2,499,130 + 216,995 2,611,835 2,506,628 + 105,207 104,290 7,498
95,634 81,230 + 14,404 74,239 69,522 + 4,717 21,395 11,708
8,243 7,709 + 534 16,072 20,651 - 3,679 8,729 12,942
32,758 32,760 - 2 38,297 40,746 - 2,448 5,539 7,985
7,909,196 7,043,819 + 865,377 7,033,966 6,660,564 + 373,402 875,230 383,255
335,913 332,059 + 3,854 335,913 332,059
5,580 6,056 - 476 9,279 9,445 - 166 3,699 3,389
745,765 724,579 + 21,186 689,601 709,617 - 20,016 56,164 14,962
122,493 119,727 + 2,766 104,323 172,321 - 7,998 41,830 52,594
9,118,947 8,226,240 + 892,707 7,897,169 7,551,947 + 345,222 1,221,778 674,293

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 215,596 208,263 + 7,333 1,948,491 1,660,163 + 288,328
Parcels, luggage, and mails 25,403 25,872 - 469 267,381 282,581 - 15,200
Goods 543,839 524,701 + 19,138 6,515,561 4,932,601 + 582,960
Labour and demurrage 13,475 16,281 - 2,806 177,763 168,474 + 9,289
Total railway operating revenue 798,313 775,117 + 23,196 7,909,196 7,043,819 + 865,377
Passengers .. No. 1,889,334 1,891,427 - 2,093 21,195,644 19,577,428
Live-stock .. Tons 93,117 74,741 + 18,376 470,185 406,462
Timber .. " 39,646 34,776 + 4,870 491,757 438,397
Other goods .. " 494,609 525,169 - 30,560 5,888,924 5,384,042
Total goods .. " 627,372 634,686 - 7,314 6,850,866 6,228,901
Road Services—
Passengers .. No. 606,341 589,008 + 17,333 6,314,417 5,417,662
Revenue: Passenger £ 42,541 31,474 + 11,067 380,025 292,721
Goods £ 2,603 4,508 - 1,905 32,484 140,620

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 115,251 111,256 + 3,995 1,315,963 1,232,201 + 83,762
Signals and electrical appliances 16,587 15,785 + 802 178,415 164,657 + 13,758
Rolling-stock 153,668 145,877 + 7,791 1,701,036 1,593,576 + 107,460
Transportation—
Locomotive 163,014 151,403 + 11,611 1,693,007 1,574,434 +118,573
Traffic 179,594 178,554 + 1,040 1,939,552 1,887,781 + 51,771
General charges 7,068 7,829 - 752 70,488 74,573 - 4,085
Superannuation subsidy 13,635 14,272 - 637 135,505 133,342 + 2,163
Total operating expenditure 648,817 624,967 + 23,850 7,033,966 6,660,564 +373,402
Net operating revenue 149,496 150,150 - 654 875,230 383,255 +491,975
Total railway operating revenue 798,313 775,117 + 23,196 7,909,196 7,043,819 + 865,377

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

MAR. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 573



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