✨ Railway Traffic Returns
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR JULY, 1870.
LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH LINE.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1869. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. | ||
| Passengers | 7914 | 449 14 1 | 7298 | 436 0 3 |
| Quarterly Tickets | 2 | 8 0 0 | 2 | 10 0 0 |
| Monthly do. | 10 | 18 18 0 | 2 | 3 0 0 |
| Parcels | — | 40 9 9 | — | 28 15 0 |
| Merchandise, tons | 2182 | 735 7 4 | 1747 | 612 14 2 |
| Flax, do. | 6½ | — | — | — |
| Coals, do. | 1577 | 478 2 8 | 1829½ | 898 16 9 |
| Timber, 100 feet | 4466½ | 228 6 6 | 2891 | 149 4 2 |
| Firewood, cords | 174½ | 62 6 9 | — | 30 5 9 |
| Water | — | 12 17 6 | — | — |
| Wool, bales | 153½ | 18 1 6 | 62½ | 9 9 2 |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels | 38,492 | 820 17 1 | 18,197 | 161 12 11 |
| Ditto, Oats, do. | 21,025 | 135 1 9 | 7098 | 44 6 9 |
| Flour, tons | 176 | 59 18 9 | 281 | 91 6 9 |
| Wharfage | — | 339 3 7 | — | 279 12 7 |
| Total | — | £2910 2 10 | — | £2246 3 8 |
GREAT SOUTH LINE.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1869. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. | ||
| Passengers | 3243½ | 416 18 0 | 2818½ | 287 1 9 |
| Season Tickets | 2 | 4 0 0 | — | 11 3 6 |
| Parcels | — | 22 1 6 | — | — |
| Merchandise, tons | 267 | 117 14 1 | 182½ | 88 18 5 |
| Coals, do. | 197 | 80 8 6 | 98 | 44 16 2 |
| Timber, 100 feet | 270½ | 21 7 6 | 663½ | 52 14 1 |
| Wool, bales | 15 | 2 5 0 | 25 | 4 16 10 |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels | 37,717 | 259 15 6 | 2886 | 22 10 6 |
| Ditto, Oats, do. | 14,847 | 58 6 1 | 4664 | 18 2 11 |
| Labour | — | 9 12 10 | — | 8 9 5 |
| Total | — | £991 7 11 | — | £538 9 7 |
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1870, No 38
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🚂 Canterbury Railways Traffic Returns for July 1870
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