Railway Freight Classification




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

Paragraph 4--continued

Classification Class
Boats (including dinghys, punts, and flatties)--
Completely unassembled (kit sets) C plus 50%
Not otherwise specified (maximum charge as for 3 tons at Class C
plus 20%). (If a boat is loaded on a road trailer the charges are
to be assessed on the total measurement of the boat and
trailer) G
Which require the use of a bogie wagon (minimum charge as for
3 tons per bogie wagon). (If a boat is loaded on a road trailer
the charges are to be assessed on the total weight of the boat
and trailer) C plus 20%
Bonedust, boneflour, bone-meal, as under--
Certified for use as manure See section 72
Borate, certified for use as or in the preparation of manure See section 72
Borax as under--
Certified for use as manure See section 72
Chloride of sulphur. Dangerous C Double Rate
Cobalt, for use as, or manufacture of, manure See section 72
Concrete or plaster mix, prepared, packed in multiwall paper bags as
under--
Contractors' plant, secondhand, including concrete mixers and tractors
but excluding motor vehicles, moving from contract to contract
(as determined by the department). Owners to load and unload.
Minimum charge as for 30 cwt per four-wheeled wagon, not other-
wise specified, 35 cwt per Lc, Mc, Nc, or NF wagon, 4½ tons per D
bogie wagon. Lesser quantities will be charged at such minimum
or at Class C whichever is cheaper
Copper, sulphate of, for use in the preparation of manures See section 72
Dolomite-ground See section 72
Ducting, metal, classified G in full wagon loads, owners to load and
unload, will be charged--
Per K, LA, X or XA wagon As 600 cu ft
Per Xc wagon As 700 cu ft
Per Kc, Lc, Nc, NF, or XP wagon As 900 cu ft
Per KP or Ks wagon As 1,100 cu ft
Per bogie wagon, n.o.s. As 2,000 cu ft
Per UBM wagon As 2,500 cu ft
Electric display signs, not packed in cases or crates. Minimum
quantity 30 cwt per four-wheeled wagon, not otherwise specified,
35 cwt per Lc, Nc, or NF wagon, 4½ tons per bogie wagon. Owners C plus 50%
to load and unload
Fish as under--
Fresh, frozen or chilled-- D
Packed in special leakproof cardboard containers
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 $5.45 per consignment D
Fish manure See section 72
Gates, as under--
Field D
Gliders, air. Minimum charge as for 30 cwt per four-wheeled wagon,
not otherwise specified 35 cwt per Lc, Mc, Nc, or NF wagon C plus 50%
“Gnats” (a three-wheeled farm runabout). Minimum charge per
consignment as for 30 cwt per four-wheeled wagon not otherwise
specified and 35 cwt per Lc, Mc, Nc, or NF wagon at Class C;
as under--
Grain silos, as under--
Assembled G less 33⅓%
(Minimum charge as for 35 cwt at Class C plus 50% per four-
wheeled wagon used or 4½ tons at Class C plus 50% per bogie
wagon used)
Unassembled, not otherwise specified; minimum charge as for
30 cwt per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., 35 cwt per Lc, Mc, C plus 50%
or Nc wagon, or 4½ tons per bogie wagon
Guano See section 72
Gymnastic equipment as under--
Climbing frames, galvanized pipe--
Not otherwise specified. Minimum charge per unit, 30 cwt per
four-wheeled wagon, not otherwise specified, 35 cwt per Lc, C plus 50%
Mc, Nc, or NF wagon
Gymnastic equipment as under--continued
Taranaki ladders, galvanized pipe--
Senior. Minimum charge per unit 30 cwt per four-wheeled wagon C plus 50%
not otherwise specified, 35 cwt per Lc, Mc, Nc, or NF wagon
Gypsum See section 72
Horses See section 81
Houses or huts, assembled or in sections. Minimum charge as for
2 tons per four-wheeled wagon, not otherwise specified, 2½ tons C
per Lc, Mc, Nc, or NF wagon. Owners to load and unload
(Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or at Class C
plus 50% if cheaper.)


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