Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 13TH SEPTEMBER, 1941, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD
OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section.	Revenue.	Expenditure.	Net Revenue.
	£	£	Variation.
	1941-42	1940-41

Gisborne
North Island main line and branches
South Island main line and branches
Westport
Nelson
Picton
Total railway operation
Miscellaneous revenue
Lake Wakatipu steamers
Refreshment - rooms, advertising,
road services, and other subsidiary services
Departmental dwellings
Total
...
...

1,767
472,219
243,497
8,880
830
2,777
729,970
28,203
411
76,644
10,984
846,212

1,304
425,462
231,789
8,494
1,058
2,920
671,027
28,797
460
62,392
11,031
773,707

• 463
• 46,757
• 11,708
• 386
  — 228
  — 143
• 58,943
  — 594
  — 49
• 14,252
  — 47
• 72,505

2,942
413,196
247,607
6,172
1,595
3,638
675,150
...
880
68,359
18,656
763,045

2,085
376,817
237,548
7,059
1,561
3,202
628,272
...
1,036
58,960
15,920
704,188

• 857
• 36,379
• 10,059
  — 887
• 34
• 436
• 46,878
  ...
  — 156
• 9,399
• 2,736
• 58,857

1,175
48,645
5,759
2,708
765
861
54,820
...
469
8,285
4,889
69,519

781
...
...
1,435
503
...
42,755
...
576
3,432
...

1ST APRIL, 1941, TO 13TH SEPTEMBER, 1941 (166 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES
FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1940, TO 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1940 (167 days).

Revenue.	Expenditure.	Net Revenue.
	£	£
1941-42	1940-41

10,842
2,704,540
1,527,979
52,615
4,301
18,187
4,318,464
175,093
3,084
430,503
67,725
4,994,869

7,834
2,679,679
1,489,611
54,898
5,072
19,420
4,256,514
181,869
2,396
378,868
65,914
4,885,561

• 3,008
• 24,861
• 38,368
  — 2,283
  ...
  — 1,233
• 61,950
  — 6,776
• 688
• 51,635
• 1,811
• 109,308

15,773
2,436,175
1,465,060
38,030
9,021
23,227
3,987,286
...
5,695
397,198
101,773
4,491,952

11,959
2,318,318
1,433,361
40,067
9,423
20,964
3,834,092
175,093
5,186
359,004
93,266
4,291,548

• 3,814
• 117,857
• 31,699
  — 2,037
  — 402
• 2,263
• 153,194
  ...
• 509
• 38,194
• 8,507
• 200,404

4,931
268,365
62,919
14,585
4,720
5,040
331,178
181,869
2,611
33,305
— 27,352
502,917

— 4,125
361,361
56,250
14,831
4,351
1,544
422,422
...
— 2,790
19,864

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period.	Year to Date.
£	£
1941-42	1940-41

Passengers
Parcels, luggage, and mails
Goods
Labour and demurrage
Total railway operating revenue

207,513
24,664
481,577
16,216
729,970

168,931
24,391
462,819
14,886
671,027

• 38,582
• 273
• 18,758
• 1,330
• 58,943

1,082,865
140,183
2,995,675
99,741
4,318,464

970,775
144,163
3,038,670
102,906
4,256,514

• 112,090
  — 3,980
  — 42,995
  — 3,165
• 61,950

Passengers
Live-stock
Timber
Other goods
Total goods

2,286,400 Tons
27,914
45,879
523,983
597,776

2,757,414
29,749
48,358
502,646
580,753

— 471,014
— 1,835
— 2,479

• 21,337
• 17,023

11,847,533
244,302
266,399
3,206,568
3,717,269

12,239,365
271,833
267,852
3,373,493
3,913,178

— 391,832
— 27,531
— 1,453
— 166,925
— 195,909

Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. No.
Revenue .. £

705,340
43,707

550,833
33,895

• 154,507
• 9,812

3,964,955
245,626

3,372,935
209,097

• 592,020
• 36,529

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

Four-weekly Period.	Year to Date.
£	£
1941-42	1940-41

Maintenance—
Way and works
Signals and electrical appliances
Rolling-stock
Transportation—
Locomotive
Traffic
General charges
Superannuation subsidy
Total operating expenditure
Net operating revenue
Total railway operating revenue

121,352
19,055
176,199
156,014
184,283
5,932
12,315
675,150
54,820
729,970

116,175
15,573
158,808
147,979
173,757
4,610
11,370
628,272
42,755
671,027

• 5,177
• 3,482
• 17,391
• 8,035
• 10,526
• 1,322
• 945
• 46,878
• 12,065
• 58,943

717,644
108,811
934,473
937,654
1,097,625
37,813
73,129
3,987,286
331,178
4,318,464

721,494
97,060
934,473
921,625
1,052,097
36,674
70,669
3,834,092
422,422
4,256,514

— 3,850

• 11,751
• 80,137
• 16,029
• 45,528
• 1,139
• 2,460
• 153,194
  — 91,244
• 61,950

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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