✨ Railway Freight Classification
GOODS AND LIVESTOCK—continued
- Classification of Goods, Livestock, etc.—continued
Empties as under—
Bags or sacks . . See bags
Beer cylinders or kegs, empty . . . D
Bottles . . . . . . See bottles
Boxes or cartons, cardboard, not otherwise specified . C double rate
Boxes or cartons, cardboard, completely collapsed or nested, packed
in cases, cartons, or crates, or securely tied in bundles, not other-
wise specified . . . . . . . . . . C
Boxes or cartons, cardboard, completely collapsed or nested, packed
in cases or crates, or securely tied in bundles, consigned to dairy or
dried-milk factories, and when full to be forwarded by rail . . D less 25%
Cylinders, gas, empty . . . . . . . D
Cans, paper (cardboard canisters with metal or wooden ends) . . C double rate
Empty cases, and empty punnets in crates, to be used as containers
for New Zealand grown fresh fruit, consigned direct to bona fide
fruitgrowers, fruitgrowers' agents or associations . . . C
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%
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
Farm trikes (“Landcat”). Charges to be based on standard measure-
ment of 2.2 cubic metres per vehicle . . . . . . . G
Felspar as under—
Imported (owners to load and unload) . . . . . . . D
Not otherwise specified . . . . . . . . See section 79 Q
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
Tanks—see classification for tanks, aluminium, fibre glass or stainless
steel.
Not otherwise specified . . . . . . . . C
Charges will be
computed at
Class C on actual weight or at
Class G, whichever
is the
dearer
“Fibrolite” . . . . . . See asbestos-cement
Fibrous cement, in sheets . . . . . See wallboard
Fibrous plaster, ornamental . . . . . See wallboard
Fibrous plaster, plain . . . . . . . See wallboard
Films, cinematograph, in metal containers . . . . . . C
Fireclay . . . . . . . . . . See refractory products
Fireclay, mortar . . . . . . . See refractory products, mortars
Fireports 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 1.75 tonnes 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 $5.45 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 102 kg. Any package exceeding 102 kg. will
not be accepted for carriage by rail.)
Fish livers . . . . . . . . . . . C
Fish liver oil . . . . . . . . . . . C
Fish manure . . . . . . . . . . . . . See section 81
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Classification of Goods, Livestock, etc.
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsRailway Charges, Classification of Goods, Empties, Bags, Beer cylinders, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cylinders, Jars, Steel bottle crates, Explosive materials, Farex, Farm trikes, Felspar, Felt, Ferric alum, Fibre glass, Fibrolite, Fibrous cement, Fibrous plaster, Films, Fireclay, Fireports, Firepot funnels, Firewood, Fireworks, Fish