New Zealand Gazette – 1955 – No. 7

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✨ Railway Freight Classification



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE—continued

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

Class
Bags, hessian, hessian paper lined, jute or twill—
Loose, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Loose. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., 7½ tons per Kc, Lc, or Xc wagon. Owners to load and unload .. .. .. E
In bags, bales, or bundles. Not otherwise specified .. .. .. E
Bags made of calico and other cotton fabrics to be used in packing flour, breakfast foods, chick-foods, and suchlike commodities .. .. .. D
Bags, old, consigned to papermaking-factories .. See Regulation 77 N
Bags, paper .. .. .. .. .. .. As paper bags
Bananas, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Bananas, produce of Cook Islands or Niue .. See Regulations 56 and 85
Bandages and caps, cheese .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Bank-notes .. .. .. .. .. .. See Regulation 63
Barium sulphate .. .. .. .. .. See Regulation 77 N
Bark, refuse .. .. .. .. .. .. See Regulation 78 P
Barley, grain, in bags .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Barley-meal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Barley, pearl .. .. .. .. .. .. .. E plus 50%
Basic slag, packed .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Basins, washhand, porcelain—
Packed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Unpacked .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
(Where two or more porcelain washhand basins are nested, and the rolled edges and inside surfaces of each basin so nested are protected by heavy paper, the basins will be treated as packed.)
Basins, washhand, plastic .. .. .. .. .. .. G. (Meas. rate)
Baskets and basketware, not otherwise specified .. .. .. C. Double rate
Baskets, coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Baskets, commercial travellers'. Empty, not "returned empties" .. .. C plus 50%
Baskets, wire .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C Double rate
Baths, plunge, plastic (baby baths as tinware) .. .. .. .. G
Baths, plunge (other than plastic)—
Unpacked, not nested .. .. .. .. .. .. C. Double rate
Unpacked, two or more nested .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Packed, not nested .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
*Packed, two or more nested .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Battens, wooden, fencing, split or sawn, undressed, not exceeding 5 ft. in length or 5 sq. in. in end section .. .. .. See Regulation 79 Q
Batteries, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. C
Batteries, old (not containing acid), for reconditioning—
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment .. .. .. E plus 50%
Batteries, old (not containing acid), certified for scrap purposes only. Owners to load and unload .. .. .. .. .. .. E plus 50%
Beans, dried or parched, whole or crushed, not otherwise specified .. .. E plus 50%
Beans, fresh in pods, New Zealand produce .. See Regulations 56 and 85
Beans, seed, in packets .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Bedsteads, not otherwise specified, securely packed in cases or crates, heavy packing paper, or in straw covered with hessian .. .. .. C plus 50%
Bedsteads, not otherwise specified, unpacked .. .. .. .. C. Double rate
Bedsteads, brass, iron, or wooden, with or without wire mattresses, consigned direct by rail from factory. Minimum weight, 10 cwt. per consignment .. C plus 50%
Bedding, consisting of mattresses, bolsters, or pillows, containing kapok, wool, sponge rubber, tow, or suchlike material—
Packed in cases or crates, or wrapped in scrim or brown paper .. .. C plus 50%
Not packed or wrapped .. .. .. .. .. .. C. Double rate
Bees, live, securely confined in strong and suitable hives or boxes .. .. C plus 50%
Beer (including ginger, lager, hop, or Kentish)—
Bottled, packed or bulk .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Bottled, in paper packages or unprotected in bags or sacks .. .. C
Beer gas in cylinders .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Beet-root .. .. .. .. .. .. .. E

* Where two or more baths are nested and the rolled edges and inside surface of each bath (except the top one) protected by heavy paper, the baths will be treated as packed.



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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