New Zealand Gazette – 1942 – No. 12

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✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 3RD JANUARY, 1942, 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 .. .. .. 1,608 1,342 + 266 2,486 2,459 + 27 — 878 — 1,117
North Island main line and branches 507,294 478,435 + 28,859 405,399 371,243 + 34,156 101,895 107,192
South Island main line and branches 274,627 255,290 + 19,337 225,816 216,013 + 9,803 48,811 39,277
Westport .. .. .. 6,878 6,845 + 33 5,777 5,770 + 7 1,101 1,075
Nelson .. .. .. 782 724 + 58 1,543 1,475 + 68 — 761 — 751
Picton .. .. .. 3,074 2,863 + 211 3,157 3,379 — 222 — 83 — 516
Total railway operating revenue 794,263 745,499 + 48,764 644,178 600,339 + 43,839 150,085 145,160
Miscellaneous revenue .. .. 30,170 32,205 — 2,035 .. .. .. 30,170 32,205
Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 600 1,010 — 410 784 1,101 — 317 — 184 — 91
Refreshment - rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 80,630 88,121 — 7,491 69,581 73,189 — 3,608 11,049 14,932
Departmental dwellings .. .. 11,631 11,491 + 140 15,487 11,765 + 3,722 — 3,856 — 274
Total .. .. .. 917,294 878,326 + 38,968 730,030 686,394 + 43,636 187,264 191,932

1ST APRIL, 1941, TO 3RD JANUARY, 1942 (278 days), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1940, TO 4TH JANUARY, 1941 (279 days).

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1941-42. 1940-41. Variation. 1941-42. 1940-41. Variation. 1941-42. 1940-41.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
18,178 15,734 + 2,444 26,716 21,632 + 5,084 — 8,538 — 5,898
4,689,503 4,521,732 + 167,771 4,114,686 3,868,849 + 245,837 574,817 652,883
2,569,546 2,449,105 + 120,441 2,417,707 2,376,629 + 41,078 151,839 72,476
85,740 87,729 — 1,989 63,221 67,849 — 4,628 22,519 19,880
7,425 7,421 + 4 15,444 15,500 — 56 — 8,019 — 8,079
28,670 29,161 — 491 37,916 34,689 + 3,227 — 9,246 — 5,528
7,399,062 7,110,882 + 288,180 6,675,690 6,385,148 + 290,542 723,372 725,734
293,791 306,366 — 12,575 .. .. .. 293,791 306,366
5,030 4,559 + 471 8,795 8,416 + 379 — 3,765 — 3,857
736,747 661,702 + 75,045 672,929 619,904 + 53,025 63,818 41,798
113,116 111,096 + 2,020 169,291 150,409 + 18,882 — 56,175 — 39,313
8,547,746 8,194,605 + 353,141 7,526,705 7,163,877 + 362,828 1,021,041 1,030,728

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1941-42. 1940-41. Variation. 1941-42 1940-41. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers .. .. 194,523 253,208 — 58,685 1,858,862 1,732,896 + 125,966
Parcels, luggage, and mails .. 28,339 28,033 + 306 238,962 241,978 — 3,016
Goods .. .. .. 554,486 449,916 + 104,570 5,129,720 4,971,721 + 157,999
Labour and demurrage .. .. 16,915 14,342 + 2,573 171,518 164,287 + 7,231
Total railway operating revenue 794,263 745,499 + 48,764 7,399,062 7,110,882 + 288,180
Passengers .. .. No. 2,022,220 1,759,589 + 262,631 19,942,783 19,306,310 + 636,473
Live-stock .. .. Tons 51,066 34,897 + 16,169 372,611 377,068 — 4,457
Timber .. .. ,, 37,073 34,802 + 2,271 440,731 452,111 — 11,380
Other goods .. .. ,, 492,531 424,390 + 68,141 5,350,014 5,394,315 — 44,301
Total goods .. ,, 580,670 494,089 + 86,581 6,163,356 6,223,494 — 60,138
Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. .. No. 686,169 642,161 + 44,008 6,726,672 5,708,076 + 1,018,596
Revenue .. .. £ 41,690 47,672 — 5,982 418,480 367,366 + 51,114

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 .. .. 116,926 115,298 + 1,628 1,209,893 1,200,712 + 9,181
Signals and electrical appliances 17,351 16,545 + 806 179,110 161,828 + 17,282
Rolling-stock .. .. 144,434 119,046 + 25,388 1,691,732 1,547,367 + 144,365
Transportation—
Locomotive .. .. 155,346 152,068 + 3,278 1,557,827 1,529,993 + 27,834
Traffic .. .. .. 187,693 175,383 + 12,310 1,843,568 1,759,958 + 83,610
General charges .. .. 6,044 5,969 + 75 64,747 63,419 + 1,328
Superannuation subsidy .. 16,384 16,030 + 354 128,813 121,871 + 6,942
Total operating expenditure 644,178 600,339 + 43,839 6,675,690 6,385,148 + 290,542
Net operating revenue .. 150,085 145,160 + 4,925 723,372 725,734 — 2,362
Total railway operating revenue 794,263 745,499 + 48,764 7,399,062 7,110,882 + 288,180

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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