New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 12

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 12

Class of Goods. Per Ton of or Charge as indicated. Rate.

DANGEROUS CARGO.
s. d.

Acids : Bisulphide of ammonia, batteries charged with acid, carbide of calcium, gases in cylinders, phosphorus 40 cub. ft. 59 0
Minimum charge for foregoing Charge 10 0
Inflammable oil (including power kerosene)—
In cases. Case 1 9
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In drums of 44 gallons capacity Drum 8 6
Kerosene, other than power kerosene 40 cub. ft. 28 6
Fuel oil, in drums 40 cub. ft. 28 6
Dynamite, detonators, gelignite in packages up to 50 lb. Package 13 0
Powder in—
25 lb. packages Package 8 0
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50 lb. packages Package 13 0

TIMBER.
New Zealand softwood, oregon, redwood—

Up to 24 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 8 4
Over 24 ft. up to 36 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 9 4
,, 36 ft. ,, 42 ft. ,, 100 sup. ft. 10 4
,, 42 ft. ,, 48 ft. ,, 100 sup. ft. 11 4
Hardwood, sawn
Up to 20 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 9 4
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Over 20 ft. up to 25 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 10 4
,, 25 ft. ,, 30 ft. ,, 100 sup. ft. 11 4
,, 30 ft. ,, 35 ft. ,, 100 sup. ft. 12 4
,, 35 ft. ,, 40 ft. ,, 100 sup. ft. 13 4

WOOL AND SKINS.
Wool, in bales—

Double-dumped Double-dump bale 10 3
Single-dumped Single-dump bale 7 3
Undumped Bale 7 9
In fadges Each 5 3
Wool, in bags Each 1 5
Rabbit-skins, in bales, undumped Bale 7 9
Sheep-skins—
In bales, dumped. 40 cub. ft. 21 3
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In woolpacks, undumped Bale 7 9

HEMP, HIDES, PELTS, TALLOW, TOW.

Hemp, in bales, dumped or undumped 20 cwt. 38 0
Hides, in sacks 40 cub. ft. 28 6
Pelts, in casks Cask 15 9
Tallow—
In casks. Cask 15 9
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In drums 40 cub. ft. 28 6
Tow, in bales, pressed or unpressed 20 cwt. 41 6

PRODUCE.
Barley, beans, bran, maize, oatmeal, oats, peas, pollard, ryecorn—

In 48 in. sacks Sack 2 2
In packages other than 48 in. sacks 40 cub. ft. 28 6
Wheat, in 48 in. sacks Sack 2 1
In packages other than 48 in. sacks. 40 cub. ft. 28 6
Chaff Sack 2 0
Flour 2,000 lb. 20 6
Hay and straw—
Ordinary bales, hand-pressed 20 cwt. 54 0
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Machine-pressed 20 cwt. 49 0
Malt Sack 2 5
Onions in 48 in. sacks 20 cwt. 28 6
Onions in small bags or cases 40 cub. ft. 28 6
Potatoes—
In 48 in. sacks Sack 2 2
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New, in small bags 20 cwt. 28 6
Vegetables, not otherwise specified, including beet, cabbages, carrots, cauliflowers, marrows, parsnips, pumpkins—
In 48 in. sacks with mouths closely sewn Sack 2 0
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In 48 in. sacks with mouths not closely sewn or in sacks exceeding 48 in. Sack 3 0
In packages other than above 40 cub. ft. 28 6
Walnuts 40 cub. ft. 28 6
Seeds—
Carrot, mangold, parsnip, lupin, seed-heads (unthreshed), in 48 in. sacks Sack 2 2
Clover in sacks—
Not exceeding 140 lb. each Sack 3 3
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Exceeding 140 lb. each Sack 4 3
Cabbage, cow-grass, lucerne, onion, rape, swede, sweet pea, tree lucerne, turnip Sack 4 3
Brown-top, cocksfoot, dogstail, fescue, Poa pratensis, rye-grass Sack 3 3


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