✨ Canterbury Railways Traffic Returns
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
Traffic Returns for June, 1871.
Lyttelton and Christchurch Line.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1870. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | ||
| Passengers | 7,946 | 400 11 0 | 6,817 |
| Season Tickets | 9 | 11 14 0 | 8 |
| Parcels | — | 53 14 0 | — |
| Merchandise, tons | 2,911¾ | 797 14 4 | 1,962¼ |
| Flax, do. | 3 | 6 0 0 | 65 |
| Coals, do. | 1,715½ | 514 13 6 | 1,676¼ |
| Timber, 100 feet | 8,565½ | 177 15 2 | 4,283½ |
| Firewood, cords | 260¼ | 73 1 6 | 85 |
| Water, tons | — | 16 6 0 | — |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels | 14,542 | 118 14 11 | 43,888 |
| Ditto, Oats, do. | 24,532 | 163 6 8 | 32,461 |
| Flour, tons | 181 | 64 7 0 | 253¼ |
| Wool, bales | 114 | 14 6 8 | 100 |
| Wharfage | — | 274 14 8 | — |
| Total | — | £2,648 0 4 | — |
Great South Line.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1870. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | ||
| Passengers | 3,956 | 329 11 0 | 3,755 |
| Season Tickets | — | — | 1 |
| Parcels | — | 12 4 0 | — |
| Merchandise, tons | 330½ | 132 15 4 | 332½ |
| Flax, do. | — | — | 28 |
| Coals, do. | 49¼ | 18 0 8 | 267¼ |
| Timber, 100 feet | 504½ | 36 6 7 | 874½ |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels | 5,813 | 46 5 1 | 61,602 |
| Ditto, Oats, do. | 2,852 | 14 6 7 | 20,920 |
| Wool, bales | 18 | 2 8 0 | 8 |
| Labour | — | 2 2 10 | — |
| Total | — | £593 18 0 | — |
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.
Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1871, No 34
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🚂 Traffic Returns for Canterbury Railways, June 1871
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsRailways, Traffic, Passengers, Merchandise, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Great South Line
- William Reeves, Official Printer for the Province of Canterbury