Railway Freight Classification




7 FEB.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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

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

Alumina, hydra silicate of, raw .. .. .. See Regulation 79 Q
Alumina, sulphate of or ferric alum, for water-purification purposes .. .. E plus 50%
Aluminium products as under—
Alloy cabinets .. .. .. .. .. .. G. (Meas. rate)
Downpipe .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Extractors, fruit juice .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Nails and washers .. .. .. .. .. C
Pipes, irrigation .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Roofing sheets .. .. .. .. .. C
Scrap for remelting. Owners to load and unload .. .. .. E plus 50%
Spouting and brackets therefor .. .. .. .. C
Ventpipes .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Aluminium-ware. Charges will be computed at Class C (actual weight) or at
Class G (measurement rate), whichever is greater.
Ammonia, anhydrous, in iron drums or steel cylinders. Dangerous .. .. C
Ammonia, chloride of, for use in freezing-works .. .. .. .. D
Ammonia, sulphate of, for use as, or manufacture of, manure .. .. E
Ammonium nitrate, for use as, or manufacture of, manure .. .. .. E
Ammunition, not otherwise specified. Dangerous .. .. .. C. Double rate
Ammunition, gun. Minimum quantity, 10 tons per consignment. Owners to
load and unload. Dangerous .. .. .. .. C
Ammunition, safety, small-arm. Dangerous—
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Consigned direct from factory or to Army Department. Minimum quantity,
6 tons per four-wheeled wagon n.o.s., 7½ tons per Kc, Lc, or Xc wagon.
Owners to load and unload .. .. .. .. D less 25%
Anchors and chain cables .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Animals, living. In crates or cases—
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Calves, goats, sheep, pigs .. .. .. See Regulation 76
Animals and birds, stuffed .. .. .. As parcels
Arsenic, pentoxide of (weed-killer) .. .. .. .. .. D
Artichokes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Asbestos-cement products as under—
Builders’ requisites including ventilators, skylights, downpipe, guttering, etc.
See Regulation 77 N
Conduit, for telegraph, telephone, or electric cables .. .. .. D
Pipes, water .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Sheets, plain or corrugated .. .. .. See Regulation 77 N
Slates, roofing .. .. .. .. See Regulation 77 N
Asbestos-wool and asbestos-slag (insulation material) .. .. .. G. (Meas. rate)
Ash, metal, or wood .. .. .. .. See Regulation 79 Q
Ashes, not otherwise specified .. .. .. See Regulation 79 Q
Asphalt, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Asphalt, 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%
Asses .. .. .. .. .. See Regulation 81
“Atlacide,” chemical weed-killer. Dangerous .. .. .. .. D

Baby baths .. .. .. .. .. As tinware
Bacon—
Tinned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Bags and coverings manufactured from stockinette, or such-like material, packed
in bags, bales, or bundles, and consigned to frozen-meat companies for use
as coverings for frozen meat .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Bags, hessian, or hessian paper-lined, and coverings manufactured from hessian,
packed in bags, bales, or bundles, and consigned to frozen-meat companies
for use as coverings for frozen meat .. .. .. .. .. D



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🚂 Alterations to the Scales of Charges Upon the New Zealand Government Railways (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
7 February 1955
railway charges, freight classification, goods, livestock, parcels, luggage