LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

Commodity

Rate

Cardboard boxes containing goods certified not liable to damage by crushing.. . Parcels rates.
Cheese .. Parcels rates. Grouped weight.
Chinaware not packed in cases. Owner's risk .. Parcels rates plus 25%.
Coffins ... Parcels rates plus 25%.
Coin, bullion, etc. .. See section 63.
Cork slabs ... Double parcels rates.
Corpses ... See section 61.
Cotton wool .. Double parcels rates.
Cream, in cans .. See section 57.
Crockery, not packed in cases. Owner's risk .. Parcels rates plus 25%.
Dangerous goods other than fireworks, fuse, and safety small-arm cartridges Not accepted for conveyance as parcels traffic.
Dogs .. See section 60.
"Dunlopillo" (a sponge-rubber product) .. Double parcels rates.
Eggs .. Parcels rates. Grouped weight.
Empty containers .. Parcels rates.
Empty milk bottles previously railed full for free distribution to school children and certified accordingly The empty bottles will be returned free from the original destination station to the original forwarding station. The bottles will not be delivered by the Department.
Felt, laundry, plumbing, slipper, or sole .. Double parcels rates.
Fireworks. Dangerous .. Double parcels rates. The maximum weight conveyed as parcels traffic by any one train will be 14 lb.
Fish, fresh, salted, smoked, frozen, or chilled (not tinned) Parcels rates. Grouped weight.
Flower-pots, paper .. Parcels rates plus 25%.
Flowers, artificial .. Parcels rates plus 25%.
Flowers, foliage, or ferns, fresh cut, unpacked or packed in crushable containers. Owner's risk Parcels rates plus 25%.
Flowers, foliage, or ferns, fresh cut, and moss, packed in baskets, hampers, or uncrushable boxes. Owner's risk Parcels rates. Grouped weight.
Food and clothing for charitable purposes .. See section 87.
Fruit, fresh, produce of New Zealand, Cook Islands, or Niue, as under--
Certified for domestic use of consignee .. See section 56. Grouped weight.
Not certified as above .. Parcels rates. Grouped weight.
Furniture .. Parcels rates plus 25%.
Fuse, dangerous .. Double parcels rates.
Game, fresh, frozen, or chilled .. Parcels rates. Grouped weight.
Glassware, chinaware, or crockery, not packed in cases. Owner's risk Parcels rates plus 25%.
Go-karts .. Double parcels rates.
Go-kart chassis, unassembled, packed in cartons .. Parcels rates.
Golf trundlers .. Parcels rates plus 25%.
Hair-lok (upholstery material) .. Double parcels rates.
Ice cream .. Parcels rates. Grouped weight.
Ice-cream cones .. Double parcels rates.
Insulating materials, as under-
Asbestos slag, asbestos wool, "Bradford Insulation," "Coolite," cork, corkboard, glass-wool, "Insulite", "Insulwool", "Isolite", mineral wool, "Onazote", "Perlite", "Rockwool", slag-wool, "Salmac" products (except asbestos meal or magnesia plastic in bags - Parcels rates), "Styrolite" and "Vermiculite" Double parcels rates.
Latex, foamed, products .. Double parcels rates.
Library exchanges .. See section 58.
Liquids, in glass or earthenware containers, unprotected. Owner's risk Parcels rates plus 25%.
Mattresses, and pillows as under-
Containing flock, kapok, tow, or wool, also inner-spring mattresses Parcels rates plus 25%.
Containing plastic foam or sponge rubber .. Double parcels rates.
Mattresses, wire .. Parcels rates plus 25%.