✨ Canterbury Railways Traffic Returns
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1871.
LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH LINE.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1870. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. | ||
| Passengers | 8,380 | 422 0 0 | 7,551½ | 441 15 9 |
| Season Tickets | 17 | 51 5 0 | 11 | 28 6 0 |
| Parcels | — | 28 4 0 | — | 34 2 0 |
| Merchandise, tons | 2,000 | 700 0 10 | 1,835½ | 657 15 2 |
| Flax, do. | 43 | 15 1 6 | 44 | — |
| Coals, do. | 1,566 | 459 16 2 | 2,429½ | 728 18 9 |
| Timber, 100 feet | 4,743½ | 237 3 9 | 4,070½ | 203 10 9 |
| Firewood, cords | 135 | 55 8 6 | 97 | 29 2 0 |
| Water | — | 18 16 11 | — | 15 4 0 |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushls | 8,203 | 63 6 3 | 19,599 | 163 4 8 |
| Ditto, Oats, &c., do. | 8,050 | 59 5 9 | 22,684 | 141 10 8 |
| Flour, tons | 252½ | 75 15 0 | 316½ | 94 9 0 |
| Wool, bales | — | — | 126 | 14 14 0 |
| Wharfage | — | 284 14 7 | — | 330 17 9 |
| £2,446 19 6 | £2,889 0 10 |
GREAT SOUTH LINE.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1870. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. | ||
| Passengers | 3,239½ | 303 11 1 | 224½ | 851 2 10 |
| Season Tickets | 5 | 24 8 9 | — | — |
| Parcels | — | 18 15 0 | — | 15 17 6 |
| Merchandise, tons | 256½ | 128 7 2 | 275 | 115 13 1 |
| Coals, do. | 12½ | 4 10 7 | 222 | 96 14 11 |
| Timber, 100 feet | 911½ | 67 2 1 | 360½ | 28 2 9 |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushls | 6,473 | 60 0 3 | 20,108 | 139 13 6 |
| Ditto, Oats, do. | 6,506 | 39 8 9 | 16,661 | 94 10 8 |
| Labour | — | 3 17 8 | — | 6 10 3 |
| £643 1 4 | £848 6 5 |
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1871, No 45
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🚂 Canterbury Railways Traffic Returns for September 1871
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