Railway Freight Classification




Nov. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3239

CLASSIFICATION—continued.

Timber, three-ply. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. C
Tin, ingot and bar .. .. .. .. .. C
Tin plates and gold grating .. .. .. .. .. B
Tin plates, consigned to meat, fish-preserving, milk-condensing, dried-milk, or fruit-canning factories, packed .. .. .. D
Tin plates not otherwise specified, printed or stencilled, packed in cases or crates. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. B
Tin, scrap. Owners to load and unload. Half rate. Owner’s risk .. C
Tinware. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. A
Tins and boxes, empty, consigned to dried-milk or milk-condensing factories for packing dried-milk powder or condensed milk, not “returned empties,” but when full to be forwarded by rail. Minimum quantity 30 cwt. per four-wheeled wagon .. .. .. D
Tins, consigned to meat-preserving works, not “returned empties,” but when full to be forwarded by rail, packed .. .. .. D
Tins and cases, empty, for conveyance of honey, not “returned empties.” Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. D
Tin haystack-covers, packed .. .. .. .. .. D
Tin plates and tin tops and bottoms, manufactured, but not made up into tins, consigned direct from tinware factories to dried-milk or “Glaxo” factories to be made up into tins for produce to be carried by rail, packed .. .. .. .. .. C
Title-deeds. Special goods .. .. .. See Regulation 65
Tobacco-leaf, in bags. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. E
Tobacco-dust, for use as blight-destroyer. Owner’s risk .. .. .. D
Tobacco, smoking. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. A
Tomato stakes .. .. .. .. .. Q
Tools, artisans’, loose .. .. .. .. .. A
Tools, artisans’, packed .. .. .. .. .. B
Tools, garden (hoes, rakes, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. B
Tow, dressed, pressed. If unpressed, Class D. (Loose tow will not be accepted for carriage.) Rate and a half. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. .. .. E
Toys, loose. Rate and a half. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. A
Toys, packed. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. A
Traction-engines. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. B
Tractors, motor. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. B
Trailers or side-cars, cycle. Owner’s risk .. .. See Regulation 55
Trailers, motor, as carriages .. .. .. See Regulation 83
Tram-cars .. .. .. .. .. A
Transformers, electrical. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. B
Traps, cesspit and yard. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. N
Treacle, in bottles, packed. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. A
Treacle, in casks or tins .. .. .. .. .. C
Trees in packages, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk .. .. C
Trees for afforestation purposes, minimum quantity 5 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload. Half rate.. .. B
Trimmings, upholsterers’ and coach .. .. .. .. A
Trollies, bush, under 2 tons per consignment .. .. .. B
Trollies, bush, minimum weight per consignment, 2 tons. Owners to load and unload .. .. .. .. .. D
Troughing, metal. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. A
Troughs, drinking, concrete. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. D
Troughs, steel, for dipping pipes .. .. .. .. .. D
Trout ova and fry, for acclimatization purposes. Owner’s risk .. .. D
Trunks, empty, not “returned empties” .. .. .. .. A
Tubing, copper or brass, not otherwise specified .. .. .. B
Tubs, tin or other metal, or wooden. Owner’s risk .. .. .. A
Tubs, washing, concrete. Owner’s risk Special goods .. .. D
Turf .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Q
Turnips. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. Q
Turntables, engine. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. C
Turpentine. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. A
Tussock or marram grass. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. F
Twigs, vine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Twine, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. B
Twine, binder, packed in bales or sacks .. .. .. .. D
Twine, binder, loose .. .. .. .. .. C
Type, metal for remelting .. .. .. .. .. D
Type, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. B
Type set for reproducing purposes consigned by or to newspaper-proprietors .. .. .. .. See Regulation 64
Typewriters, packed in cases or crates. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. A
Typewriters, loose. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. See Regulation 55
Tyres, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. A
Tyres, solid rubber, on steel or iron rims. Owner’s risk .. .. .. B

Universal finish .. .. .. .. .. As cement.
Umbrellas, packed. If in bundles, owner’s risk .. .. .. A

Valonia, packed. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. D
Varnish. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. A
Vats, cream, freezing. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. C
Vats, not otherwise specified. Owner’s risk. Special goods .. .. .. A
Vegetables such as artichokes, beetroot, carrots, marrows, melons, onions (except spring onions), pumpkins, parsnips, and potatoes grown in New Zealand, Cook Islands, or Niue, packed .. .. E



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