New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 37

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✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 31ST MARCH, 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 372 349 + 23 895 521 + 374 — 523 — 172
Gisborne 3,090 1,930 + 1,160 2,757 1,862 + 895 333 68
North Island main line and branches 568,837 540,783 + 28,054 421,874 387,239 + 34,635 146,963 153,544
South Island main line and branches 315,089 308,353 + 6,736 261,966 231,537 + 30,429 53,123 76,816
Westport 9,474 8,049 + 1,425 6,716 5,967 + 749 2,758 2,082
Nelson 1,293 1,263 + 30 1,721 1,422 + 299 — 428 — 159
Picton 4,078 5,796 — 1,718 3,808 4,380 — 572 270 1,416
Total railway operation 902,233 866,523 + 35,710 699,737 632,928 + 66,809 202,496 233,595
Miscellaneous revenue 32,619 31,834 + 785 .. .. .. 32,619 31,834
Lake Wakatipu steamers 816 768 + 48 832 938 — 106 — 16 — 170
Refreshment - rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 91,926 96,965 — 5,039 97,571 80,317 + 17,254 5,645 16,648
Departmental dwellings 11,299 11,025 + 274 16,267 15,922 + 345 — 4,968 — 4,897
Total 1,038,893 1,007,115 + 31,778 814,407 730,105 + 84,302 224,486 277,010

1ST APRIL, 1940, TO 31ST MARCH, 1941 (365 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1939, TO 31ST MARCH, 1940 (366 days).

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
4,483 3,127 + 1,356 9,447 9,915 — 468 — 4,964 — 6,788
23,087 28,037 — 4,950 29,270 32,527 — 3,257 — 6,183 — 4,490
6,162,173 5,493,475 + 668,698 5,093,278 4,774,382 + 318,896 1,068,895 719,093
3,338,834 3,086,845 + 251,989 3,120,495 2,971,928 + 148,567 218,339 114,917
113,624 97,098 + 16,526 88,170 81,822 + 6,348 25,454 15,276
10,542 10,015 + 527 20,264 23,517 — 3,253 — 9,722 — 13,502
41,447 43,040 — 1,593 45,866 49,029 — 3,163 — 4,419 — 5,989
9,694,190 8,761,637 + 932,553 8,406,790 7,943,120 + 463,670 1,287,400 818,517
398,392 393,846 + 4,546 .. .. .. 398,392 393,846
7,109 7,362 — 253 10,898 11,120 — 222 — 3,789 — 3,758
915,349 894,336 + 21,013 852,721 851,624 + 1,097 62,628 42,712
145,178 141,889 + 3,289 195,165 204,175 — 9,010 — 49,987 — 62,286
11,160,218 10,199,070 + 961,148 9,465,574 9,010,039 + 455,535 1,694,644 1,189,031

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1940-41. 1939-40. Variation. 1940-41. 1939-40. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers 199,714 245,059 — 45,345 2,345,718 2,119,335 + 226,383
Parcels, luggage, and mails 24,731 39,289 — 14,558 317,819 330,024 — 12,205
Goods 659,473 565,821 + 93,652 6,818,603 6,109,293 + 709,310
Labour and demurrage 18,315 16,354 + 1,961 212,050 202,985 + 9,065
Total railway operating revenue 902,233 866,523 + 35,710 9,694,190 8,761,637 + 932,553
Passengers .. No. 2,064,378 1,841,453 + 222,925 26,276,923 24,454,014
Live-stock .. Tons 92,521 85,727 + 6,794 671,414 596,652
Timber .. " 51,413 40,771 + 10,642 594,346 518,940
Other goods .. " 655,981 570,331 + 85,650 7,160,422 6,558,358
Total goods .. " 799,915 696,829 + 103,086 8,426,182 7,673,950
Road Services—
Passengers .. No. 691,882 643,022 + 48,860 7,730,678 6,665,999
Revenue: Passengers £ 44,376 37,682 + 6,694 466,203 363,899
Goods £ 2,309 4,097 — 1,788 37,101 148,859

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 112,602 116,723 — 4,121 1,544,202 1,468,268 + 75,934
Signals and electrical appliances 19,006 18,823 + 183 213,623 197,949 + 15,674
Rolling-stock 179,509 151,095 + 28,414 2,043,976 1,896,366 +147,610
Transportation—
Locomotive 179,219 150,185 + 29,034 2,043,996 1,891,262 +152,734
Traffic 196,829 186,774 + 10,055 2,322,492 2,250,905 + 71,587
General charges Cr. 4,140 Cr. 4,154 + 14 72,523 78,268 — 5,745
Superannuation subsidy 16,712 13,482 + 3,230 165,978 160,102 + 5,876
Total operating expenditure 699,737 632,928 + 66,809 8,406,790 7,943,120 +463,670
Net operating revenue 202,496 233,595 — 31,099 1,287,400 818,517 +468,883
Total railway operating revenue 902,233 866,523 + 35,710 9,694,190 8,761,637 +932,553

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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