Railway Traffic Statistics




CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR OCTOBER, 1870.

LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH LINE.

Corresponding Month, 1869.
No. Amount.
£ s. d.
Passengers 10,523 619 12 0
Season Tickets 10 50 15 6
Parcels 28 2 6
Merchandise, tons 1890¾ 648 8 5
Flax, do. 8
Coals, do. 1011½ 303 10 3
Timber, 100 feet 4071 203 11 0
Firewood, cords 175½ 52 16 9
Water 10 18 6
Wool, bales
Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels 27,133 309 8 0
Ditto, Oats, do. 31,197 194 19 0
Flour, tons 240½ 72 5 0
Wharfage 228 12 0
Total Amount £2717 19 7

SOUTH LINE.

Corresponding Month, 1869.
No. Amount.
£ s. d.
Passengers 3184½ 340 1 0
Season Tickets 2 8 0 0
Parcels 27 11 0
Merchandise, tons 269¼ 123 17 10
Flax, do. 7
Deals, do.
Coals, do. 111¼ 41 9 11
Timber, 100 feet 290 28 2 3
Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels 65,955 410 17 4
Ditto, Oats, do. 19,868 99 11 3
Labour 11 6 0
Total Amount £1004 10 4

CHRISTCHURCH:
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Canterbury, at the Lyttelton Times Office, Gloucester Street, by WILLIAM REEVES, Official Printer for the time being to the said Government.




Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1870, No 54





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🚂 Traffic Returns for October 1870, Lyttelton and Christchurch Line (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Traffic, Statistics, Lyttelton, Christchurch, October 1870

🚂 Traffic Returns for October 1870, South Line

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Traffic, Statistics, South Line, October 1870