New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 85

Page 3213

✨ Railway Freight Classification



Nov. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3213

CLASSIFICATION—continued.

Item Class
Bacon, loose. Owner's risk C
Bacon, packed D
Bags, flour, in bags, bales, or bundles D
Bags, hessian, jute, or twill, in bags, bales, or bundles E
Bags, hessian, jute, or twill, loose A
Bags, old, consigned to papermaking factories N
Bags or coverings manufactured from hessian, stockinette, and suchlike materials, packed in bales or bundles, and consigned to frozen-meat companies D
Bags, paper, not otherwise specified B
Bags, paper, consigned direct by rail from paper-mills. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment. Half rate B
Bags, paper, packed. Minimum quantity, 5 cwt. per consignment D
Baka Butta (similar to margarine). C
Baking-powder, packed A
Bananas, packed or in bunches, not otherwise specified D
Bananas, packed or in bunches, produce of Cook Islands or Niue See Regulation 56 and 85 D
Bandages and caps, cheese, packed D
Bank-notes. Special goods ..See Regulation 65 D
Bark, loose, or packed in bags or bundles D
Bark, refuse P
Barley, grain, in bags. Owner's risk E
Barley, pearl. Rate and a half. Owner's risk E
Basic slag, packed. Owner's risk ..See Regulation 86 E
Basils, in bales B
Baskets and basketware, not otherwise specified. Rate and a half A
Baskets, coal A
Baskets, commercial travellers'. Empty, not “returned empties” A
Bath-brick C
Bath-chairs. Rate and a half. Owner's risk A
Baths, plunge, loose. Rate and a half. Owner's risk A
Baths, plunge, packed. Owner's risk A
Baths, plunge, two or more nested, packed. Owner's risk B
Battens, fencing, hewn or sawn, undressed, not exceeding 6 ft. in length or 1 in. in thickness Q
Batteries, electric. Owner's risk A
Beans, fresh in pods, New Zealand produce..See Regulations 56 and 85 A
Beans, dried or parched whole or crushed. Minimum rate as for Class E rate and a half. Half rate. Owner's risk C
Bed-rails, in bundles A
Bedsteads, brass, iron, or wooden, with or without link wire mattresses, consigned direct by rail from factory. Minimum weight, 10 cwt. per consignment. Owner's risk A
Bedsteads, securely packed in cases or crates A
Bedsteads, loose, in sacking, matting, straw bands, partially or wholly exposed. Rate and a quarter. Owner's risk A
Bedding, consisting of mattresses, bolsters, or pillows containing kapok, wool, tow, or suchlike material, packed in cases or crates, or wrapped in scrim or brown paper. Owner's risk. Special goods A
Bedding, consisting of mattresses, bolsters, or pillows containing kapok, wool, tow, or suchlike material, not packed or wrapped. Rate and a quarter. Owner's risk. Special goods A
Bees, live, securely confined in strong and suitable hives or boxes. Owner's risk A
Beehives and tools or appliances peculiar to beekeepers' use, including internal fittings, frames, and comb-foundations; also beeswax consigned to manufacturers for the manufacture of comb-foundation. Owner's risk C
Beeswax, not otherwise specified A
Beer, bottled, packed in cases, or in jars. Owner's risk B
Beer, bottled, packed in sacks. Owner's risk A
Beer, bottled, packed in shavings or similar material and contained in sacks. Weight of each package not to exceed 112lb. Owner's risk B
Beer, in bulk C
Beer, ginger, bottled, packed in cases, or in jars. Owner's risk B
Beer, ginger, in bulk C
Beet-root E
Bellit. Double rate. Owner's risk. Dangerous A
Bellona. Double rate. Owner's risk. Dangerous A
Bellows. Owner's risk B
Bells. Owner's risk A
Belting, leather or rubber, or other suchlike materials. Owner's risk.. B
Benches, saw, not otherwise specified. Owner's risk. A
Benches, saw, iron B
Benzine, packed in cases or drums, or in bulk in owner's tank wagon. Except as otherwise provided, tank-wagons must be loaded to the full carrying-capacity. In the case of three-compartment tank-wagons, the Department will accept these wagons for transport with the two end compartments fully loaded and the centre compartment empty or the two end compartments empty and the centre compartment loaded. When a three-compartment tank-wagon is not fully loaded the minimum load to be charged for will be 4,000 gallons. Owner's risk. Dangerous. The charge at this rate will be reduced by 10 per cent. B
Benzine storage safes (concrete). Owner's risk C
Benzole and benzoline, packed in cases or drums or in owner's tank-wagon. Except as otherwise provided, tank-wagons must be loaded to the full carrying-capacity. In the case of three-compartment tank-wagons, the Department will accept these wagons for transport C


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