New Zealand Gazette – 1947 – No. 4

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✨ Customs and Railway Notices



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Minister's Decisions under the Sales Tax Act, 1932-33

Customs Department, Wellington, 17th January, 1947.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Minister of Customs has decided to interpret the Sales Tax Act, 1932-33
(hereinafter referred to as the Act), as under:-

It should be understood that the decisions contained herein may be revised from time to time in the light of further information which may be obtained by the Minister.

Record No. Decision of Minister.
The following goods are to be regarded as included under the exemptions set out in Column No. 1 (below):-
Exemption.
Column No. 1.
Goods regarded as included under Exemption.
No. of
Decision.
Column No. 2.
($ s) 4/7/38 Disinfectants n.e.i., &c.
Furniture
($ s) 3/3/7 "
($ s) 15/18/2 "
($ s) 2/78 Machinery n.e.i., o.k. (Tariff item 353 (6) (b) )
($ s) 3/128 Metal fittings for windows
($ s) 3/123 Metal mesh
($ s) 6/1 Napery
($ s) 17/1/4 Refractory bricks, &c....
($ s) 3/128 Roofing tiles, slates, and sheets of all kinds
($ s) 3/121 Staples
($ s) 2/89/3 Valves for use on pipes not exceeding 2 in. in internal diameter
79 " Degresol."
79 Baptismal fonts for churches, being movable articles of pedestal type.
79 Ice chests for food.
79 "Seed trays," being sets of shelves for display of packets of garden seeds.
79 Wire frames for use in dipping ice-cream shapes into chocolate.
79 Sash rollers and sash fasteners for windows.
79 Metal gauze and wire screen cloth.
79 Paper handkerchiefs.
79 "Feusol."
"Greencote."
"Kast-o-lite."
"Kastset."
"Plastic Quick Pach" plastic firebricks.
"Plibrico" jointless firebricks.
"Plicast."
"Pyruma" fire cement.
"Sairset."
"Super Plastic" plastic firebricks.
79 Diamond-shaped washers of roofing material (similar to malthoid) for use with asbestos-cement roofing sheets.
Diamond-shaped washers of galvanized iron, bent to conform to the pitch of the corrugation of asbestos-cement roofing sheets.
Galvanized-iron hook bolts for use with asbestos-cement roofing sheets.
79 Staples (short pieces of U-shaped wire) suited for use in bookbinding.
79 "Grinnell" sprinkler heads of sizes suitable for fitting to pipes not exceeding 2 in. in internal diameter.

D. G. SAWERS, Comptroller of Customs.

Abstract of Railways Working Account

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 7TH DECEMBER, 1946

Section. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
North Island main line and branches .. £ 688,175 £ 686,870 £ 1,305
South Island main line and branches .. £ 387,795 £ 409,355 -21,560
Nelson £ 838 £ 3,222 -2,384
Total railway operation £1,076,808 £ 1,099,447 -22,639
Miscellaneous and subsidiary services £ 216,468 £ 177,276 39,192
Total £1,293,276 £ 1,276,723 16,553

1ST APRIL, 1946, TO 7TH DECEMBER, 1946

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
£ 5,463,221 £ 5,586,752 -123,531
£ 3,222,902 £ 3,596,071 -373,169
£ 8,932 £ 26,700 -17,768
£ 8,695,055 £ 9,209,523 -514,468
£ 1,861,527 £ 1,521,495 340,032
£10,556,582 £10,731,018 -174,436

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
£ £
Passenger .. 310,010
Parcels, luggage, and mails .. 33,779
Goods .. 715,249
Labour and demurrage .. 17,770
Total railway operation .. 1,076,808
Passengers .. .. .. No. 1,859,385
Live-stock .. .. .. Tons 31,578
Timber .. 48,845
Other goods .. .. .. ,, 659,009
Total goods .. .. .. ,, 739,432

Road Motor Services-
Passengers .. .. .. No. | 1,589,315 | 13,577,818
Revenue .. .. .. £ | 126,319 | 1,029,157

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE

Four-weekly Year to Date.
Period.
£ £

Maintenance-
Way and works .. .. | 187,577 | 1,727,701
Signals and electrical appliances .. | 35,190 | 257,617
Rolling-stock .. .. .. | 284,395 | 2,210,618
Transportation-
Locomotive .. .. .. | 245,969 | 1,937,684
Traffic .. .. .. | 311,887 | 2,795,739
General charges .. .. | 13,932 | 116,070
Superannuation subsidy .. | 20,497 | 164,094
Total operating expenditure .. | 1,099,447 | 9,209,523
Net operating loss .. .. | 22,639 | 514,468
Total railway operating revenue .. | 1,076,808 | 8,695,055

Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1946 .. £ 74,466,731



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🏭 Minister's Decisions under the Sales Tax Act, 1932-33

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
17 January 1947
Sales Tax, Exemptions, Customs, Tariff, Goods Classification
  • D. G. Sawers, Comptroller of Customs

🚂 Abstract of Railways Working Account

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway Revenue, Expenditure, Traffic, Financial Report