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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

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 classification 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 manner in which such goods are usually packed in the trade, and that they will not be carried loose or in bulk.

Except in the case of goods carried by measurement, the words “rate and a quarter,” “rate and a half,” or “double rate,” means that the classified or local rate for the conveyance of any article in the following classification to which any such words apply shall be increased by “one-fourth,” or by “one-half,” or “doubled,” as the case may be. When any such goods (except dangerous goods) are carried by measurement, such increase of the classified or local rate shall not apply. The increased rate shall apply to dangerous goods in all cases. The words “half rate,” means that only half the classified or local rate is to be charged whether the goods are carried by weight or measurement.

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 … … A
Anchors and Chain Cables … … D
Animals, living, not otherwise specified. In crates or cases. Owners’ risk A
Animals and Birds stuffed, in cases. Rate and a quarter As parcels, see Part II.
Antimony, smelted … … C
Anvils … … D
Apparatus, distillery. Double rate. Owners’ risk … … A
Arrowroot, packed … … A
Arsenic, packed … … A
Asphalt … … D
Axles … … C

Bacon, loose. Owners’ risk … … B
Bacon, packed … … C
Ballast, ships’. Owners’ risk … … O
Bags, paper … … A
Bank Notes. Special goods. Double rate As parcels, see Part II.
Banners, packed. If loose, owners’ risk … … A
Bark, packed, in bags or bundles. Owners’ risk … … D
Bark, loose. Owners’ risk … … C
Bark, native, packed in bags or bundles. Owners’ risk … … N
Bark, native, loose … … D
Barley, grain, in bags. Owners’ risk … … E
Barley, pearl, packed … … C
Basils, in bales … … B
Baskets and Basketware. Rate and a half … … A
Baths, plunge or shower. If loose, owners’ risk. Rate and a half … … A
Baths, wood, lined with zinc or tin. Rate and a half … … A
Bath Chairs. Rate and a quarter As parcels, see Part II.
Beans, imported, packed … … B
Beans, colonial produce, whole or crushed … … E
Beds and Bedding, packed. If loose, rate and a half, owners’ risk. Special goods … … A
Bedsteads, packed, in cases … … A
Bedsteads (loose), in sacking, matting, straw bands, partially or wholly exposed. Rate and a quarter. Special goods … … A
Beef, salt, packed … … C
Beehives. Owners’ risk … … A
Beer, bottled, packed. Owners’ risk … … B
Beer, in bulk (4 hhds. to the ton) … … C
Beeswax … … A
Beetroot. Owners’ risk … … F
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. } ” ”
Double rate
Birds in cages. Rate and a quarter. Owners’ risk. ” ”
Birds and Animals stuffed, in cases. Rate and a quarter ” ”
Biscuits, in tins and cases. Owners’ risk … … A
Biscuits, in bags and casks … … C
Bitters, packed. Owners’ risk … … A
Blackening, packed … … B