New Zealand Gazette – 1954 – No. 71

Page 1849

✨ Goods Classification



24 Nov.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1849

GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE—continued

  1. Classification of Goods, Live-stock, etc.—continued

Omit—continued
Pianos—
Packed in cases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. C. Double rate
*Punts or flatties not exceeding 12 ft. in length or 1½ cwt. in weight will be
charged as for a minimum weight of 10 cwt. per consignment .. .. C plus 20%
Sawdust, loose. Minimum charge as for 3 tons per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s.,
4 tons per Lc wagon .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Sewing machines, packed .. .. .. .. .. .. C
(Sewing-machines will be deemed to be “packed” when packed in
cases or crates, heavy packing-paper, or in straw covered with hessian. If
the legs or lower frame-work is exposed, machines will be deemed
“unpacked.”
Strawboard, packed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Tar and tar oil—
Direct from factory. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per consignment.
Owners to load and unload .. .. .. .. .. D less 25%
Washing machines—
Packed in cases, crates, or heavy packing paper .. .. .. C plus 50%
Unpacked .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C. Double rate

Insert :
Bitumen, consigned exclusively for use in connection with the construction or
maintenance of roads which are under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Works
or duly constituted local bodies. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per consignment.
Owners to load and unload .. .. .. .. .. D less 25%
Concrete and “Terrazzo” articles as under—
Blocks for testing purposes .. .. .. .. .. D
House piles .. .. .. .. See Regulation 77 N
Fish, whitebait, fresh or frozen .. .. .. .. .. C
Fish, frozen or chilled, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. D
Foodstuffs, “deep” or “quick” frozen, not otherwise specified. Owners risk C
Furniture as under—
Completely unassembled .. .. .. .. .. C plus 20%
House piles, concrete .. .. .. .. See Regulation 77 N
Insulating materials under the following trade names—
“Perlite” .. .. .. .. .. .. .. G (meas. rate)
Machinery and machines, as under—
Clothes washing—
Packed in cases, crates, cartons, or heavy packing paper .. .. C plus 50%
Unpacked .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C. Double rate
Dishwashing—
Packed in cases, crates, or cartons .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Unpacked .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C. Double rate
Mirror pictures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. As mirrors
Mouldings, as under—
Not otherwise specified, in cases or bundles .. .. .. .. .. C
Oil, crude, or fuel, consigned exclusively for application to roads which are
under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Works or duly constituted local bodies.
Minimum quantity, 5 tons per consignment. Owners to load and unload .. D less 25%
Paper, as under—
Paper, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. C
Paper (except stationery and toilet paper). Consigned direct by rail from
paper-mills. Minimum quantity 10 cwt. per consignment—
For distances not exceeding 350 miles .. .. .. .. D less 25%
For distances exceeding 350 miles (minimum rate as Class D less 25%
for 350 miles) .. .. .. .. .. D less 33⅓%



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