New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 75

Page 2812

✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 16TH AUGUST, 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 .. .. .. 1,672 1,296 + 376 3,097 1,604 + 1,493 — 1,425 — 308
North Island main line and branches 417,219 428,961 — 11,742 424,584 383,822 + 40,762 — 7,365 45,139
South Island main line and branches 235,628 241,301 — 5,673 248,957 238,919 + 10,038 — 13,329 2,382
Westport .. .. .. 9,483 10,855 — 1,372 6,899 7,585 — 686 2,584 3,270
Nelson .. .. .. 662 659 + 3 1,424 1,445 — 21 — 762 — 786
Picton .. .. .. 2,471 2,383 + 88 4,021 3,269 + 752 — 1,550 — 886
Total railway operation .. 667,135 685,455 — 18,320 688,982 636,644 + 52,338 — 21,847 48,811
Miscellaneous revenue .. 28,062 29,876 — 1,814 .. .. .. 28,062 29,876
Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 329 330 — 1 835 1,073 — 238 — 506 — 743
Refreshment rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 66,625 61,881 + 4,744 66,036 59,587 + 6,449 589 2,294
Departmental dwellings .. 10,944 10,762 + 182 17,931 16,436 + 1,495 — 6,987 — 5,674
Total .. .. .. 773,095 788,304 — 15,209 773,784 713,740 + 60,044 — 689 74,564

1ST APRIL, 1941, TO 16TH AUGUST, 1941 (138 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1940, TO 17TH AUGUST, 1940 (139 days).

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1941-42. 1940-41. Variation. 1941-42. 1940-41. Variation. 1941-42. 1940-41.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
9,075 6,529 + 2,546 12,831 9,875 + 2,956 — 3,756 — 3,346
2,232,322 2,254,217 — 21,895 2,022,979 1,941,501 + 81,478 209,343 312,716
1,284,481 1,257,823 + 26,658 1,217,454 1,195,812 + 21,642 67,027 62,011
43,735 46,404 — 2,669 31,857 33,008 — 1,151 11,878 13,396
3,470 4,014 — 544 7,426 7,862 — 436 — 3,956 — 3,848
15,410 16,500 — 1,090 19,589 17,762 + 1,827 — 4,179 — 1,262
3,588,493 3,585,487 + 3,006 3,312,136 3,205,820 + 106,316 276,357 379,667
146,890 153,071 — 6,181 .. .. .. 146,890 153,071
2,674 1,936 + 738 4,815 4,150 + 665 — 2,141 — 2,214
353,859 316,476 + 37,383 328,838 300,043 + 28,795 25,021 16,433
56,741 54,884 + 1,857 83,118 77,346 + 5,772 — 26,377 — 22,462
4,148,657 4,111,854 + 36,803 3,728,907 3,587,359 + 141,548 419,750 524,495

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1941-42. 1940-41. Variation. 1941-42. 1940-41. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers .. .. 156,334 169,760 — 13,426 875,351 801,843 + 73,508
Parcels, luggage, and mails .. 23,839 23,973 — 134 115,520 119,772 — 4,252
Goods .. .. 469,711 475,343 — 5,632 2,514,097 2,575,851 — 61,754
Labour and demurrage .. 17,251 16,379 + 872 83,525 88,021 — 4,496
Total railway operating revenue 667,135 685,455 — 18,320 3,588,493 3,585,487 + 3,006
Passengers .. .. No. 1,741,230 1,750,139 — 8,909 9,561,133 9,481,951 + 79,182
Live-stock .. .. Tons 31,336 28,761 + 2,575 216,388 242,084 — 25,696
Timber .. .. " 46,709 47,591 — 882 220,520 219,494 + 1,026
Other goods .. .. " 515,393 563,200 — 47,807 2,682,585 2,870,847 — 188,262
Total goods .. .. " 593,438 639,552 — 46,114 3,119,493 3,332,425 — 212,932
Road Motor Services--
Passengers .. .. No. 640,282 545,328 + 94,954 3,259,615 2,822,102 + 437,513
Revenue .. .. £ 38,010 33,646 + 4,364 201,918 175,202 + 26,716

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 .. .. 122,761 117,315 + 5,446 596,292 605,318 — 9,026
Signals and electrical appliances 19,515 15,196 + 4,319 89,756 81,487 + 8,269
Rolling stock .. .. 193,710 164,838 + 28,872 838,411 775,665 + 62,746
Transportation—
Locomotive .. .. 151,213 149,940 + 1,273 781,640 773,646 + 7,994
Traffic .. .. 182,550 169,544 + 13,006 913,342 878,340 + 35,002
General charges .. .. 6,973 6,462 + 511 31,881 32,065 — 184
Superannuation subsidy .. 12,260 13,349 — 1,089 60,814 59,299 + 1,515
Total operating expenditure 688,982 636,644 + 52,338 3,312,136 3,205,820 +106,316
Net operating revenue .. — 21,847 48,811 — 70,658 276,357 379,667 —103,310
Total railway operating revenue 667,135 685,455 — 18,320 3,588,493 3,585,487 + 3,006

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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