Freight Classification




24 MARCH THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 949

Empty containers (cans, cases, crates, drums, kegs, tins, or tubs), used or reconditioned ... C
Empty tank wagons ... See clause 56
Jars, glass, empty ... C
Steel bottle crates for use in petrol service stations ... B
Escalators, assembled or partly assembled, minimum charge, 7.0 tonnes per bogie wagon ... B
Explosive materials, not otherwise specified (excepting lithofracteur, nitroglycerine, dualine, glyoxiline, methylic nitrate, glonine oil, pyrolithe, metallic sodium, which will not be carried). Dangerous ... A
(See clause 38.11, General Scale of Charges).
"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—
Imported (owners to load and unload) ... D
Not otherwise specified ... See clause 39 E
Felt, laundry, millinery, plumbing, slipper or sole, also underfelt ... G
Ferric alum or sulphate of alumina, for water-purification purposes ... See clause 39 E
Fibre glass articles as under—
Corrugated sheets ... C
Tanks—see classification for tanks
Not otherwise specified. (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. (Charges will be computed at class C on actual weight or at class G, 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 ... See clause 47 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 3.5 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 ... D
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 100kg will not be accepted for carriage by rail).
Fish livers ... C
Fish liver oil ... C
Fish manure ... See clause 48
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 ... See clause 41 J
Flax fibre, linen. Owners to load and unload ... See clause 41 J
Flax straw, in bales, (Loose flax straw will not be accepted for carriage). Owners to load and unload. ... See clause 47 R
Fleshings, for glue making ... See clause 45 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 clause 23
Flowers, fresh cut and dried ... B
Fluorescent lighting tubes and shades ... B
Fluting (upholstery material in strips) ... A
Foam syntactic, "O-Cel", packed ... G
Foamed latex ... G
Foods, cat or dog, canned ... C
Foods, dehydrated (freeze dried). 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 ... C



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