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New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 54

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✨ Railway Financial Report

Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 24TH MAY, 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 | 1,974 | 1,497 | +477 | 2,572 | 2,155 | +417 | -598 | -658 |
| North Island main line and branches | 502,514 | 479,983 | +22,531 | 406,724 | 405,226 | +1,498 | 95,790 | 74,757 |
| South Island main line and branches | 284,274 | 274,004 | +10,270 | 247,611 | 247,204 | +407 | 36,663 | 26,800 |
| Westport | 9,846 | 8,860 | +986 | 6,139 | 5,958 | +181 | 3,707 | 2,902 |
| Nelson | 841 | 868 | -27 | 1,354 | 1,784 | -430 | -513 | -916 |
| Picton | 3,811 | 4,140 | -329 | 3,856 | 4,088 | -232 | -45 | 52 |
| Total railway operation | 803,260 | 769,352 | +33,908 | 668,256 | 666,415 | +1,841 | 135,004 | 102,937 |
| Miscellaneous revenue | 29,158 | 30,132 | -974 | 29,158 | 30,132 | -974 |
| Lake Wakatipu steamers | 750 | 497 | +253 | 859 | 748 | +111 | -109 | -251 |
| Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services | 69,671 | 69,061 | +610 | 65,119 | 62,792 | +2,327 | 4,552 | 6,269 |
| Departmental dwellings | 11,487 | 10,776 | +711 | 16,511 | 15,023 | +1,488 | -5,024 | -4,247 |
| Total | 914,326 | 879,818 | +34,508 | 750,745 | 744,978 | +5,767 | 163,581 | 134,840 |

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

	Four-weekly Period.	Year to Date.
	1941–42.	1940–41.
£	£	£
Passengers	183,590	179,020
Parcels, luggage, and mails	23,447	26,391
Goods	577,744	546,143
Labour and demurrage	18,479	17,798
Total railway operating revenue	803,260	769,352
Passengers ... No.	1,872,840	2,657,880
Live-stock ... Tons	59,556	64,364
Timber	47,855	41,861
Other goods	591,423	590,247
Total goods	698,834	696,472
Road Motor Services—Passengers ... No.	648,874	544,499
Revenue ... £	39,776	37,121

1ST APRIL, 1941, TO 24TH MAY, 1941 (54 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES
FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1940, TO 25TH MAY, 1940 (55 days).

	Revenue.			Expenditure.			Net Revenue.
	1941–42.	1940–41.	Variation.	1941–42.	1940–41.	Variation.	1941–42.
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Gisborne	3,528	2,982	+546	4,877	4,188	+689	-1,349
North Island main line and branches	943,199	984,300	-41,101	782,247	791,487	-9,240	160,952
South Island main line and branches	539,936	544,441	-4,505	471,763	481,522	-9,759	68,173
Westport	17,483	17,194	+289	11,954	11,554	+400	5,529
Nelson	1,594	1,926	-332	2,933	3,288	-355	-1,339
Picton	7,048	8,036	-988	7,382	7,451	-69	-334
Total railway operation	1,512,788	1,558,879	-46,091	1,281,156	1,299,490	-18,334	231,632
Miscellaneous revenue	60,616	62,946	-2,330
Lake Wakatipu steamers	1,402	979	+423	1,662	1,514	+148	-260
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services	145,986	136,754	+9,232	130,832	123,579	+7,253	15,154
Departmental dwellings	22,876	21,923	+953	30,886	29,468	+1,418	-8,010
Total	1,743,668	1,781,481	-37,813	1,444,536	1,454,051	-9,515	299,132

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

	Four-weekly Period.	Year to Date.
	1941–42.	1940–41.
£	£	£
Maintenance—Way and works	116,719	129,352
Signals and electrical appliances	17,995	18,148
Rolling-stock	168,024	156,943
Transportation—Locomotive	164,166	162,516
Traffic	182,905	181,774
General charges	6,244	6,212
Superannuation subsidy	12,203	11,470
Total operating expenditure	668,256	666,415
Net operating revenue	135,004	102,937
Total railway operating revenue	803,260	769,352

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

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