✨ Canterbury Railways Traffic Returns
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR OCTOBER, 1871.
Lyttelton and Christchurch Line.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1870. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. | |||
| Passengers | 9,142 | 464 17 3 | 10,820 | 619 12 0 | |
| Season Tickets | 13½ | 41 0 9 | 10 | 50 15 6 | |
| Parcels | — | 38 16 0 | — | 28 2 6 | |
| Goods, tons | 1,725¼ | 603 16 8 | 1,320¼ | 648 8 5 | |
| Flax, do. | 45¼ | 15 17 3 | 3 | 6 0 0 | |
| Coals, do. | 160½ | 48 2 9 | 1,011¼ | 303 10 3 | |
| Timber, 100 feet | 7,845¼ | 382 5 0 | 4,071 | 203 11 0 | |
| Firewood, cords | 90½ | 26 19 1 | 175½ | 62 16 9 | |
| Water | — | 11 11 0 | — | 10 18 5 | |
| Wool, bales | 499 | 58 5 6 | — | — | |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels | 17,318 | 144 6 3 | 37,133 | 309 8 9 | |
| Ditto, Oats, &c. do. | 15,528 | 90 18 6 | 31,197 | 194 19 0 | |
| Flour, tons | 294½ | 88 9 0 | 240½ | 72 6 0 | |
| Wharfage | — | 302 15 10 | — | 228 12 0 | |
| £2,323 18 7* | £2,717 19 7 |
Great South Line.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1870. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. | |||
| Passengers | 3,083 | 311 2 4 | 3,134 | 340 1 0 | |
| Season Tickets | 5 | 7 0 0 | 2 | 8 0 0 | |
| Parcels | — | 14 8 0 | — | 27 11 0 | |
| Goods, tons | 201½ | 128 3 8 | 283¼ | 129 17 10 | |
| Flax, do. | — | — | 7 | — | |
| Coals, do. | 19¼ | 6 14 0 | 111½ | 41 2 11 | |
| Timber, 100 feet | 1,672½ | 139 15 1 | 290 | 20 2 2 | |
| Grain, Wheat, &c., bushels | 14,217 | 108 7 9 | 55,955 | 410 17 4 | |
| Ditto, Oats, do. | 8,204 | 35 16 5 | 19,363 | 99 11 3 | |
| Labour | — | 5 8 4 | — | 11 6 3 | |
| £756 14 4 | £1,034 10 4 |
- And on Northern Railway Account, £495 10s. 3d.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1871, No 62
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🚂 Canterbury Railways Traffic Returns for October 1871
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