New Zealand Gazette – 1955 – No. 7

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✨ Railway Charges Alterations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 7

Alterations to the Scales of Charges Upon the New Zealand Government Railways

PURSUANT to the Government Railways Act 1949, the New Zealand Railways Commission hereby makes the following alterations to the General Scale of Charges made on the 26th day of March 1952, and published in the Supplement dated the 9th day of April 1952 to the New Zealand Gazette of the 3rd day of April 1952, in force on the New Zealand Government Railways.

GENERAL SCALE OF CHARGES

The following alterations to the General Scale of Charges shall come into force on the 6th day of March 1955.

Cancel Regulations 68, 69, 70, and 71 and substitute the following :

GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE

68. Classification of Goods, Live-stock, etc.

  1. Except as may be otherwise provided, goods specifically named or described in the following classification will be charged for carriage by railway at the rates for the specified class (where stated), such rates being set forth in Regulation 69.

  2. Goods not specifically named or described in the following classification will, except as otherwise provided, be charged for carriage by railway at the rates prescribed by Regulation 69 for goods of Class C.

  3. Goods other than—
    (a) Those chargeable at Class C rate pursuant to paragraph 2 of this regulation and not described as being at "owner's risk" in the Local Rates Scale of Charges; and
    (b) Those specified in the following classification as chargeable at Class C rate, Class C rate plus a prescribed increase, Class D rate, Class E rate plus a prescribed increase, or Class G rate and not described as being at "owner's risk" either in the following classifications or elsewhere in the General Scale of Charges or in the Local Rates Scale of Charges—
    shall, unless a request is made that such goods be received, held, carried, delivered or otherwise dealt with at the risk of the Department under and subject to the provisions of Regulation 110, be received, held, carried, delivered or otherwise dealt with at the sole risk in every respect whatsoever of the owner. (For regulations regarding the carriage of "owner's risk" goods at the risk of the Department, see Regulation 110).

  4. The word "dangerous" used in relation to goods denotes that the goods will be conveyed under the regulations applicable to explosives and dangerous goods.

Item Class
Acids, not otherwise specified. Dangerous C. Double rate
Acid, acetic, boracic, citric, cresylic, formic, oleic, olive, phosphoric, sulphurous, and tartaric C
Acid, carbolic, packed in casks or wrought-iron drums C
Acid-rings, earthenware See Earthenware products
Acid, sulphuric, muriatic, or hydrochloric. Dangerous—
Not otherwise specified C plus 50%
Consigned direct from factory. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., 5 tons per Lc wagon C
Acoustic tiles, Pinex As wallboard
Adding Machines—
Loose As parcels
Packed C
Aerated or mineral waters D
Aeroplane engines C
Aeroplanes. Minimum charge as for 1 ton per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., 25 cwt. per Lc or Mc wagon, 3 tons per bogie wagon C plus 50%
Aeroplanes, model, assembled As parcels
Aeroplanes, model, unassembled As toys
Aeroplane wings (main planes) and fuselages; when exclusive use of wagons is necessary minimum charge as for 1 ton per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., 25 cwt. per Lc or Mc wagon, 3 tons per bogie wagon C plus 50%
Agricultural implements See Implements
Ale (including ginger, Kentish and lager)—
Bottled, packed, or bulk D
Bottled, in paper packages or unprotected in bags or sacks C


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