Railway Freight Classification




2 SEPTEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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GOODS AND LIVESTOCK—continued

  1. Classification of Goods, Livestock, etc.—continued

Mats, tumbling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Mattresses containing kapok, wool, tow, sponge rubber, or suchlike material—
Packed in cases or crates or wrapped in scrim or brown paper .. .. C plus 50%
Unpacked .. .. .. .. .. .. C. Double rate
Mattresses, wire, or wooden slat—
Packed .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 20%
Unpacked .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
(Wire mattresses which have battens nailed completely around them or
nailed lengthwise will be deemed to be “packed”.)
Meals, as under—
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. D
Barley, bean, linseed, lucerne, pea, maize, rye, wheat and whole, packed in
bags .. .. .. .. See Regulation 72 E
Copra, certified for use as stock food .. .. See Regulation 72 E
Liver, certified for use as stock food. As “food, livestock or poultry n.o.s.”
Meatmeal. As “food, livestock or poultry, not otherwise specified”.
Sausage .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Meat, fresh, frozen, or chilled .. .. .. .. .. C
Melons (including watermelons and citron melons See Regulation 72 E
Merry-go-rounds .. .. .. .. As riding devices
Metal, road .. .. .. .. See Regulation 79 Q
Metal, scrap (other than iron or steel or type), for remelting. Owners to load
and unload .. .. .. .. .. .. E plus 50%
Meters, electric, gas or water .. .. .. .. .. C
Military equipment for use of Armed Services Departments (exclusive of
aeroplanes, ammunition, and explosives of any description, bicycles (pedal),
furniture, musical instruments, pillows or gymnastic appliances), but
including ammunition boxes, battery acid, Bren-gun carriers, clothing,
guns, gun carriages, machine guns, mattresses (wire or slat), motor cycles,
radio and radar equipment, rifles, stores, and uniforms .. .. C
The following articles when forwarded to Armed Services Departments will
be charged as follows—
Empty containers not otherwise specified—
New .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Used .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Brass cartridge or shell cases .. .. .. .. E plus 50%
Grenades (hand or rifle) and bombs .. As gun ammunition
Model aeroplanes .. .. As parcels. See Regulation 54
Motor vehicles—
Not exceeding 30 cwt in weight. As per Regulation 83, or, if cheaper .. C
Exceeding 30 cwt in weight .. .. .. .. C
Milk, dried .. .. .. .. See Milk-powder
Milk and humanised milk .. .. See Regulation 57
Milk, preserved—
Packed, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. C
Packed, direct from factories. Minimum quantity 10 cwt per consignment .. D
Milk powder—
Blended, or whole, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. C
Blended, or whole, direct from factories. Minimum quantity per consignment
10 cwt .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Buttermilk powder not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. D less 25%
Buttermilk powder certified for use as livestock or poultry foods. “As livestock
or poultry foods not otherwise specified”. ..
Skim-milk powder .. .. .. .. .. .. D less 25%
Millinery .. .. .. .. .. .. C. Double rate
Mineral waters .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Mining machinery and plant, for use in mining operations in New Zealand,
exclusive of consumable stores .. .. .. .. D
Mining timbers, as under—
Hewn or split .. .. .. .. See Regulation 73 F
Sawn .. .. .. .. See Regulation 75 K



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