Railway Freight Classification




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 40

GOODS, LIVESTOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE—continued

  1. Classification of Goods, Livestock, etc.—continued
Item Class
Underfelt G. (Meas. rate)
Upholstery padding G. (Meas. rate)
Urinals, stainless steel G. (Meas. rate)
Vats, not otherwise specified As “tanks, copper, steel, or iron, not otherwise specified”
Vats, cheese, and covers for same C
Vats, cream, freezing C
Vegetables, as under—Artichokes, beetroot, carrots, kumeras, marrows, onions (except spring onions), parsnips, potatoes, pumpkins, taros, and yams, fresh E
Dehydrated C
Dried, grown in New Zealand E plus 50%
Fresh, not otherwise specified, grown in New Zealand, Cook Islands, or Niue See Regulations 56 and 85
Fresh, imported, not otherwise specified D
Melons See Melons
Preserved, not otherwise specified C
Vegetable refuse, in bags Q
Veneers C
Ventilating or air bricks See Bricks
Ventilators (except asbestos-cement and concrete) C plus 50%
“Veri-Gro” (soil conditioner) G. (Meas. rate)
Vermiculite (insulation material) G. (Meas. rate)
Ventpipes, aluminium, copper, or galvanised iron C plus 50%
Vinegar—Not otherwise specified C
Direct from factory D
“Vitadee” calf emulsion As stock-lick
“Vitadol” (baby food) D
Wadding, glazed G. (Meas. rate)
Wagons, empty, railway See Regulation 106
Wagons (horse-drawn) See Regulation 84
Wall-board, manufactured from fibrous cement, fibrous plaster, composition plaster or wood-pulp as under:
Packed in cases, crates, or reinforced-paper envelopes; not otherwise specified D
Loose; not otherwise specified C
Loose, not otherwise specified. Minimum quantity 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., 5 tons per Kc, Lc, or Xc wagon. Owners to load and unload D
Loose or packed, direct from factory, minimum loads as per Regulation 77, except that for consignments forwarded to Wellington the minimum load will be 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., 7½ tons per Kc, Lc, or Xc wagon. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or at the rates prescribed for wallboard, not otherwise specified, if cheaper N
Wallboard, manufactured from asbestos cement See Asbestos-cement products
Washboards, wooden, not otherwise specified C
Washboards, wooden, glass faced—Packed C
Unpacked C plus 50%
Washhand basins, porcelain—Packed C
Unpacked C plus 50%
(When two or more porcelain washhand basins are nested and the rolled edges and the inside surfaces of each basin so nested are protected by heavy paper, the basins will be treated as packed.)
Washing fountains, stainless steel G. (Meas. rate)


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🚂 Classification of Goods, Livestock, and Luggage for Railway Carriage (continued from previous page)

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Freight, Classification, Railway, Goods, Underfelt, Upholstery, Urinals, Vats, Vegetables, Vegetable refuse, Veneers, Ventilators, Veri-Gro, Vermiculite, Vinegar, Vitadee, Vitadol, Wadding, Wagons, Wall-board, Washboards, Washhand basins, Washing fountains