Railway Freight Classification




1450

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 67

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GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE.

CLASSIFICATION—continued.

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 half. (If through parcels, rate and a quarter) ... A
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. Owners’ risk. Special goods ... A
Beef, salt, packed ... C
Beehives. Owners’ risk ... C
Beer, bottled, packed. Owners’ risk ... B
Beer, in bulk (4 hhds. to the ton) ... C
Beeswax ... A
Beetroot. Owners’ risk ... F
Bellit. Double rate. Owners’ risk. Dangerous ... A
Bellona. Double rate. Owners’ risk. Dangerous ... 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 accompanying passengers. Owners’ risk. Special goods. See Part II.
Bicycles, packed. Owners’ risk ... A
Bicycles and bicycle wheels, unpacked. Rate and a quarter. Owners’ risk.
As parcels, see Part II.
Bills of Exchange and other Securities. Special goods. Double rate ... D
Binder twine ... D
Birds, Mutton, preserved ... D
Birds in cages. Rate and a quarter. Owners’ risk. As parcels, see Part II.
Birds and Animals stuffed, in cases. Rate and a quarter ... A
Biscuits, in tins and cases. Owners’ risk ... A
Biscuits, in tins and cases, beyond 140 miles (minimum rate as Class A for
140 miles). Owners’ risk ... B
Biscuits, in bags and casks ... C
Biscuits, Settlers’. Owners’ risk ... C
Bisulphide of carbon. Double rate. Owners’ risk. Dangerous ... A
Bitters, packed. Owners’ risk ... A
Blacking, packed ... B
Blacklead, packed ... B
Blades, scythe, in bundles ... A
Blasting-gelatine. Double rate. Owners’ risk. Dangerous ... A
Bleach Soda Ash, packed, consigned to paper-mills. Owners’ risk ... D
Bleaching Liquids. Double rate. Owners’ risk. Dangerous ... A
Blight Mixture, apple, packed ... B
Blinds, Venetian, packed. If in bundles, owners’ risk ... A
Blocks, concrete. Owners’ risk ... N
Bluestone, packed ... B
Blue, washing, packed ... A
Boats. Minimum charge as for 1 ton. Owners’ risk ... B
Boats, to and from regattas, accompanied by their crews ... See Part III.
Boilers and Shell Flues, copper or iron, kitchen, washing, or other open,
not otherwise specified. Owners’ risk ... A
Boilers, Steam-engine. Owners’ risk ... C
Bolts and Nuts, packed ... C
Bone-dust, packed. Owners’ risk ... P
Bones. Owners’ risk ... Q
Books, packed. Owners’ risk ... A
Boots, packed ... B
Bottles, druggists’, packed. Owners’ risk ... A
Bottles, empty, “returned empties” ... See Part III.
Bottles, empty, packed, not otherwise specified. Owners’ risk ... C



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