✨ Railway Traffic Statistics
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR DECEMBER, 1870.
Lyttelton and Christchurch Line.
| No. | Amount | No. | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |||
| Passengers | 11,326 | 596 10 10 | 9644 | 585 4 4 |
| Season Tickets | 15 | 20 2 0 | 8 | 13 2 0 |
| Parcels | — | 41 0 6 | — | 24 8 0 |
| Goods, tons | 15363¼ | 565 19 8 | 1820½ | 537 0 10 |
| Flax, do. | 77 3 | — | — | — |
| Coals, do. | 1360½ | 408 3 3 | 1336 | 450 15 0 |
| Timber, 100 feet | 7072½ | 353 12 9 | 874½ | 43 14 4 |
| Firewood, cords | 139 | 41 15 6 | — | — |
| Water | — | 17 15 7 | — | 37 12 6 |
| Wool, bales | 2057 | 228 19 0 | 2762 | 310 16 1 |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels | 18,133 | 151 2 6 | 1122 | 9 0 8 |
| Ditto, Oats, do. | 22,164 | 138 9 6 | 4344 | 27 2 9 |
| Flour and Potatoes, tons | 371½ | 111 8 0 | 134 | 11 3 5 |
| Wharfage | — | 314 17 4 | — | 219 11 1 |
| Total | £2989 16 5 | Total | £2249 17 0 |
Great South Line.
| No. | Amount | No. | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |||
| Passengers | 8392 | 334 14 2 | 2782 | 351 7 3 |
| Season Tickets | — | — | 1 | 2 5 0 |
| Parcels | — | 14 3 6 | — | 19 12 0 |
| Goods, tons | 189½ | 92 2 6 | 326¼ | 144 12 5 |
| Flax, do. | 12 | — | — | — |
| Coals, do. | 86¼ | 37 16 6 | 89½ | 41 2 4 |
| Timber, 100 feet | 431 | 82 0 3 | 200½ | 18 4 3 |
| Wool, bales | 1399 | 204 7 9 | 1576½ | 231 12 3 |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels | 13,377 | 29 13 7 | 692 | 6 0 10 |
| Ditto, Oats, do. | 5867 | 85 15 11 | — | — |
| Labour | — | 26 16 7 | — | 143 15 6 |
| Total | £877 11 2 | Total | £958 11 10 |
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1871, No 3
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🚂 Canterbury Railways Traffic Returns for December 1870
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