Railway Freight Classification




Oct. 16] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1689

GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE—continued
68. Classification of Goods, Live-stock, &c.—continued

By omitting—continued
Iron or steel, as under:—
Boiler-tubes, old, for fencing or for use as telephone-poles N
Machinery and machines, as under:—
Mining (for use in mining operations in New Zealand),
exclusive of pipes and fluming and consumable stores .. D
Presses, hay, straw, or wool .. .. .. .. C
Mining machinery and plant, for use in mining operations in
New Zealand, exclusive of pipes, fluming, and consumable
stores .. .. .. .. .. D
Presses, hay, straw, or wool .. .. .. .. C
Stakes, tomato .. .. .. .. Q
Tinware, packed. If loose, owner’s risk .. .. .. C plus 50%
Tobacco-leaf, in bags .. .. .. .. E
Tomato stakes .. .. .. .. Q
Wheelbarrows, n.o.s. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%

By adding—
Aeroplanes, model, assembled. As parcels, see Regulation 55
Aeroplanes, model, unassembled .. .. .. As toys
Aluminium-ware (if loose, owner’s risk). Charges will be computed on actual weight at Class C or on half cubic
measurement at Class D less 25%, whichever is greater.
Baths, plunge, unpacked, not otherwise specified. Owner’s
risk .. .. .. .. .. C. Double rate.
Baths, plunge, unpacked, two or more nested. Owner’s risk.. C plus 50%
Boiler-tubes, old .. .. .. .. N
Buttermilk powder, not otherwise specified .. .. D
Buttermilk powder, certified for use as live-stock or poultry
food .. .. As live-stock or poultry foods,
not otherwise specified.
Chairs, canvas-wooden, folded, not consigned to or from a
camp with other camp equipment. If unpacked, owner’s
risk .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Chairs, deck, folded. If unpacked, owner’s risk .. .. C plus 50%
Concrete and “Terrazzo” articles as under:—
Mining props, reinforced .. .. .. .. N
Cones, ice-cream, packed (charges will be computed on half-
cubic measurement) .. .. .. .. D less 50%
Cotton, raw, in bales, pressed, not otherwise specified .. C plus 50%
Cotton, raw, in bales, pressed, not exceeding 100 cubic feet
per 20 cwt. .. .. .. .. D
Earthenware, not otherwise specified, glazed, packed (if unpacked, Class C plus 50%, owner’s risk) .. .. C
Heaters, water (gas or electric), packed, not exceeding 112 lb.
weight per heater. Water heaters weighing more than
112 lb. each will be charged Class C, double rate .. C plus 50%
Ice-cream cones, packed (charges will be computed on half-
cubic measurement) .. .. .. .. D less 50%
Implements, agricultural, assembled, as under:—
Harvest elevators. Minimum charge as for 1 ton per
elevator .. .. .. .. C plus 20%
Iron or steel, as under:—
Boiler-tubes, not otherwise specified .. .. .. C
Boiler-tubes, old .. .. .. .. N
Machinery and machines, as under:—
Clothes-washing, packed in cases, crates, or heavy packing
paper (if unpacked, Class C, double rate) .. C plus 50%
Dish-washing, packed in cases or crates (if unpacked,
Class C, double rate) .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Mining (for use in mining operations in New Zealand),
exclusive of consumable stores .. .. .. D
Presses, clothes, steam, packed in cases or crates (if
unpacked, Class C, double rate) .. .. .. C plus 50%
Presses, hay or straw .. .. .. .. C plus 20%
Presses, wool .. .. .. .. C
Mining machinery and plant, for use in mining operations in
New Zealand, exclusive of consumable stores .. .. D
Mining-props, reinforced concrete .. .. .. N
Oil, spraying, for use as insecticide or blight specific .. D
Presses, hay or straw .. .. .. .. C plus 20%
Presses, wool .. .. .. .. C
Presses, clothes, steam, packed in cases or crates (if unpacked,
Class C, double rate) .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Props, mining, reinforced concrete .. .. .. N
Radio parts, packed .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Stretchers, canvas-wooden (camp) folded .. .. .. C
Sprayers, mechanical, portable .. .. .. .. C plus 20%
Sprayers, hand .. .. .. .. C
Stakes, garden .. .. .. .. Q
Tanks, steel, pressure, for pumping-plants (forwarded as a
separate consignment) .. .. .. .. C plus 20%
Tanning extracts, packed, not otherwise specified .. .. C
Tanning extracts, packed. Minimum quantities 6 tons per
L wagon, 8 tons per LA wagon .. .. .. D
Tinware, not otherwise specified (if loose, owner’s risk).
Charges will be computed on actual weight at Class C or
half-cubic measurement at Class D less 25%, whichever
is greater.
Tobacco-leaf, packed .. .. .. .. D
Wheelbarrows, not otherwise specified. Charges will be computed on actual weight at Class C plus 50% or half-cubic
measurement at Class D less 25%, whichever is greater.
Wireless parts, packed .. .. .. .. C plus 50%



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