✨ Canterbury Railways Traffic Returns
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR AUGUST, 1870.
LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH LINE.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1869. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | ||
| Passengers | 8381 | 485 10 8 | 9152 |
| Annual and Monthly Tickets | 7 | 23 16 0 | 4 |
| Parcels | — | 30 14 0 | — |
| Merchandise, tons | 1829 | 674 7 5 | 1818½ |
| Flax, do. | 97½ | — | — |
| Coals, do. | 2104½ | 631 7 3 | 809½ |
| Timber, 100 feet | 4551½ | 227 11 6 | 3396¼ |
| Firewood, cords | 198 | 59 8 0 | — |
| Water | — | 12 6 1 | — |
| Wool, bales | 403 | 47 0 4 | 255 |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels | 30,078 | 250 13 3 | 14,844 |
| Ditto, Oats, do. | 22,410 | 140 0 8 | 19,471 |
| Flour, tons | 298½ | 89 10 9 | 167½ |
| Wharfage | — | 344 3 0 | — |
| £3016 9 9 |
GREAT SOUTH LINE.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1869. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | ||
| Passengers | 4110½ | 495 6 3 | 3397½ |
| Parcels | — | 18 8 0 | — |
| Merchandise, tons | 274½ | 122 19 6 | 215 |
| Flax, do. | 18 | — | — |
| Coals, do. | 99 | 80 15 2 | 79 |
| Timber, 100 feet | 690 | 47 13 1 | 471¼ |
| Wool, bales | — | — | 2 |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels | 18,980 | 79 12 9 | 5683 |
| Ditto, Oats, do. | 6,165 | 28 17 0 | 3792 |
| Labour | — | 6 12 9 | — |
| £765 1 5 |
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1870, No 44
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🚂 Canterbury Railways Traffic Returns for August 1870
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