✨ Railway Freight Classification
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 40
GOODS, LIVESTOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE—continued
68. Classification of Goods, Livestock, etc.—continued
| Class | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Baskets, coal | C plus 50% |
| Baskets, commercial travellers’ Empty, not “returned empties” | C Double rate |
| 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 |
| Packed, two or more nested | C plus 50% |
| Battens, galvanised wire, fencing, and clips for attachment | D |
| Battens, wooden, fencing, split or sawn, undressed, not exceeding 5 ft. in length or 5 sq. in. in end section | See Regulation 79 |
| Batteries, not otherwise specified | Q |
| Batteries, old (not containing acid), for reconditioning— | |
| Not otherwise specified | D |
| Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment | D 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% |
| See Regulations 56 and 85 | |
| Beans, fresh in pods, New Zealand produce | C |
| Beans, seed, in packets | |
| 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 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 otherwise packed | 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 |
| Bentonite clay, crude | See Regulation 79 |
| Bentonite clay, refined | See Regulation 78 |
| P | |
| Benzine, kerosene, and similar mineral oils, in bulk in owner’s tank wagons, which must be loaded to the full carrying-capacity. Dangerous | C less one-eleventh |
| Benzine, kerosene, and similar mineral oils, packed in cases or drums. Dangerous | C |
| Benzine rail tank wagons, empty | See Regulation 88 |
| Bicycle delivery vans, pedal | As parcels |
| Bicycles, as under— | |
| Motor, packed in cases or crates | C |
| Motor, unpacked | As parcels |
| Pedal, packed in cases, crates, or cartons | C |
| Pedal, unpacked (assembled or unassembled) | See Regulation 52 |
| Pedal or motor, accompanying passengers | See Regulations 52 and 53 |
| Bicycle racks, angle steel (unassembled, flat-packaged) | C plus 50% |
- 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.
† Benzine or kerosene in naked tins will not be accepted for carriage.
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