✨ Railway Goods Classification
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 51
GOODS AND LIVESTOCK—continued
- Classification of Goods, Livestock, etc.—continued
Class
Empties as under—continued
Empty containers (cans, cases, crates, drums, kegs, tins, or tubs),
new .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Empty containers (cans, cases, crates, drums, kegs, tins, or tubs),
used or reconditioned .. .. .. .. .. C
Empty tank wagons .. .. .. .. See section 89
Jars, glass, empty .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Steel bottle crates for use in petrol service stations .. .. C plus 50%
Emulsion, Plunket .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Explosive materials, not otherwise specified (excepting litho-fracteur,
nitroglycerine, dualine, glyoxiline, methylic nitrate, glonine oil,
pyrolithe, metallic sodium, which will not be carried), Dangerous .. C double rate
"Farex" .. .. .. .. .. As foods, farinaceous
Feldspar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D
(All loading and unloading to be performed by owners. Any
handling performed by the department will be under special arrange-
ment)
Felt, laundry, millinery, plumbing, slipper or sole, also underfelt .. G
Ferric alum or sulphate of alumina, for water-purification purposes
See section 72 E
Fibre glass articles as under—
Corrugated sheets .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. Charges will be
computed at
Class C on act-
ual weight or at
Class G, which-
ever is the
dearer
"Fibrolite" .. .. .. .. .. See asbestos-cement
Fibrous cement, in sheets .. .. .. See wallboard
Fibrous plaster, ornamental .. .. .. .. .. C
Fibrous plaster, plain .. .. .. .. See wallboard
Films, cinematograph, in metal containers .. .. .. C
Fireclay .. .. .. .. .. See refractory products
Fireclay, mortar .. .. .. See refractory products, mortars
Firepots and equipment to be used for orchard frost fighting purposes,
not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. D
Firepot funnels, perforated pressed steel .. .. .. .. C double rate
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. See section 73 F
Fireworks. Dangerous .. .. .. .. .. C double rate
Fish as under—
Crayfish and crayfish tails, fresh or frozen .. .. .. C
"Deep" or "quick" frozen, in cartons .. .. .. .. C
Dried or smoked .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Fresh, frozen or chilled—
Packed in special leakproof cardboard containers .. .. D
Not otherwise specified. Minimum quantity 30 cwt per four-wheeled
wagon (If loose fish, owners to load and unload.) Lesser quantities
will be charged at such minimum or at Class D rate increased by
50% subject to a minimum charge of $4.95 per consignment .. D
Shell .. .. .. .. .. .. See oysters
Whitebait, fresh or frozen .. .. .. .. .. C
(The maximum weight of any package containing fresh, frozen,
or chilled fish will be 2 cwt. Any package exceeding 2 cwt will not
be accepted for carriage by rail.)
Fish livers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Fish liver oil .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Fish manure .. .. .. .. .. See section 72 E
Fittings, shop, such as shelves or counters (showcases and display
cabinets, as furniture) .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Flax in bales, dressed, pressed. (Loose-dressed flax will not be accepted
for carriage.) Owners to load and unload .. .. .. D less 25%
Flax fibre, linen. Owners to load and unload .. .. .. D less 25%
Flax straw, in bales. (Loose flax straw will not be accepted for carriage.)
Owners to load and unload .. .. .. See section 73 F
Fleshings, for glue making .. .. .. See section 77 N
Flock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Flour .. .. .. .. .. .. See grain products
Flower pots—
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. C
Earthenware, nested, packed in cases or crates or securely packed in
straw, direct from factory in consignments of not less than 20 cwt D less 25%
Paper or compressed peat .. .. .. .. .. C double rate
Flowers, artificial, not otherwise specified—
As parcels .. .. .. .. .. See section 54
Flowers, fresh cut .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Fluorescent lighting tubes and shades .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Fluting (upholstery material in strips) .. .. .. .. C double rate
Foamed latex .. .. .. .. .. .. G
Foods, cat or dog, canned .. .. .. .. .. C
Foods, dehydrated (freeze dry) .. .. .. .. .. G
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