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House of Assembly: Vol35 - THURSDAY 18 MARCH 1971

THURSDAY, 18TH MARCH, 1971

For written reply:

Departmental boards of inquiry appointed into accidents involving the Railway Administration 326. Mr. E. G. MALAN

asked the Minister of Transport:

(a) In how many cases since 1st April, 1970, has a departmental board of inquiry into an accident involving the Railway Administration been appointed, (b) what was in each case (i) the date and place of the accident, (ii) the alleged nature of the accident, (iii) the date on which the findings were submitted to him and (iv) the date on which the findings were made public and (c) what were the findings in each case.

The MINISTER OF TRANSPORT:

(a) 513.
(b) and (c) Most of the accidents included in the figure reflected in the reply to part (a) were of a minor nature. It is desired to point out that the findings of departmental boards of inquiry are confidential as in some cases disciplinary steps are taken as a result thereof.

Railway houses vacant and occupied 376. Mr. W. V. RAW

asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) How many departmental houses in (a) the Republic, (b) the Natal system and (c) Durban were (i) occupied and (ii) vacant as at 1st January, 1971;
(2) how many of these houses in each area were (a) built and (b) demolished or withdrawn from service during the current financial year;
(3) how many applications for departmental houses in each area were (a) received and (b) granted during the same year.

The MINISTER OF TRANSPORT:

(1)
1. (a)
  1. (i) 22 957.
  2. (ii) 77.
    The figures reflected include those in respect of departmental houses in South-West Africa.
2. (b)
  1. (i) 3 828.
  2. (ii) 12.
3. (c)
  1. (i) 1 481.
  2. (ii) None.

(2)	(a)	The Republic and South-West Africa	327
		Natal system	113
		Durban	39
	(b)	The Republic and South-West Africa	172
		Natal system	47
		Durban	7
(3)	(a)	The Republic and South-West Africa	4 987
		Natal system	796
		Durban	451
	(b)	The Republic and South-West Africa	2 566
		Natal system	480
		Durban	194

The details reflected in reply to parts (2) and (3) of the question are in respect of the period 1st April, 1970 to 28th February, 1971.

Applications for construction of new railway lines 402. Mr. H. M. TIMONEY

asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether any applications for the construction of new railway lines were received during the period 1st January, 1966, to 31st December, 1970; if so, (a) where were the lines requested to be built and (b) what was the result of the application in each case;
(2) whether any railway lines were closed down or converted to goods only lines during the same period; if so, which lines.

The MINISTER OF TRANSPORT:

(1) Yes.

