Railway Tariffs and Classifications




22 MARCH
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
395
GOODS, LIVESTOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE—continued
68. Classification of Goods, Livestock, etc.—continued
Omit—continued
Motor-vehicles consigned to motor-wrecking establishments and certified for
wrecking purposes only. Minimum load, 1 ton per four-wheeled wagon,
n.o.s., 25 cwt. per Lc wagon. Owners to load and unload ... D
Onions ... E
Pipes, and fittings for same, as under—
Asbestos cement ... D
Posts, fencing, concrete ... See Regulation 79 Q
Props, mining, hewn, and caps, hewn, to be used in conjunction with the
props ... See Regulation 73 F
Racks, sheep feeding—
Assembled ... G. (Meas. rate)
Unassembled ... C
Swings, galvanised pipe, portable—
Assembled (minimum charge per unit as for 1 cwt.) ... C. Double rate
Unassembled ... C
Timber, Australian hardwood—
Round—
Exceeding both 7 in. in diameter and 15 ft. in length See Regulation 75 K plus 50%
Not otherwise specified See Regulation 75 K
Trailers, other than caravans, not completely unassembled—
Not exceeding 20 cwt. in weight or 11 ft. in overall length. Charges to be
based on 30 cwt. per trailer ... C plus 20% (or
at the rate for
motor vehicles
(Regulation 83)
if cheaper).
Exceeding 20 cwt. in weight or 11 ft. in overall length at the rate for motor
vehicles ... See Regulation 83
Vegetables, as under—
Artichokes, beetroot, carrots, marrows, melons, onions (except spring
onions), pumpkins, parsnips, and potatoes, fresh, grown in New Zealand,
Cook Islands, or Niue ... E
Vehicles, motor, consigned to motor-wrecking establishments and certified for
wrecking purposes only. Minimum quantity, 1 ton per four-wheeled wagon,
n.o.s., 25 cwt. per Lc wagon ... D
Insert:
Alfesil ... As cement, n.o.s.
Arches, garden, manufactured from pipe and wire netting ... C. Double rate
Asbestos-cement products as under—
Pipes ... See pipes
Asphalt ... D
*Boats, fibre-glass or plastic ... C plus 20%
Each consignment will be charged on the following basis:
1 boat not exceeding 10 ft. in length loaded on a 4-wheeled wagon—as
12½ cwt.
1 boat exceeding 10 ft. in length loaded on a 4-wheeled wagon—as 1 ton.
2 boats loaded on the same 4-wheeled wagon—as 1 ton 5 cwt.
3 or more boats loaded on the same 4-wheeled wagon—as 10 cwt. per
boat.
(For the purpose of this classification a bogie wagon will be treated as
two 4-wheeled wagons.)
Cabinets, clothes-drying ... C plus 50%
Cabinets, steel, kitchen, packed ... C plus 20%
Cabinets, steel, kitchen, unpacked ... C plus 50%
Cement, not otherwise specified. Owners to load and unload. Owner’s risk—
Up to 180 miles ... E plus 25%
Over 180 miles ... C less 50%
Small lots will be charged at the scale for Class E plus 50 per cent.
Quantities exceeding 5 cwt. will be subject to a minimum charge as for
5 cwt. at the small lots scale.
Cement, fondu, magnesia, refractory, or stucco, also “Colourcrete”, “Sairset”,
and “Snowcrete” ... C



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🚂 Alterations to New Zealand Government Railways Scales of Charges - Classification of Goods, Livestock, etc. (continued from previous page)

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Goods classification, Livestock, Parcels, Luggage, Railway tariffs, Motor-vehicles, Onions, Pipes, Fencing posts, Mining props, Sheep racks, Swings, Timber, Trailers, Vegetables, Alfesil, Garden arches, Asbestos-cement, Asphalt, Boats, Cabinets, Cement