Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1871 – No. 20

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✨ Railway Traffic Returns



CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR APRIL, 1871.

LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH LINE.

No. Amount. No. Amount.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 10,951 661 11 10 8,944 550 17 3
Annual and Monthly Tickets 15 73 12 6 16 127 7 6
Parcels — 45 9 3 — 36 12 0
Goods, tons 20,553 720 15 9 11,063 488 16 9
Flax, do. 245 8 12 0 218 8 15 0
Coals, do. 1,044½ 319 7 10 955¼ 286 16 9
Timber, 100 feet 4,598½ 229 18 6 2,861½ 148 1 6
Firewood, cords 147½ 44 5 0 33½ 10 2 0
Water — 15 6 8 — 9 18 7
Wool, bales 939¾ 106 15 2 1,900 135 15 6
Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels 55,375 420 15 7 130,510 1,087 7 6
Ditto, Oats, do. 82,650 529 6 10 44,347 269 17 8
Flour, tons 2,294 68 18 0 282½ 69 14 0
Wharfage — 239 15 1 — 230 2 3
Total £3,428 7 9 £3,431 0 9

Corresponding Month, 1870.

GREAT SOUTH LINE.

No. Amount. No. Amount.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 4,699 463 8 10 4,062 452 5 9
Annual and Monthly Tickets 4½ 21 13 0 5 60 15 0
Parcels — 21 9 0 — 14 10 0
Goods, tons 3,883¼ 149 18 8 2,894¼ 125 18 9
Coals, do. 233¼ 76 19 5 428¼ 174 2 7
Timber, 100 feet 876 66 16 7 248 20 5 10
Wool, bales 216 47 6 4 723 108 9 0
Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels 104,079 873 2 7 159,098 1,008 6 6
Ditto, Oats, do. 93,820 568 14 4 82,621 440 6 9
Labour — 48 19 7 — 64 5 7
Total £2,318 3 4 £2,718 5 9

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.




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🚂 Traffic Returns for Canterbury Railways, April 1871

🚂 Transport & Communications
Canterbury Railways, Traffic Returns, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Great South Line, Passengers, Goods, Revenue
  • William Reeves, Official Printer