New Zealand Gazette – 1963 – No. 51

Page 1266

✨ Railway Charges Alterations



Pursuant to the Government Railways Act 1949, the Minister of Railways hereby makes the following alterations to the General Scale of Charges made on the 21st day of May 1957 and published in the Supplement dated the 28th day of May 1957 to the New Zealand Gazette of the 23rd day of May 1957, in force on the New Zealand Government Railways.

GENERAL SCALE OF CHARGES

The following alterations to the General Scale of Charges shall come into force on the 1st day of October 1963.

GOODS AND LIVESTOCK

68. Classification of Goods, Livestock, etc.

  1. Except as may be otherwise provided, goods will be charged for carriage by railway in accordance with the classification set out in paragraph 4 hereof, that is to say—

Goods for which a class is shown will be charged at the rates prescribed by Regulation 69 for the specified class and goods named in the said paragraph 4 for which no class is shown will be charged at the rates prescribed by the regulation specified.

  1. (a) All goods described in the following classification or elsewhere in this General Scale of Charges or in the Local Rates Scale of Charges as being at "owner's risk"; and

(b) All goods other than those classified in paragraph 4 hereof as Class "C", or Class "C" plus a prescribed increase, or Class "D", or Class "E" plus a prescribed increase, or Class "G", shall, unless a request is made that such goods be received, held, carried, delivered or otherwise dealt with at the risk of the Department under and subject to the provisions of Regulation 110, be received, held, carried, delivered or otherwise dealt with at the sole risk in every respect whatsoever of the owner.

  1. The word “dangerous” used in relation to goods denotes that the goods will be conveyed under the regulations applicable to explosives and dangerous goods.
Classification Class
4. All goods not named in this classification C
Acids, not otherwise specified. Dangerous C. Double rate
Acid, acetic, boracic, citric, cresylic, formic, lactic, oleic, sulphurous, and tartaric C
Acid, carbolic, packed in casks or wrought-iron drums C
Acid, sulphuric, muriatic, or hydrochloric. Dangerous Not otherwise specified
Consigned direct from factory. Minimum quantity 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., 5 tons per Lc wagon C plus 50%
Acid, diluted sulphuric, packed in polythene jars in containers. Dangerous C
Aerated or mineral waters D
Aeroplanes. Minimum chargeas for 1 ton per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., 25 cwt. per Lc or Mc wagon, 3 tons per bogie wagon C plus 50%
Aeroplane loading steps G
Aeroplane wings and fuselages; when exclusive use of wagons is necessary minimum charge as for 1 ton per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., 25 cwt. per Lc or Mc wagon, 3 tons per bogie wagon C plus 50%
Alumina, sulphate of (ferric alum) for water-purification purposes E plus 50%
Aluminium or aluminium alloy products as under— G
Cabinets G
Chandeliers G
Doors C plus 50%
Downpipe C plus 50%
Extractors, fruit juice C plus 50%
Ladders C plus 50%
Nails and washers C
Pipes, irrigation C plus 50%
Roofing sheets C
Scrap for remelting. Owners to load and unload E plus 50%
Spouting, and brackets therefor C
Ventpipes C plus 50%
Window frames C plus 50%

Aluminium-ware. Charges will be computed at Class C or Class G whichever is greater.



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🚂 Alterations to General Scale of Railway Charges

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 September 1963
Government Railways Act 1949, General Scale of Charges, Goods Classification, Livestock Classification, Dangerous Goods, Owner's Risk
  • Minister of Railways