EARNINGS OF RAILWAYS
GAINS DURING FEBRUARY REVENUE SHOWS INCREASE £Bl,lOO ABOVE LAST YEAR WELLINGTON, April 8. A gain of £28,203 in net revenue was ‘’made by the railways in the fourweekly period ended March 4, com pared with results for the corresponding period last year. The net earnings were £155,635, compared with £127,432 for the same four weeks in 1931-32. The net gain for the current financial year is now £Bl,lOO. The gross earnings for the period > were £567,535, which is £13,204 more than in the corresponding period last year. Expenses amounted to £411,900. a reduction of £14,999. Operating revenue in the North Island was £291,441, a decline of £5092. Expenses were £218,739, a reduction of £18,049. Net earnings increased by £12,957 from £59,745 to £72,702. In the South Island icceipts were £224,644 and expenses £164,815, increases of £20,434 and £1257 respectively over the figures for last year. Net earnings increased by £19,177 to £59,829. Net revenue from miscellaneous services was £23,104, a decrease of £3931. Following is a summary of the ncr results for the corresponding periods of four weeks in the last three years:— Period to 1932 1931 1930 April 30 .. £102,677 £94,746 £122,270 May 28 . .. 78,832 84,474 83,134 June 25 . .. 10,744 32,522 *4,027 July 23 .. 4,467 *28,223 *7,602 August 20 .. .18,179 *31.547 *20,596 September 17 15 423 13,513 14.707 October 15 . 10,616 3,158 *19,298 November 12 .18,922 25,738 *2,372 December 10 59,843 52.211 42,245 January 7 . 137,605 174,109 145,327 February 4 . 126,729 110,439 86,014 March 4 .. 155,635 127,432 104,117 Totals. .. 739,673 658,573 543,919 *Loss on operation. Revenue for the 48 weeks from April 1 to March 4 was £5.496,079, a do crease of £348,602, while expenses totalling £4.756,406 show a decline bf £429,701. The net revenue of £739,673 comprises £293,000 from the North Island railways, £127,153 from the South Island railways and £<319,520 from miscellaneous services.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 96, 26 April 1933, Page 10
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