Railway Freight Classifications




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GOODS AND LIVESTOCK—continued

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

"Farex" As foods, farinaceous
Farm trikes ("Landcat"). Charges to be based on standard measurement of 2.2 cubic metres per vehicle .. .. .. .. .. .. G
Felspar as under—
Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Imported (owners to load and unload) .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Felt, laundry, millinery, plumbing, slipper or sole, also underfelt .. .. .. .. .. .. G
Ferric alum or sulphate of alumina, for water-purification purposes .. .. .. .. .. .. E
Fibre glass articles as under—
Corrugated sheets .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Tanks—see classification for tanks.
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
Filters, bag air cleaning units .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Charges will be computed at Class G or on actual weight at Class C, whichever is the dearer

Fireclay .. .. .. .. .. .. See refractory products
Fireclay, mortar .. .. .. .. .. .. See refractory products, mortars
Firepots and equipment not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Firepot funnels, perforated pressed steel .. .. .. .. .. .. A
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. .. R
Fireworks, Dangerous .. .. .. .. .. .. A
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 2.5 tonnes per four-wheeled wagon. (If loose fish, owners to load and unload.) Lesser quantities will be charged at such minimum or at Class B
Shell .. .. .. .. .. .. See oysters
Whitebait, fresh or frozen .. .. .. .. .. .. C
(The maximum weight of any package containing fresh, frozen, or chilled fish will be 100 kg. Any package exceeding 100 kg will not be accepted for carriage by rail.)
Fish livers .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Fish liver oil .. .. .. .. .. .. See section 81
Fish manure .. .. .. .. .. .. C

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GOODS AND LIVESTOCK—continued

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

Fittings, shop, such as shelves or counters (showcases and display cabinets, as furniture) .. .. .. .. .. .. B
Flax in bales, dressed, pressed. (Loose-dressed flax will not be accepted for carriage.) Owners to load and unload .. .. .. .. .. .. J
Flax fibre, linen. Owners to load and unload .. .. .. .. .. .. J
Flax straw, in bales. (Loose flax straw will not be accepted for carriage.) Owners to load and unload .. .. .. .. .. .. R
Fleshings, for glue making .. .. .. .. .. .. N
Flock .. .. .. .. .. .. B
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 1 tonne. .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Paper or compressed peat .. .. .. .. .. .. A
Flowers, artificial, not otherwise specified—
As parcels .. .. .. .. .. .. See section 54
Flowers, fresh cut and dried .. .. .. .. .. .. B
Fluorescent lighting tubes and shades .. .. .. .. .. .. B
Fluting (upholstery material in strips) .. .. .. .. .. .. A
Foam, syntactic, "Q-Cel", packed .. .. .. .. .. .. G
Foamed latex .. .. .. .. .. .. G
Foods, cat or dog, canned .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Foods, dehydrated (freeze dry) .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Charges will be computed at Class C on actual weight or Class G whichever is dearer

Foods, farinaceous, as under—
Not otherwise specified, packed in cartons .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Prepared in biscuit form, packed in boxes or cartons .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Prepared in biscuit form, wrapped in kraft paper; consignments of more than 20 packages. Owners to load and unload .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Packed in bags or sacks .. .. .. .. .. .. E plus 50%
Food, livestock or poultry, not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. .. .. E plus 25%
Foodstuffs, "deep" or "quick" frozen .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Fork-lift trucks or industrial stackers .. .. .. .. .. .. B
Frames, picture—
Packed .. .. .. .. .. .. B
Unpacked. Owner's risk .. .. .. .. .. .. A

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 64



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2 June 1976
Railway Charges, Classification of Goods, Livestock, Government Railways Act 1949