(a) Requested Route	(b) Result of Application
Barberton—Carolina via Badplaas	Not approved.
Zeerust or Groot Marico or Middelwit to the vicinity of Nietverdiend	Not approved.
Immerpan to the farm Calais	Engaging attention.
Pietersburg—Dendron	Not approved.
Beit Bridge—Rutenga	Not approved (matter for Rhodesian Government).
Thabazimbi—Ellisras via Steenbokpan	Not approved.
Vaalwater—Ellisras	Not approved.
Rustenburg—Magaliesburg	Not approved.
Hartbeesfontein—Coligny	Not approved.
Solomondale—Morea	Not approved.
Braamfontein—Pretoria West (via Randburg and Rivonia)	Not approved.
Beestekraal—Thabazimbi (direct line)	Not approved.
Beestekraal—Vogelfontein	Guaranteed line will be constructed.
Lichtenburg—Mafeking (direct line)	Not approved.
Slurry—Lichtenburg	Not approved.
Louis Trichardt—Sibasa	Not approved.
Louis Trichardt—Bantu Trust Farm Schiel	Not approved.
Marble Hall—Moosrivier	Engaging attention.
	Guaranteed lines requested, but applicant not desirous of proceeding with proposal at this stage.
Middelwit—Dwaalboom
Middelwit—Gansvlei
Republic of S.A. to Swaziland	Engaging attention.
Groblersdal—Middelburg—Bethal—Standerton	Not approved.
Vereeniging—Vanderbijlpark	Not approved.
Vaal Triangle—Newcastle (direct line)	Not approved.
Broodsnyersplaas—Ermelo	Guaranteed line will be constructed.
Johannesburg—Jan Smuts Airport	Not approved.
Winternest—Mabopane	Engaging attention.
Pimville—Lenasia via Nancefield	Engaging attention.
Boksburg—Vosloorus	Engaging attention.
Umtata—Kokstad	Not approved.
Hutchinson—Noupoort	Not approved.
Coastal route between East London and Port Elizabeth	Not approved.
Peddie—Alice	Not approved.
Grahamstown—King William’s Town via Committees and Peddie	Not approved.
Upington—Postmasburg	Not approved.
Le Roux—Beaufort West	Not approved.
Klawer—Calvinia	Not approved.
Link between Cape Town—De Aar main line and Graaff-Reinet—Aberdeen Road section	Not approved.
Boegoeberg—Postmasburg	Not approved.
Silver Streams—Danielskuil	Guaranteed line requested, but applicant not desirous of proceeding with proposal at this stage.
Komga—Kei Mouth	Guaranteed line requested, but applicant no longer interested.
Groveput—Vogelstruisbult	Guaranteed line will be constructed.
Line to serve St. Helena Bay area	Not approved.
Klipplaat—Beaufort West	Not approved.
Maclear—Matatiele	Not approved.
Nyanga—Strandfontein	Not approved.
Nyanga—Mnandistrand	Not approved.
Klipplaat—Somerset East	Not approved.
Tarkastad—Hofmeyer or Cradock	Not approved.
Sishen—Saldanha	Engaging attention.
Langa—Athlone	Engaging attention.
New Brighton—Bethalsdorp	Engaging attention.
Pongola—North Coast	Not approved.
Port Shepstone—Ramsgate	Not approved.
Simuna—Umtentweni	Engaging attention
Mount Alida—Mooi River	Not approved.
Dukuduku—St. Lucia	Not approved.
Weenen—Graytown	Not approved.
Weenen—Colenso (including broadening of Est-court—Weenen line)	Not approved.
Port Durnford—Richard’s Bay	Engaging attention.
Vryheid—Mondhlo Bantu Township	Engaging attention.
Umgeni—Ntuzuma	Engaging attention.
From Bultfontein via Dealesville to a point on the Bloemfontein/Kimberley line	Not approved.
Clocolan—Winburg	Not approved.
Goageb—Helmeringhausen	Not approved.
Walvis Bay—Rhodesia	Not approved.

(2) No. Consequent upon the dewatering of the Bank Compartment, passenger train services on the Westonaria— Bank—Potchefstroom and Middelvlei —Bank sections were, however, suspended as from 1st May, 1970, and passenger trains to and from Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp have been diverted via Fochville.

Prosecutions for certain offences 414. Mrs. H. SUZMAN

asked the Minister of Justice:

How many persons were prosecuted for each of the offences listed in Part II bis of the Second Schedule to the Criminal Procedure Act during each year since 1966.

The MINISTER OF JUSTICE:

The Department of Statistics supplies the following particulars:

	1965/66	1966/67	1967/68	1968/69	1969/70
Treason	5	—	—	1	—
Section 21 of the General Law Amendment Act 1962 (Act No. 76 of 1962)	113	44	6	3	27
Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 (Act No. 44 of 1950)	743	307	135	52	54
Sedition	99	147	27	14	49
Murder	4 494	4 968	4 023	4 127	4 149
Attempted Murder	652	796	581	669	623
Kidnapping	32	28	22	11	17
Child stealing	205	157	148	177	151
Housebreaking with intent to commit an offence	24 697	30 657	24 733	25 840	24 590
Robbery where aggravating circumstances were present	1 263	1 690	1 220	1 140	846
Arson	812	897	752	879	832

NOTES.

