THE RAILWAYS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 122, 25 May 1928, Page 10

THE RAILWAYS

A YEAR'S FIGURES WORKING PROFIT, £1,840,000 A working profit, of £1,530,4H is shown by the Kail way Depai't incut's working accounts for the financial year ended at 31st March, as compared with £1,043,773 for the previous year. As shown by Die Prime Minister .some days ago, taking all financial considerations ito account, the year's operations reveal a deficit of £293,47[). The revenue and -expenditure for the year are shown as under: —

1026-27. 1027-2S. Xorth Island 4,42o',8:M l,3oT.002 South Island 3.002,03S 2,»S1,012 Miscellaneous 200,108 350,718 I/iiko Wakatlpu steamers. . ■ 10,273 0,885 Refreshment rooms, advertising', motors, etc 200,205 227.S40 Departmental dwclliiifts .. 83,371 03,613 Subsidy, branch lines .. 113,221 -1S9,56S Totals 8,134,033 S.524,537 EXPENDITURE. 1026-27. 1027-2S. Xorth Island .'Vtlo'.GSS 3,53T,327 South Island ,... 2;717,595 2,770,502 Lake Wakatlpu,steamers . 13,830 13,027 Refreshment rooms, advertising,'road motors, etc. 170.101. 203,111 Departmental dwellings .. 137,517 102,203 .Totals 6,100,880 0,083,123 •Tito revenue per mile of railway on the North Island main lines and branches was £32S9, as compare*} .with £1721 on the South Island main lines and branches; the expenditure per mile was £2048 and £1603, respectively. The passengers carried are analysed thus:— 1020-27. 1027-2S. First class ..'. 1.417,760 1,218,186 Second class S,'S87,296 S,080,971 Road motor services 200,055 SC0.033 Totals 10,506,020. 10,130,102 The comparative stock and other transport returns arc as follows: — 1020-27. ;-:.itUo (mimlK-r) > 391,312 -159,913 Sheep and l'I»s '(uutnlici-) 8,010,847 0,312,087 rTmbcr (Ions) 001,121 571,321 Other foods (tons) 0,100,312 6,283,34-1