3578
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 91

PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS,
LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUG-
GAGE.

All goods, live-stock, parcels, and luggage 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 at owner’s risk until the Railway 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 con-
tents thereof must be specified on the consignment-note. The Railway is not bound
to carry any such goods.
Packages containing safety small-arm cartridges must be labelled, “Explosive
safety small-arm cartridges.”
Poisoned and phosphorized grain will be accepted for carriage only when double-
bagged in new bags securely sewn, and having the words “POISONED GRAIN”
painted thereon in 3 in. letters.
Packages containing “dangerous goods” (other than fuse, safety small-arm cart-
ridges, and Chinese crackers) will not be accepted for carriage through the Parcels
Department.
The maximum weight of Chinese crackers accepted for carriage through Parcels
Department by any one train will be 14 lb.
The maximum weight of any package containing fish shall be 2 cwt. Packages of
fish exceeding 2 cwt. will not be accepted for carriage.
Where goods are described as “packed” it is intended that they shall be properly
and securely packed in cases, casks, bags, crates, or otherwise, for safe transit by rail,
in the manner in which such goods are usually packed in the trade, and that they
shall 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” mean 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 word “half-rate,”
where specified, means that the “classified rate” per ton will be halved, and applies
to that rate only, except in cases where goods charged at the “local rate” are carried
by measurement, when the “local rate” will be halved.

Acid, acetic, boric, citric, and tartaric, packed. Owners’ risk … A
Acid, carbolic, packed in casks or wrought-iron drums. Owners’ risk A
Acids, not otherwise specified, packed. Double rate. Owners’ risk. … A
Dangerous
Acid, picric. Owners’ risk. Double rate. Dangerous … A
Acid, sulphuric, New Zealand manufacture, not otherwise specified, … A
packed. Owners’ risk. Dangerous
Acid, sulphuric, New Zealand manufacture (in 4-ton lots). Owners’ risk. … D
Dangerous
Acid, sulphurous, packed. Owners’ risk … A
Acorns, packed. Rate and a half. (Not to exceed Class D) … E
Aeroplanes. Minimum charge as for 1 ton for four-wheeled wagon, … A
2 tons for bogie wagon. Owners’ risk. Special goods … As Beer.
Ale … A
Almonds, packed … A
Alum, packed … C