New Zealand Gazette – 1951 – No. 18

Page 307

✨ Railways Working Account and Sales Tax Decisions



MAR. 8] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 307

Abstract of Railways Working Account

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 3RD FEBRUARY, 1951

Section. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
North Island main line and branches .. £ 1,005,979 £ 831,221 £ 174,758
South Island main line and branches .. 523,265 524,110 —845
Nelson .. .. .. 1,325 3,444 —2,119
Total railway operation .. 1,530,569 1,358,775 171,794
Miscellaneous and subsidiary services .. 296,406 256,907 39,499
Total .. .. .. 1,826,975 1,615,682 211,293

1ST APRIL, 1950, TO 3RD FEBRUARY, 1951.

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
£ 9,971,559 £ 9,685,463 £ 286,096
5,510,951 5,900,087 —389,136
15,914 37,931 —22,017
15,498,424 15,623,481 —125,057
2,969,822 2,796,121 173,701
18,468,246 18,419,602 48,644

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
Passenger .. .. .. £ 235,128 £ 2,219,473
Parcels, luggage, and mails .. 43,314 436,771
Goods .. .. .. 1,228,496 12,551,977
Labour and demurrage .. 23,631 290,203
Total railway operating revenue .. 1,530,569 15,498,424
Passengers .. .. No. 1,936,300 20,441,419
Live-stock .. .. Tons 78,219 485,121
Timber .. .. ,, 49,340 676,424
Other goods .. .. ,, 639,385 7,073,803
Total goods .. .. ,, 766,944 8,235,348
Road Motor Services—
Passengers .. .. No. 1,858,863 20,368,036
Revenue .. .. £ 169,068 1,734,864

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
Maintenance—
Way and works .. .. £ 235,103 £ 2,640,846
Signals and electrical appliances .. 39,747 479,492
Rolling-stock .. .. 229,618 3,488,289
Transportation—
Locomotive .. .. 370,127 3,871,808
Traffic .. .. 439,466 4,673,417
General charges .. .. 15,829 156,411
Superannuation subsidy .. 28,885 313,218
Total operating expenditure 1,358,775 15,623,481
Net operating revenue .. 171,794 ..
,, ,, loss .. .. 125,057
Total railway operating revenue .. 1,530,569 15,498,424

Capital Cost of Open Lines as at 31st March, 1950 .. £81,551,763

Decisions Under the Sales Tax Act, 1932–33

Customs Department, Wellington, 5th March, 1951.

THE following decisions in interpretation of the Sales Tax Act, 1932–33, are published for public information :—

Record No. Exemption. No. of Decision. Goods Regarded as Included Under the Exemption.
(s) 6/23 .. Bowls, dishes, &c., of metal, &c., peculiar to use in hospitals 105 Refills of waxed cardboard or other material for sputum cups.
(s) 2/13/20 .. Cable and flex .. .. .. 105 Cable, insulated, metal-sheathed, not armoured, and not exceeding 2 in. in external diameter. (Revises the decision on “Cable, insulated, aluminium sheathed, &c.” in M.D. 97.)
(s) 21/90 .. Cleansing powders, &c. .. .. 105 {Kermeed.\nKerful.\nKlean Koils.}
(s) 3/118/34.. Doors .. .. .. 105 Draught-excluding shutters for attachment to doors.
.. Fly and insect sprays and powders .. 105 Naphthalene, flake.
.. ,, 105 Orthodichlorbenzine.
.. ,, 105 Paradichlorbenzine.
(s) 2/11 .. Gauges, steam and air .. .. 105 Gauges, tire-pressure.
(s) 2/47/9 .. Mechanical appliances, &c., used in the preparation of food 105 Stands peculiar to geared type hand mixers.
(s) 21/13/30.. Medicinal preparations for internal use for relief of coughs, &c. {105\n105\n105} Cherimal.\nCitro Thiocol.\nSedulon.
(s) 3/85 .. Metal in ingots, &c. .. .. 105 Gold or silver sheet and wire. (Revises the decision in M.D. 45 reading “Gold plate, &c.”)
(s) 10/49 .. Provisions n.e.i. .. .. 105 Milk blocks which conform to the standard for milk ices and milk blocks as specified by the Food and Drug Regulations 1946.
(s) 21/88/2 .. Rabbit poisons .. .. .. 105 Phosphorus, white or yellow. (Cancels the decision in M.D. 35 reading “Phosphorus when sold to or imported by a Rabbit, Board, &c.”.)
(s) 21/142 .. Ships, dredges, &c. .. .. 105 Echo-sounding equipment.
(s) 21/233 .. Taps, 1 in. and under .. .. 105 Tap-nozzles, anti-splash, whether or not incorporating a filter, for fitting to 1 in. taps and under.
(s) 21/111 .. Tree and plant tags .. .. 105 Labels, wooden, used by nurserymen to identify seedlings, plants, and shrubs.
(s) 8/20 .. Window blinds .. .. .. 105 Metal fittings for venetian blinds.

The following decisions are cancelled :—

M.D. 46 .. {Boricide.\nMothbane crystals.}

M.D. 50 .. {Borapruf.\nMothpruf.\nKilbor.}

D. G. SAVERS, Comptroller of Customs.



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🚂 Abstract of Railways Working Account

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Revenue, Expenditure, Net Revenue, Passenger, Goods, Maintenance, Transportation

🏭 Decisions Under the Sales Tax Act, 1932–33

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
5 March 1951
Sales Tax, Exemptions, Customs, Decisions, Goods, Taxation
  • D. G. Savers, Comptroller of Customs