JUNE 29] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 845
MINISTER'S DECISIONS UNDER SALES TAX ACT—continued
Decision of Minister.
The following goods are to be regarded as (a) included, or (b) not included, under the items subject to sales tax at the rate of 10 per cent. only (under the provisions of subsection (1) of section 10 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act, 1942), set out in Column No. 1 (below):—
Column No. 1. Item.
No. of Decision.
Column No. 2. Goods regarded as included under Item.
Column No. 3. Goods not regarded as included under Item.
C (s) 10/16/4 Foodstuffs, viz.:— Coffee, roasted .. .. 65 Nestle's Coffee and Milk.
C (s) 15/23 Timber, hewn, sawn, or dressed, .. 65 Core stock (or core board), made and joinery up by laminating suitably dressed, narrow lengths of timber into a single board which is subsequently veneered with plywood, for use in the manufacture of panels, flush doors, &c.
E. D. GOOD, Comptroller of Customs.
Abstract of Railways Working Account
FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 27TH MAY, 1944
Section. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
£ £ £
North Island main line and branches .. 618,092 532,762 85,330
South Island main line and branches .. 339,482 310,618 28,864
Nelson .. .. .. .. 8,062 2,343 5,719
Picton .. .. .. .. 1,231 6,087 -4,856
Total railway operating revenue .. 966,867 851,810 115,057
Miscellaneous and subsidiary services .. 142,878 111,274 31,604
Total .. .. .. .. 1,109,745 963,084 146,661
1ST APRIL, 1944, TO 27TH MAY, 1944
Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
£ £ £
North Island main line and branches .. 1,165,944 1,055,005 110,939
South Island main line and branches .. 639,861 610,892 28,969
Nelson .. .. .. .. 13,865 4,257 9,608
Picton .. .. .. .. 2,578 13,015 -10,437
Total railway operating revenue .. 1,822,248 1,683,169 139,079
Miscellaneous and subsidiary services .. 285,362 217,151 68,211
Total .. .. .. .. 2,107,610 1,900,320 207,290
ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC
Four-weekly Year to Date.
Period.
Passenger .. .. .. .. 221,305 399,238
Parcels, luggage, and mails .. .. 32,074 59,106
Goods .. .. .. .. 690,891 1,317,496
Labour and demurrage .. .. 22,597 46,408
Total railway operating revenue .. 966,867 1,822,248
Passengers .. .. .. No. 2,982,087 5,166,922
Live-stock .. .. .. Tons 82,791 158,905
Timber .. .. .. ,, 51,710 91,426
Other goods .. .. .. ,, 621,207 1,181,986
Total goods .. .. ,, 755,708 1,432,317
Road Motor Services— Passengers .. .. .. No. 1,002,346 1,938,858
Revenue .. .. .. £ 58,712 118,232
ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE
Four-weekly Year to Date.
Period.
Maintenance— Way and works .. .. .. 163,277 319,052
Signals and electrical appliances .. 23,497 47,860
Rolling-stock .. .. .. 217,542 410,763
Transportation— Locomotive .. .. .. 183,766 365,134
Traffic .. .. .. 241,975 494,984
General charges .. .. .. 8,932 19,590
Superannuation subsidy .. .. 12,821 25,786
Total operating expenditure .. 851,810 1,683,169
Net operating revenue .. .. 115,057 139,079
Total railway operating revenue .. 966,867 1,822,248
Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1944 .. £ 70,999,125
Mining Privilege struck off the Register
NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to subsection (4) of section 188 of the Mining Act, 1926, that the mining privilege mentioned in the Schedule hereto has been struck off the Register.
W. M. FRASER, Mining Registrar.
SCHEDULE
License Date. Nature of Privilege. Locality. Registered holder.
No. 2529 7/4/1911 Residence-site Humphrey's Gully William Adams.
(Mines N. 10/5/10.) C