New Zealand Gazette – 1956 – No. 17

Page 397

✨ Railway Tariffs and Regulations



22 MARCH
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
397

GOODS, LIVESTOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE—continued
68. Classification of Goods, Livestock, etc.—continued

Insert—continued

Props, mining, timber . . . . . . See mining timbers
Racks, cattle and sheep feeding . . . . G. (Meas. rate)
Sawbenches, for attachment to tractors . . . . G. (Meas. rate)
Sheathing (a bituminous building material) . . . . D
Skydomes, plastic (a type of skylight) . . . . G. (Meas. rate)
Starch, beater (for use in the manufacture of cardboard) . . . . D
Sugar-of-milk, consigned to ships for export . . . . D
Taros . . . . . . . . . . E
Timber, Australian hardwood—
Round . . . . . . . . See Regulation 75 K plus 50%
Trailers, other than caravans, not completely unassembled—
Not Exceeding
3 cwt. in weight or 8 ft. in overall length . . 10 cwt. per trailer . . C plus 20%
20 cwt. in weight or 14 ft. in overall length . . 30 cwt. per trailer . . C plus 20% (or at the rate for motor vehicles (Regulation 83) if cheaper.)

Exceeding 20 cwt. in weight or 14 ft. in overall length at the rate for motor vehicles . . . . . . See Regulation 83
Trailers, carryall (heavy trailers used for earth moving). As machinery, earth-moving.
Urinals, stainless steel . . . . . . . . G. (Meas. rate)
Vegetables, as under—
Artichokes, beetroot, carrots, kumaras, marrows, onions (except spring onions), parsnips, potatoes, pumpkins, taros, and yams, fresh . . E
Melons . . . . . . . . See melons
Yams . . . . . . . . . . E

GOODS
71. Small-lots Scale

Paragraph 2: Omit this paragraph, and substitute the following:
2. Any consignment (except those conveyed under the provisions of Regulations 87 and 88) not exceeding the quantity specified hereunder will be subject to an additional charge of 2s. 6d. if the freight is not prepaid—
Goods not otherwise specified—not exceeding 5 cwt. in weight.
Class G goods—not exceeding 10 cubic feet in measurement.
Timber—not exceeding 100 superficial feet in measurement.

  1. Class K

Paragraph 1A: Omit the words “and douglas fir” from this paragraph (two places), and substitute the words “New Zealand Douglas fir and New Zealand Corsican pine” in each case.
Paragraph 15: Insert under heading “Computation” and after the words “Table No. 5” the following:
(The Department reserves the right to assess the measurement of hardwood poles on a weight conversion basis.)

  1. Class N

Paragraphs 1 and 2: Omit these paragraphs, and substitute the following:

  1. Minimum Loads of goods chargeable at Class N rate will be as follows:
— Per Four-wheeled Wagon, n.o.s. Per Mc Wagon Per LA Wagon Per Lc Wagon Per Bogie Wagon
Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons
Imported coal, concrete slabs, concrete piles or poles, old boiler tubes, slates, tarred shingle, reinforced-concrete mining props . . . . 6 8 10 12½ 15
Goods in Class N, n.o.s. . . . . 4 6 6 7½ 10


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Goods classification, Livestock, Parcels, Luggage, Railway tariffs, Mining props, Taros, Timber, Trailers, Motor vehicles, Urinals, Stainless steel, Vegetables, Fresh vegetables

🚂 Amendment to Railway Regulations - Small-lots Scale

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway regulations, Small-lots scale, Freight charges, Prepaid freight

🚂 Amendment to Railway Regulations - Class K

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway regulations, Class K, Timber measurement, Hardwood poles, Measurement conversion

🚂 Amendment to Railway Regulations - Class N Minimum Loads

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway regulations, Class N, Minimum loads, Wagon types, Imported coal, Concrete slabs, Mining props