New Zealand Gazette – 1942 – No. 87

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✨ Railway Financial Report



Abstract of Railways Working Account.

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 15TH AUGUST, 1942, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF PREVIOUS YEAR.

Section. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1942-43. 1941-42. Variation. 1942-43. 1941-42. Variation. 1942-43. 1941-42.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Gisborne .. .. .. 757 1,672 — 915 3,045 3,097 — 52 — 2,288 — 1,425
North Island main line and branches 526,252 417,219 +109,033 475,877 424,584 + 51,293 50,375 — 7,365
South Island main line and branches 269,676 235,628 + 34,048 269,609 248,957 + 20,652 67 — 13,329
Westport .. .. .. 9,401 9,483 — 82 6,345 6,899 — 554 3,056 — 2,584
Nelson .. .. .. 1,223 662 + 561 1,785 1,424 + 361 — 562 — 762
Picton .. .. .. 3,933 2,471 + 1,462 3,757 4,021 — 264 176 — 1,550
Total railway operating revenue 811,242 667,135 +144,107 760,418 688,982 + 71,436 50,824 — 21,847
Miscellaneous revenue .. .. 23,916 28,062 — 4,146 .. .. .. 23,916 — 28,062
Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 572 329 + 243 1,012 835 + 177 — 440 — 506
Refreshment-rooms, advertising, road services, and other subsidiary services 84,752 66,625 + 18,127 72,895 66,036 + 6,859 11,857 — 589
Departmental dwellings .. .. 11,256 10,944 + 312 17,640 17,931 — 291 — 6,384 — 6,987
Total .. .. .. 931,738 773,095 +158,643 851,965 773,784 + 78,181 79,773 — 689

1ST APRIL, 1942, TO 15TH AUGUST, 1942 (137 DAYS), WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1941, TO 16TH AUGUST, 1941 (138 DAYS).

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
1942-43. 1941-42. Variation. 1942-43. 1941-42. Variation. 1942-43. 1941-42.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
5,915 9,075 — 3,160 12,381 12,831 — 450 — 6,466 — 3,756
2,768,927 2,232,322 + 536,605 2,239,840 2,022,979 + 216,861 529,087 209,343
1,381,860 1,284,481 + 97,379 1,262,068 1,217,454 + 44,614 119,792 67,027
42,036 43,735 — 1,699 31,186 31,857 — 671 10,850 11,878
5,182 3,470 + 1,712 9,390 7,426 + 1,964 — 4,208 — 3,956
19,884 15,410 + 4,474 18,247 19,589 — 1,342 1,637 — 4,179
4,223,804 3,588,493 + 635,311 3,573,112 3,312,136 + 260,976 650,692 276,357
139,850 146,890 — 7,040 .. .. .. 139,850 146,890
3,111 2,674 + 437 4,563 4,815 — 252 — 1,452 — 2,141
424,860 353,859 + 71,001 361,858 328,838 + 33,020 63,002 25,021
57,118 56,741 + 377 82,561 83,118 — 557 — 25,443 — 26,377
4,848,743 4,148,657 + 700,086 4,022,094 3,728,907 + 293,187 826,649 419,750

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1942-43. 1941-42. Variation. 1942-43. 1941-42. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Passengers .. .. 215,382 156,334 + 59,048 1,131,008 875,351 + 255,657
Parcels, luggage, and mails .. 29,337 23,839 + 5,498 138,728 115,520 + 23,208
Goods .. .. .. 541,154 469,711 + 71,443 2,853,673 2,514,097 + 339,576
Labour and demurrage .. 25,369 17,251 + 8,118 100,395 83,525 + 16,870
Total railway operating revenue 811,242 667,135 +144,107 4,223,804 3,588,493 + 635,311
Passengers .. .. No. 2,256,585 1,741,230 + 515,355 11,819,280 9,561,133 +2,258,147
Live-stock .. .. Tons 35,301 31,336 + 3,965 252,561 216,388 + 36,173
Timber .. .. " 48,643 46,709 + 1,934 249,658 220,520 + 29,138
Other goods .. .. " 542,647 515,393 + 27,254 2,738,429 2,682,585 + 55,844
Total goods .. .. " 626,591 593,438 + 33,153 3,240,648 3,119,493 + 121,155
Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. .. No. 753,147 640,282 +112,865 3,627,663 3,259,615 + 368,048
Revenue .. .. 43,291 38,010 + 5,281 217,539 201,918 + 15,621

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
1942-43. 1941-42. Variation. 1942-43. 1941-42. Variation.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Maintenance—
Way and works .. .. 141,943 122,761 + 19,182 649,734 596,292 + 53,442
Signals and electrical appliances 22,820 19,515 + 3,305 97,220 89,756 + 7,464
Rolling-stock .. .. 189,199 193,710 — 4,511 852,784 838,411 + 14,373
Transportation—
Locomotive .. .. 174,756 151,213 + 23,543 865,239 781,640 + 83,599
Traffic .. .. .. 212,330 182,550 + 29,780 1,012,792 913,342 + 99,450
General charges .. .. 6,916 6,973 — 57 33,671 31,881 + 1,790
Superannuation subsidy .. 12,454 12,260 + 194 61,672 60,814 + 858
Total operating expenditure 760,418 688,982 + 71,436 3,573,112 3,312,136 +260,976
Net operating revenue .. 50,824 — 21,847 + 72,671 650,692 276,357 +374,335
Total railway operating revenue 811,242 667,135 +144,107 4,223,804 3,588,493 +635,311

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1942 .. .. £ 64,904,020
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1941 .. .. £ 64,762,794



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