✨ Railway Freight Classification Table
APRIL 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1017
CLASSIFICATION—continued.
Oat-dust .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Oats .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Oats, crushed .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Oats, phosphorized, in tins or drums, hermetically sealed,
consigned for destruction of rabbits .. .. .. D
Oatmeal, packed in cartons .. .. .. .. D
Oatmeal, packed in bags or sacks .. .. .. .. E
Offal refuse for manufacture of manure, in drums, tanks, or
other approved containers. Minimum quantity, 2 tons
per four-wheeled wagon .. .. .. .. N
Oil-cake. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment; any
less quantity will be charged at such minimum or at
Class E, plus 50% .. .. .. .. E plus 25%
Oil, crude residual or fuel, not otherwise specified .. .. C
Oil, crude residual or fuel. Minimum quantity, 2 tons .. D
Oil, crude residual or fuel, in bulk in the Railways Depart-
ment’s tank wagons. Such tank wagons to be loaded to
their full carrying-capacity .. .. .. .. C
Oil, crude residual or fuel, in owner’s tank wagons. Such tank
wagons to be loaded to their full carrying-capacity .. D
Oil, crude, consigned exclusively for use in connection with
the construction or maintenance of roads which are under
the jurisdiction of duly constituted local bodies. Minimum
quantity, 5 tons per consignment .. .. .. D less 25%
Oil, gas. Minimum quantity, 2 tons .. .. .. D
Oil, gas, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. C
Oil of myrbane (not to be loaded in same wagon as chlorate
of potash) .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Oil, packed, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. C
Oil, shale or lubricating, direct from factory. Minimum
quantity, 4 tons .. .. .. .. D less 25%
Oil, tar, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. D
Oil, tar, direct from factory, consigned exclusively for use in
connection with the construction or maintenance of roads
which are under the jurisdiction of duly constituted local
bodies. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per consignment .. N
Oil, tar, consigned direct from factory, not otherwise specified.
Minimum quantity, 5 tons per consignment .. .. D less 25%
Onions .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Organs, packed. If unpacked, Class C, double rate .. C plus 50%
Ore, copper, iron, and other, not otherwise specified .. Q
Ore, magnesite or manganese .. .. .. .. N
Ostriches, living .. .. .. .. .. .. M
Ova, trout and salmon, for acclimatization purposes .. D
Ovens, baker’s, including doors, tubes, bars, and equipment
incidental thereto. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per
consignment .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Ovens, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. C
Oxide of iron, crude, to be used for manufacturing or gas-
purifying purposes .. .. .. .. .. .. N
Oxide of iron, spent, to be used for weed-killing purposes .. F
Oysters and other shell-fish, under 2 tons per consignment,
packed .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Oysters and other shell-fish. Minimum quantity, 2 tons per
consignment, packed .. .. .. .. C less 50%
Oysters and other shell-fish, fresh, without shell, packed .. C
Oyster-shells, packed, for manufacture of manures or grit .. E
Oyster-shells, pulverized, to be used for agricultural purposes Q
Paper, waste .. .. .. .. .. .. N
Paper-bags, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. C
Paper-bags, consigned direct by rail from paper-mills, for
distances not exceeding 350 miles. Minimum quantity,
10 cwt. per consignment .. .. .. .. D less 25%
Paper-bags, consigned direct by rail from paper-mills
for distances beyond 350 miles. (Minimum rates as
Class D less 25% for 350 miles.) Minimum quantity,
10 cwt. per consignment .. .. .. .. D less 33⅓%
Paper-bags, packed. Minimum quantity, 5 cwt. per con-
signment .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Paper, packed, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. C
Paper, newsprint, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. D
Paper, consigned direct by rail from paper-mills for distances
not exceeding 350 miles. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per
consignment .. .. .. .. .. .. D less 25%
Paper, consigned direct by rail from paper-mills for distances
beyond 350 miles. (Minimum rates as Class D
less 25% for 350 miles.) Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per
consignment .. .. .. .. .. .. D less 33⅓%
Paper, packed, not otherwise specified. Minimum quantity,
5 cwt. per consignment .. .. .. .. D
Paper, soap and butter wrapping or parchment, the latter for
lining packages, packed .. .. .. .. D
Parcels, left .. .. .. .. See Regulation 51
Parsnips .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Patent fencing, steel wire and lathwood .. .. .. .. D
Pearl barley .. .. .. .. .. .. E plus 50%
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