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STATEMENT No. 3. Income and Expenditure in respect of Railway Operation, Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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Per Cent, of See Per Cent - of Spp Ah i Operating Revenue. F* e Operating ReveDue. EXPENDITURE. stract 3925-26. ! 1924-25. ■ - REVENUE. 1925-26. 1924-25. | 1925-26. | 1824-25. No. ' 1925-26. 1924-25. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Maintenance, way and works .. A 1,144,384 8 10 1,137,628 19 0 15*08 16-22 Passengers, ordinary.. .. 15 2,271,497 12 7 2,073,456 3 8 29-93 29 56 Maintenance, signals .. .. B 105,063 13 3 83,880 11 1 1-38 120 Passengers season tickets .. 15 265,549 4 2 210,741 11 0 3-50 3-00 Maintenance, rolling-stock .. C 1,311,317 6 8 1,095,639 12 4 17*28 15-62 Parcels, luggage, and mails .. 15 409,206 13 9 416,223 3 10 5*39 5-93 Examination, lubrication, and lighting D 59,446 15 10 58,500 0 0 0*78 0-83 Goods .. .. .. 15 4,499,160 0 9 4,117,745 79 7 59*28 58-70 of vehicles Labour, demurrage, &c. .. 15 143,860 11 3 196,481 15 6 1*90 2 81 Locomotive transportation .. E 1,577,173 3 11 1,365,838 1 6 20*78 19-47 Traffic transportation .. .. F 1,743,641 8 6 1,626,927 15 7 22*98 23-19 Head Office and general charges .. G 82,528 6 1 84,721 4 5 1*09 1-21 Superannuation subsidy.. .. £145,000 0 0 Less amount allocated to subsidiary services, &c. 3,985 9 0 G 141,014 11 0 80,000 0 0 1*86 1*14 Total operating expenses .. .. 6,164,569 14 1 5,533,136 3 11 j 81 23 78-88 Net operating revenue .. .. 1,424,704 8 5 1,481,512 9 8 I 18-77 21-12 ! 1 ! 7,589,274 2 6 1,014,648 13 7 , 100-00 10000 .. 7,589,274 2 6; 7,014,648 13 7 10000 100-00