Railway Freight Classification




2 SEPTEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1289

GOODS AND LIVESTOCK—continued

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

Soap, as under—
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Wool-scouring .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Soda-ash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Soda, bicarbonate of, packed, not otherwise specified .. .. .. C
Soda, bicarbonate of, packed in paper bags .. .. .. .. C
(If packed in paper bags, all loading and unloading (except from ship to railway wagon) to be performed by owners. Any handling performed by the Department (except from ship to railway wagon) will be under special arrangement.)

Soda, caustic—
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Minimum quantity 2 tons per consignment .. .. .. .. D
Soda, crystals or washing .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Soda, nitrate of .. .. .. .. See Regulation 72 E
Soda, silicate of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Sodium bisulphate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Sodium carbonate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D

Sodium hypochlorite as under—
Direct from factory in approved steel containers. Minimum quantity 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon n.o.s. and 5 tons per Lc wagon. Dangerous .. C
Not otherwise specified. Dangerous .. .. .. .. G plus 50%
Sodium sulphide .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Solefelt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. G
Spaghetti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Spark guards, wire gauze, two or more to be nested .. .. .. C plus 50%
Spirits of salt (hydrochloric or muriatic acid) .. .. See Acid
Sponges, packed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C. Double rate
Spouting, metal, and brackets therefor .. .. .. .. .. C
Sprayers, portable, sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. G
Sprayers, mechanical .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 20%
Spring units used in the manufacture of upholstery or mattresses .. .. G
Stakes, fencing or garden, wooden, not exceeding 6 ft in length
See Regulation 79 Q
Starch, beater or wheaten (for use in the manufacture or preparation of paper or cardboard) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Staves, prepared for casks .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Steel .. .. .. .. .. .. See Iron or Steel
Stepladder chairs .. .. .. .. .. .. As furniture
Stereotype casts, consigned by or to newspaper-proprietors See Regulation 62
Sterilisers, steam-pressure .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Stockinette, consigned to frozen-meat companies .. .. .. .. D

Stock lick—
In minimum quantities of 1 ton per consignment .. .. .. E plus 25%
In quantities of less than 1 ton but not less than 10 cwt per consignment .. E plus 50%
In quantities of less than 10 cwt per consignment .. .. .. D
Stone crushers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C

Stone, as under—
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Cornish, to be used in the manufacture of earthenware .. .. .. D
Polished .. .. .. .. .. .. See Regulation 77 N
Pumice .. .. .. .. .. .. See Regulation 79 Q
Rough or roughly sawn .. .. .. .. See Regulation 79 Q

Stout—
Bottled or canned, packed or in bulk .. .. .. .. .. D
Bottled, in paper packages, bags, or sacks .. .. .. .. C
Stramit-board. (A building board manufactured from pressed straw)
As wallboard
Straw in bales. (Loose straw will not be accepted for carriage)
See Regulation 82
Straw, flax, in bales. (Loose flaxstraw will not be accepted for carriage)
See Regulation 73 F
Stretchers, canvas-wooden (camp), folded .. .. .. .. C



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