Railway Freight Classification




Nov. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3235

CLASSIFICATION—continued.

Salt for agricultural or pastoral purposes. Owner’s risk .. .. E
Salt-rock .. .. .. .. E
Salts, Glauber’s (Sodium sulphate) .. .. .. D
Samples for commercial travellers. Owner’s risk. Special goods See Regulation 47
Saltetre, packed. Owner’s risk .. .. .. C
Sand .. .. .. .. Q
Sashes, window, glazed, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. A
Sashes, window, glazed, packed. Owner’s risk .. .. .. C
Sashweights, loose. Owner’s risk .. .. .. B
Sashweights, packed or in sacks or sacking .. .. .. C
Sauces. Owner’s risk .. .. .. A
Sausage-meal, containing rice, seasoning, &c. .. .. .. D
Sausage-meal made from ground wheat only .. .. .. E
Savelothia .. .. .. As Sausage-meal.
Sausage-skins, packed. Owner’ risk .. .. .. A
Saw-benches, iron .. .. .. B
Saw-benches, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. A
Sawdust, in bags .. .. .. F
Saws, packed. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. A
Scale boards, packed in bundles, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk .. D
Scale boards, packed in bundles, to be used in the packing of cheese which is to be forwarded by rail. Owner’s risk. Half rate .. B
Scenery, theatrical. Owner’s risk. Special goods. See Regulation 48
Scheelite. Owner’s risk .. .. .. N
Scoria .. .. .. .. Q
Scrap aluminium, brass, copper, lead, pewter, tin, or zinc. Owners to load and unload. Half rate .. .. .. C
Screwjacks .. .. .. .. B
Screws, packed .. .. .. .. B
Scrap iron .. .. .. .. Q
Scrim, packed .. .. .. .. A
Scrim, consigned to forestry companies for use in plant nurseries .. D
Scythe-blades, in bundles .. .. .. A
Scythes. If loose, owner’s risk .. .. .. A
Seals or clips for fastening hoop steel strappings .. .. .. D
Seals, lead, packed .. .. .. D
Seals, stoppers, and washers for jars for preserved meats, &c. .. .. C
Seats or desks, church and school, unpacked. Rate and a quarter. Owner’s risk .. .. .. A
Seats, garden, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk. If cast, special goods .. .. .. B
Seats, garden, concrete. Owner’s risk .. .. .. D
Seats not otherwise specified, not packed. Rate and a quarter .. A
Seats not otherwise specified, packed in cases or crates or securely tied in bundles .. .. .. A
Sea-grass, in bales .. .. .. C
Seaweed, edible, packed. Owner’s risk .. .. .. D
Seaweed, in bulk. Owner’s risk .. .. .. Q
Seed, annatto .. .. .. .. D
Seed, bird .. .. .. .. B
Seedlings, plants in boxes. Owner’s risk .. .. .. C
Seeds, for crushing for oil. Owner’s risk .. .. .. E
Seeds, not otherwise specified .. .. .. B
Seeds, turnip, clover, cow-grass, lucerne, chou moellier, mangold, millet, and kale .. .. .. D
Seeds, grass. Rate and a half .. .. .. E
Seeds, blue lupin, for fertilization purposes .. .. .. E
Seed, rape, rate and a half .. .. .. E
Seed, sorrel, for use in the manufacture of stock and poultry foods .. E
Seeds, returning from seed-cleaning establishments .. See Regulation 90
Separators, packed. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. B
Shafts or wheels (dray, express, or wagon) .. .. .. B
Shafts or wheels, carriage or gig. Owner’s risk .. .. .. A
Shags’ heads, consigned from country stations to acclimatization societies .. D
Shale. Owner’s risk .. .. .. N
Shale oil, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk .. .. .. B
Shale oil, direct from factory. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per consignment. Half rate. Owner’s risk .. .. .. B
Shares, plough .. .. .. .. B
Sharps, packed .. .. .. .. E
Shavings, not otherwise specified, packed .. .. .. C
Shavings, leather, for manufacture of manure .. .. .. E
Sheep. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. M
Sheep-daggins. Rate and a half .. .. .. E
Sheep-feeding boxes, minimum charge as for 10 cwt. each consignment. Owner’s risk .. .. .. C
Sheep-racks. Owner’s risk .. .. .. C
Sheep-skins, green, salted, or dried, in bundles. Owner’s risk .. .. B
Sheep-skins, green, salted, or dried, loose. Owners to load and unload. (If loaded or unloaded by Department, rate and a quarter). Owner’s risk .. .. .. B
Sheep-skins, dried or salted, in bales. Owner’s risk .. .. .. H
Sheeting, bitumen (roofing-material, packed in rolls or crates). Owner’s risk .. .. .. B
Sheeting, in bales, for manufacture of flour-bags .. .. .. D
Sheeting, in bales, for fellmongeries, or consigned to or to be used by frozen-meat companies, for manufacture of coverings for frozen meat .. D



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