Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 33

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✨ Railway Traffic Receipts



CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.

Traffic Receipts for June, 1870.

Lyttelton and Christchurch Line.

No. Amount. £ s. d. No. Corresponding Month, 1869. Amount. £ s. d.
Passengers 6,817 469 2 9 7,925½ 472 18 11
Season Tickets 8 13 18 0 — 33 0 0
Parcels — 28 16 2 — 27 12 0
Merchandise, tons 1982½ 723 0 2 2326½ 817 19 7
Flax, do. 85 — 28
Coals, do. 1576½ 473 2 0 1031¼ 318 8 7
Timber, 100 feet 4238¼ 211 13 9 3428 174 17 8
Firewood, cords 35 10 10 0 — 47 9 7
Water — 13 18 2 — —
Wool, bales 100 11 12 10 239 27 17 8
Grain, Wheat, &c., bush. 43888 365 14 9 88911 641 4 8
Ditto, Oats, do. 32461 202 18 6 23977 195 8 9
Flour, tons 253½ 75 17 0 293½ 72 13 9
Wharfage — 286 13 0 — 277 2 4
Total — £2979 14 6 — £3106 13 1

Great South Line.

No. Amount. £ s. d. No. Corresponding Month, 1869. Amount. £ s. d.
Passengers 3785½ 328 19 6 2605½ 220 16 9
Season Tickets 1 1 2 6 1 30 0 0
Parcels — 16 2 0 — 17 19 0
Merchandise, tons 332½ 150 18 10 256½ 118 9 8
Flax, do. 7 — —
Coals, do. 267½ 103 7 6 63 23 2 6
Timber, 100 feet 874½ 29 14 5 396½ 25 15 3
Wool, bales 3 0 9 0 15 2 17 6
Grain, Wheat, &c., bush. 61502 460 8 3 9300 83 4 5
Ditto, Oats, do. 20920 100 2 4 2052 13 6 9
Labour — 6 4 2 — 14 15 9
Total — £1265 6 6 — £550 7 5

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Canterbury, at the "Lyttelton Times" Office, Gloucester street, by Wm. Reeves, Official Printer for the time being to the said Government.




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Railway, Traffic Receipts, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Great South Line
  • Wm. Reeves, Official Printer