Railway Freight Classification




Dec. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3745

Jars, glass, empty, packed .. .. .. .. .. C
Laths (measurement to be calculated per bundle). Owner’s risk .. K
Lime, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk .. .. .. Q
Lime for manuring farm-lands. Owner’s risk. (See also Regulation 13, Part III) .. .. .. .. .. F
Linseed Cake or Meal for stock-foods. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or at Class D. Owner’s risk. Rate and a quarter .. .. E
Live-stock and Poultry Foods. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or at Class D. Owner’s risk. Rate and a quarter .. .. E
Meals, stock-food. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or at Class D. Rate and a quarter.. .. .. .. .. E
Meals, linseed, lucerne-seed, pea, maize, and rye, for manufacture of stock-foods. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or at Class D. Rate and a quarter .. .. .. .. .. E
Medicines, stock, packed .. .. .. .. .. B
Milk, preserved or dried, packed, not otherwise specified .. .. C
Milk, preserved, in milk-cans, consigned direct from factories. (See Regulation 23, Part II). .. .. .. .. .. B
Milk-powder, manufactured from skim-milk. Owner’s risk. Half rate .. B
Molasses for preservation of timber. Minimum load, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon, 12 tons for bogie wagon .. .. .. D
Mouldings in cases or bundles. Owner’s risk .. .. .. K
Oilcake. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or at Class D. Owner’s risk. Rate and a quarter.. .. .. .. .. E
Oil, shale or lubricating. Owner’s risk .. .. .. B
Oil, shale or lubricating, direct ex factory. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per consignment. Owner’s risk. Half rate .. .. .. B
Oil, whale. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. B
Oil, tar, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk .. .. .. D
Oil, tar, consigned direct from factory. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per consignment. Half rate .. .. .. .. .. B
Oxide of Iron or Hæmatite, paste or powder, packed .. .. .. C
Paper Bags .. .. .. .. .. B
Paper Bags, consigned direct from paper-mills. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment. Half rate .. .. .. B
Paper, packed .. .. .. .. .. B
Paper, consigned direct from paper-mills. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment. Half rate .. .. .. B
Paper, parchment, for lining packages, packed .. .. .. D
Peas, dried or parched, whole or crushed. Owner’s risk. Half rate .. C
Petroleum, crude. Owner’s risk. Dangerous .. .. .. B
Phosphate, ground. Owner’s risk. (See also Regulation 41, Part III). .. E
Piles, reinforced concrete. Owner’s risk .. .. .. N
Pipes, steel, spiral or lockbar. Minimum quantity per bogie wagon, 5 tons. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or at Class C .. D
Pipes, water or gas, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. D
Plaster, fibrous, loose, ornamental or plain. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon, 8 tons per bogie wagon. Owner’s risk. Special goods. (All loading, unloading, and packing in wagons to be performed by owners. If handled by the Department rate and a half will be charged) .. .. .. .. .. C
Plaster, fibrous, loose, ornamental or plain. Minimum quantity. 1 ton per four-wheeled wagon. Owner’s risk. Special goods. (All loading, unloading, and packing in wagons to be performed by owners. If handled by the Department rate and a half will be charged) .. A
Plaster, fibrous, ornamental, packed in cases or crates. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. .. .. C
Poles, reinforced-concrete. Owner’s risk .. .. .. N
Posts, fencing, concrete. Owner’s risk .. .. .. N
Posts, including stays and strainers, fencing, hewn or sawn, not exceeding 10 ft. in length .. .. .. .. .. Q
Rennet. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. B
Restar, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. D
Restar, consigned direct from factory to local bodies for their exclusive use in connection with the construction or maintainance of roads. Minimum quantity, 5 tons .. .. .. .. .. N
Retorts, clay. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. C
Sausage-meal .. .. .. .. .. D
Shale. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. N
Shale Oil, direct ex factory. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per consignment. Owner’s risk. Half rate .. .. .. .. .. B
Shale Oil, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk .. .. .. B
Shingles. Maximum charges as for Class A .. .. .. K
Shooks, packed in bundles, not otherwise specified. (The charges not to exceed those computed at the rate for timber under Class K) .. D
Shooks, for the manufacture of cheese-crates, which, when full, are to be forwarded by rail. (The charges not to exceed those computed at the rate for timber under Class K.) Half rate .. .. .. B
Skewers. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. B
Skim-milk powder. Owner’s risk. Half rate.. .. .. .. .. B
Sleepers. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. Q
Soap-extract, packed .. .. .. .. .. A
Soap, packed, consigned to ship for export beyond the Dominion .. D
Soltar, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. D



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