Railway Freight Classification




Nov. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3233

CLASSIFICATION—continued.

Plaster, fibrous, loose, ornamental. Minimum quantity, 1 ton per four-wheeled wagon. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. A
(All loading, unloading, and packing in wagons to be performed by owners. If handled by the Department, rate and a half will be charged.)
Plaster, fibrous, ornamental, packed in cases or crates. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. .. .. C
Plaster, fibrous, plain, used for inside lining of buildings, loose, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. C
Plaster, fibrous, plain, used for inside lining of buildings, packed in cases or crates. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. D
Plaster, fibrous, plain, used for inside lining of buildings, loose, minimum quantity 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. D
Plaster-of-paris, packed .. .. .. .. .. C
Plaster-of-paris ornaments, loose. Owner’s risk. Double rate .. A
Plaster-of-paris ornaments, packed. Owner’s risk. Rate and a half .. A
Plate, gold and silver. Special goods. .. .. See Regulation 65
Plate-glass, packed. (If conveyed in a special wagon, minimum load, 2 tons per bogie wagon). Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. A
Plated goods. Rate and a half. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. A
Plates, motor-registration, packed .. .. .. .. .. C
Ploughs. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. .. B
Plough-shares .. .. .. .. .. .. B
Plough-wheels .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Plunket Emulsion and Karilac, packed. Owner’s risk .. .. D
Poles, hop. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. Q
Poles, reinforced-concrete. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. N
Poles, steel or iron, whole or in sections. Owner’s risk .. .. D
Pollard .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Pollard, phosphorized, in tins or drums, hermetically sealed, consigned for destruction of rabbits .. .. .. .. .. D
Posts, fencing, concrete. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. N
Posts, lamp or veranda, iron. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. B
Posts, including strainers and stays, fencing, hewn or sawn, not exceeding 10ft. in length .. .. .. .. .. Q
Potash.. .. .. .. .. .. .. B
Potash, chlorate of. Owner’s risk. (Not to be loaded in same truck as oil of myrbane) .. .. .. .. .. A
Potash, sulphate or muriate of. Owner’s risk. .. See Regulation 86 E
Potatoes. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. E
Potatoes, desiccated .. .. .. .. .. B
Pots, flower, paper or earthenware, loose. Owner’s risk .. .. B
Pots, flower, paper or earthenware, packed in cases or crates .. C
Pots, household. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. A
Poultry, living, in crates or cases. Owner’s risk .. .. .. C
Poultry, dead. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. C
Powder, baking, packed .. .. .. .. .. A
Powder, bleaching or washing, packed. Owner’s risk .. .. .. B
Powder, blasting. Double rate. Owner’s risk. Dangerous .. .. A
Precious stones. Special goods .. .. .. See Regulation 65
Preserved meats, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk .. .. C
Preserves, packed, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk .. .. A
Pressed tankage for fertilizer .. .. .. .. .. N
Presses, copying. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. B
Printing ink and type. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. B
Printing metal for remelting .. .. .. .. .. D
Props, clothes, dressed timber. Owner’s risk .. .. .. D
Props, clothes, undressed timber .. .. .. .. .. F
Props, mining. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. F
Pudrolithe. Double rate. Owner’s risk. Dangerous .. .. A
Pulleys. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. .. B
Pumice building-blocks. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. P
Pumice panels, flags, or beams. Owner’s risk .. .. .. N
Pumice-stone, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk .. .. .. Q
Pumice-stone, packed and consigned for shipment (including use of railway tarpaulins). Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. Q
Pumpkins. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. E
Pumps, hand or power. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. B
Pungas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Q
Punts or flatties not exceeding 12 ft. in length or 1½ cwt. in weight will be charged as for a minimum weight of 10 cwt. per consignment. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. A
Punts or flatties exceeding 12 ft. in length or 1½ cwt. in weight will be charged as for a minimum weight of 1 ton per consignment. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. B
Puppies, in crates or baskets. Owner’s risk. Special goods See Regulation 61
Push chairs, folding, loose, rate and a half .. .. .. .. A
Putty, packed .. .. .. .. .. .. B
Pyridine. Rate and a half. Owner’s risk. Dangerous .. .. A
Pyrites. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. Q

Quartz and quartz tailings. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. Q
Quicksilver .. .. .. .. .. .. A



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