Alterations to the Scales of Charges Upon the
New Zealand Government Railways

GENERAL SCALE OF CHARGES

PURSUANT to the Government Railways Act 1949, the Minister of Railways hereby fixes the following scales of charges and hereby imposes the following terms and conditions in respect of sections 68 to 71 inclusive of the General Scale of Charges in force on the New Zealand Government Railways; and hereby declares that such scales of charges and such terms and conditions shall come into force on the 1st day of April 1974, on which date the scales of charges, terms and conditions previously fixed or imposed in respect of the said sections 68 to 71 inclusive shall be revoked.

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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 section 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 section specified.
   With the exception of used empty containers, articles already classified in section 68 which are manufactured from plastic or perspex will be charged in accordance with the classification applicable to plastic or perspex.

2. (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”, or Class “P” plus a prescribed increase, 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 section 110, be received, held, carried, delivered or otherwise dealt with at the sole risk in every respect whatsoever of the owner.

3. 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

4. All goods not named in this classification . . . . . . Class C
   Acids, not otherwise specified. Dangerous . . . . . . C double rate
   Acid, acetic, boric, citric, cresylic, formic, fumaric, lactic, nitric, oleic, sulphamic, sulphurous, and tartaric . . . . . . C
   Acid, carbolic, packed in casks or wrought-iron drums . . . . . . C
   Acid, chromic flake (chromium trioxide), packed in drums. Dangerous . . . . . . C double rate
   Acid, sulphuric, muriatic, nitric or hydrochloric. Dangerous—
   Not otherwise specified . . . . . . . . C plus 50%
   Consigned direct from factory. Minimum quantity 4 tonnes per four-wheeled wagon, not otherwise specified, 5 tonnes per LC wagon . . . . . . C
   Acid, diluted sulphuric, packed in polythene jars in containers. Dangerous . . . . . . . . C
   Aerated or mineral waters . . . . . . . . D
   Aeroplanes. Minimum charge as for 1.75 tonnes per four-wheeled wagon, not otherwise specified, 2 tonnes per LC, Mc or Nc wagon, 5 tonnes per bogie wagon . . . . . . C plus 50%
   Aeroplane wings and fuselages; when exclusive use of wagon is necessary minimum charge as for 1.75 tonnes per four-wheeled wagon, not otherwise specified, 2 tonnes per LC, Mc or Nc wagon, 5 tonnes per bogie wagon . . . . . . C plus 50%
   Alumina, sulphate of (ferric alum) for water-purification purposes . . . . . . E
   See section 72

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