The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 6 (October 1, 1932.)
Staff and Salaries
Staff and Salaries.
The estimates for Railway Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending 30th September, 1870, give details of staff and expenses of the Canterbury Railways at that page 47 period. The accounts of the Lyttelton line and the Great South Line are shown separately. The revenue for the year is estimated as:—
Lyttelton line | £33,118 | 6 | 8 |
Great South line | 12,865 | 0 | 0 |
Miscellaneous weighing, storage, etc. | 3,060 | 0 | 0 |
Total | £49,043 | 6 | 8 |
The expenditure is estimated at £32,471 4s. 4d., and is classified under eleven headings, which include separate accounts for each of the two lines. The traffic expenditure is divided between passengers, goods and wharves. The totals under each heading are:—
Class I. General | £2,255 | 0 | 0 |
Class II. Passengers, L. & C. R | 1,764 | 7 | 0 |
Class III. Passengers, G. S. R. | 1,196 | 18 | 0 |
Class IV. Loco. Running (both lines) | 5,117 | 0 | 0 |
Class IV. Loco, and Car and Wagon Repairs | 2,179 | 17 | 0 |
Class V. Maintenance of Way, L. & C. R. | 4,067 | 18 | 6 |
Class V. Tunnel | 2,000 | 0 | 0 |
Class VI. Maintenance of Way, G. S. R | 3,594 | 1 | 0 |
Class VII. Goods, L. & C. R | 6,936 | 5 | 4 |
Class VIII. Goods, G. S. R | 600 | 0 | 0 |
Class IX. Police Gates, etc., L. & C. R. | 468 | 0 | 0 |
Class X. Gates, G. S. R | 664 | 12 | 6 |
Class XI. Wharves and jetties | 1,627 | 5 | 0 |
Total | £32,471 | 4 | 4 |
The general charges include: Secretary £380, Clerk (also Ticket Printer and Stationery £200), Accountant £300, Collector £250, Cashier £225, 3 Clerks (£150 £125, £75) £350, Messenger £50, Printing, Advertising and Stationery £500.
In Class II. the Stationmasters at Christchurch and Lyttelton were paid each £300 per annum and the Stationmaster at Heathcote £150, Booking Clerks £100 each, Head Porter £146, Guard 10/- and Porters 7/- per day. Only two porters are shown at Christchurch Passenger, and one each at Heathcote and Lyttelton Passenger. The Heathcote porter was also lampman. They are shown as working seven days a week.
On the South line there were Stationmasters at Templeton, Rolleston, Leeston Road (Burnham) and Selwyn. There were two porters at Selwyn and one at Rolleston. One guard did all the timetable running.
The Locomotive Foreman was paid £365 per annum, one driver 15/- a day, two at 13/6 and one at 12/- per day. Firemen were paid 10/- per day and cleaners 48/-per week. Coals (950 tons) were estimated to cost 31/- per ton, and lubricants and other stores a sum of £500. The storekeeper (£150 per annum) and the pointsman and shunters were included in the Locomotive expenses.
(To be continued.)
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