LOWER PROFIT
RAILWAY WORKING PERIOD TO DECEMBER 5 DECREASE OF £45,294 SHOWN [nr TKI.KCBAPn —OWN correspondent] WELLINGTON, Thursday A working profit of £31,937 is shown in the railway accounts for the fourweekly period ended December 5, an abstract of which appears in to-night's Gazette. This represents a decrease of £45,294 compared with the corresponding period last year, when tho working profit was £77,231 The gross receipts for the four weeks were £591,306, an increase of £55,654. while expenses were £559,369, an increase of £100,948.
Earnings by tho North Island railways amounted to an increase of £24,105, and expenses to £297,367, an increase of £48,862. There was a working profit of £21,409, compared with £46,166 last year.
Receipts from the South Island railways were £202,191, an increase of £17,575, and expenses were £218,304, an increase of £40,553. A loss of £16,113 was "shown, against a. profit of £6865 last year.
Miscellaneous revenue amounted to £70,339, and expenses to £43,698, leaving a net revenue of £26,641, compared with £24,200 last year. For the period from April 1 to December 5, the net revenue was £389,128, compared with £431,382. The tjross revenue was £4.960,698, an increase of £531,274. The expenditure was £4.571,570, an increase of £573,528. Following is a summary of the net results for the corresponding periods of four weeks in the last three years: —
1936 1935 1934 Period to £ £ \r. r il 05 . 101,370 117,091 110,060 Mav °3 .. 1 J.j,758 100,304 100,063 June 20 .. 09,910 40,342 40.087 July J8 .. 20.fi.-t2 *063 12.25* \ue 1 5 .. *4,971 19,055 20,520 Sent I'' .. 21 272 39,174 33.685 Ori.W I'. 9,149 38,030 *38.139 Nov. 7 .. 10,339 ;<vß4 OI.OHI Dec. 5 .. 31.937 60., 4 3 389,128 431,382 409,159 •Loss on working". Following is a summary of receipts and expenses and net revenue for periods of 36 weeks in the last ten vears: — .. . Net 30 weeks, .Receipts Expenses revenue 1927 .. 5,193,032 4,590,532 t?o'_'O<>o Ino a 5 270,408 4,710,001 560,40/ •' 5 374:1157 5;088,948 285,209 1930 5,003.454 4,854,994 205,4J>0 38 ■■ &S3S BSS& fKj 588 !: IS® Sffl S :: «SS SBSB as
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22627, 15 January 1937, Page 10
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