1400 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 101
PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS.

All goods carried on the railways will be charged under the class specified in this
classification.
If any goods are required to be carried which are not mentioned in this classifica-
tion they shall be carried as Class A until the Department shall determine in what
class they shall be charged.
If any package contains any of the goods specified in this list as "dangerous," the
word "dangerous" must be marked on the package, and full particulars of the contents
thereof must be specified on the consignment-note. The Railway Department is not
bound to carry any such goods.
Where goods are described as "packed," it is intended that they will only be
carried if properly packed in cases, casks, bags, crates, or otherwise, in the manmer
in which such goods are usually packed in the trade, and that they will not be
carried loose or in bulk.

CLASS.
Acids, packed. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous A
Acid, tartaric, packed A
Ale As beer
Almonds, packed A
Alum, packed C
American Woodenware, buckets, tubs, &c. A
Ammunition. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous D
Anchors and Chain Cables A
Animals, living, not otherwise specified. In crates or cases. Owners' risk C
Antimony, smelted N
Antimony ore. Owners' risk D
Anvils A
Apparatus, distillery. Double rate. Owners' risk C
Arrowroot, packed A
Arsenic, packed A
Asphalt D
Axles C
Bacon, loose A
Bacon, packed C
Ballast, ships'. Owners' risk O
Bags, paper A
Bank Notes. Special goods As parcels, see Part II.
Banners, packed. If loose, owners' risk A
Bark, packed, in bags or bundles D
Bark, loose C
Bark, native, packed in bags or bundles. Owners' risk E
Bark, native, loose. Minimum quantity, 2 tons D
Barley, grain, in bags. Owners' risk E
Barley, pearl, packed C
Basils, in bales B
Baskets and Basketware A
Baths, plunge or shower. If loose, owners' risk A
Baths, wood, lined with zinc or tin B
Beans, imported, packed B
Beans, colonial produce, whole or crushed B
Beds and Bedding, packed. If loose, rate and a half, owners' risk. Special goods A
Bedsteads, packed B
Beef, salt, packed C
Beehives. Owners' risk A
Beer, bottled, packed. Owners' risk B
Beer, in bulk C
Beeswax A
Bellows. Owners' risk B
Bells of all kinds. Owners' risk A
Belting, leather or rubber. Owners' risk B
Benzole, packed. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous A
Berries, Juniper, packed A
Bicycles, packed. Owners' risk A
Bicycles, loose. Owners' risk As parcels, see Part II.
Bills of Exchange and other Securities. Special goods As parcels, see Part II.
Birds in cages. Owners' risk "
Biscuits, in tins and cases. Owners' risk A
Biscuits, in bags and casks C
Bitters, packed. Owners' risk O
Blacking, packed A
Blacklead, packed B
Blades, scythe, in bundles B
Blinds, Venetian, packed. If in bundles, owners' risk A
Blocks, concrete. Owners' risk A
Bluestone, packed P
Blue, washing, packed B
Boats. Minimum charge as for 1 ton. Owners' risk B
Boilers and Shell Flues, copper or iron, kitchen, washing, or other open. Owners' risk A
Bodies, Shafts, and Wheels, dray. Minimum charge as for 1 ton each consignment C
Bolts and Nuts, packed O
Bone-dust, packed. Owners' risk E
" in small lots D
Bones. Owners' risk N
Books, packed. Owners' risk A