(i) The particulars furnished above in respect of the Suppression of Communism Act include all contraventions of that Act and not only those mentioned in Part IIbis.

(ii) Except in the case of murder statistics are not kept in respect of attempts to commit those offences.

(iii) Particulars furnished above in respect of housebreaking include all types thereof. Particulars of cases where aggravating circumstances were present are not available.

S.A. Railways: Staff gains and losses during 1970 428. Mr. G. N. OLDFIELD

asked the Minister of Transport:

How many White employees of the South African Railways (a) are employed at present, (b) (i) joined and (ii) left the service during each month of 1970 and (c) terminated their service each month of 1970 due to (i) resignation, (ii) retirement, (iii) abscondment, (iv) death, (v) dismissal and (vi) other reasons.

The MINISTER OF TRANSPORT:

(a)	112 541.
(b)		(i)	(ii)
	January	2 978	2 291
	February	2 557	2 413
	March	2103	2 697
	April	1 700	2 534
	May	1 621	2 406
	June	1 930	1 828
	July	2 077	1 947
	August	2 774	1 834
	September	2 104	1 887
	October	1 760	1 960
	November	1 639	1 756
	December	1 943	2 097

(c)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(v)	(vi)
January	1 035	179	935	72	69	1
February	1 189	195	920	38	70	1
March	1 364	173	1 041	48	71	None
April	1 102	177	1 128	53	74	None
May	1 040	193	1 040	69	63	1
June	729	153	832	61	53	None
July	683	154	959	64	86	1
August	558	141	979	63	91	2
September	556	186	988	57	100	None
October	513	169	1 113	69	93	3
November	530	163	911	53	99	None
December	886	170	872	63	106	None

Publications and Entertainments Control Board: Ages of members 433. Mr. E. G. MALAN

asked the Minister of the Interior:

What are the ages of the members of the Publications and Entertainments Control Board.

The MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR:

68, 67, 65, 65, 63, 52, 52, 46, 46 and 39 years.

Average prices of meat during 1970 445. Mr. W. G. KINGWILL

asked the Minister of Agriculture:

What was the average price for (a) lamb super X, (b) sheep prime AX, (c) pigs porkers super and (d) cattle super A during 1970 in each of the nine controlled areas of the Republic.

The MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE:

	Cents per lb.
	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
Cape Town	27.03	23.91	22.16	22.97
W.W. Rand	27.72	25.11	22.63	23.55
Pretoria	27.49	25.83	23.26	24.31
Durban	28.50	25.42	20.63	24.07
Pietermaritzburg	27.90	24.62	21.15	24.12
Port Elizabeth	26.31	23.86	23.03	23.47
East London	25.29	21.80	22.65	23.50
Bloemfontein	23.75	22.41	19.05	22.60
Kimberley	24.02	21.78	18.74	21.68

Publications Control Board: Appeals lodged to Supreme Court and Appellate Division against decisions

Supplementary reply and explanation to Question 336, for written reply, put by Mr. E. G. Malan, and replied to on 9th March, 1971 (“Questions and Replies”, col. 442):

Question:

What are the names of the (a) publications, (b) films and (c) other objects in connection with which appeals to the Supreme Court and the Appellate Division against decisions of the Publications Control Board (i) have been allowed, (ii) have not been allowed, and (iii) are still pending.

Reply:

In my reply which was submitted to the hon. House on 9th March, 1971, I stated, inter alia, that the appeal in respect of Nos. 21 and 22 of Volume 4 of the publication “Scope” was allowed. It has now come to my notice that the appeal was not allowed and that no appeal in respect of a prohibition concerning these two publications was heard. What was considered by the Court was an application to reject a warning by the Publications Control Board that the said two publications could probably be prohibited and this application was disallowed. The judgment was given on 15th December, 1969, in case No. M.1152/ 1969 of the Cape Division of the Supreme Court.

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