✨ Railway Traffic Returns
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR FEBRUARY, 1872.
LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH LINE.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1871. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | ||
| Passengers | 11,488 | 592 10 6 | 11,807 |
| Season Tickets | 11 | 14 15 0 | 11 |
| Parcels, &c. | — | 45 10 0 | — |
| Merchandise, tons | 1,802¼ | 830 17 9 | 1,957 |
| Flax, do | 22½ | 7 17 0 | 48 |
| Coals, &c., do | 999 | 299 8 0 | 2,057¼ |
| Timber, 100 feet | 3,841½ | 192 1 9 | 3,015½ |
| Firewood, cords | 187½ | 41 6 0 | 42 |
| Water | — | 22 11 0 | — |
| Grain, Wheat, tons | 703¼ | 184 11 0 | 482 |
| Ditto, Barley, do | 44½ | 11 12 6 | bshls. 35,734 |
| Ditto, Oats, do | 582¼ | 152 19 6 | do. 43,882 |
| Flour, do | 171 | 47 1 0 | tons 241 |
| Wool, bales | 2,391 | 259 1 0 | 3,118 |
| Wharfage, &c. | — | 371 1 5 | — |
| Total | £2,873 |
GREAT SOUTH LINE.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1871. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | ||
| Passengers | 4,942 | 509 19 6 | 4,358½ |
| Season Tickets | 3 | 4 7 6 | — |
| Parcels | — | 24 8 0 | — |
| Goods, tons | 380½ | 170 6 4 | 318½ |
| Coals, do | 214½ | 83 4 7 | 324½ |
| Timber, 100 feet | 787½ | 54 0 8 | 467 |
| Grain, Wheat, tons | 844 | 215 9 1 | bshls.19,984 |
| Ditto, Barley, ditto | 23¼ | 7 0 6 | — |
| Ditto, Oats, do | 474½ | 95 16 10 | do. 20,012 |
| Wool, bales | 2,693 | 364 17 11 | 2,227 |
| Labour, &c. | — | 28 9 8 | — |
| Total | £1,558 0 7 |
And on Great Northern Railway Account, £95 16s. 3d.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1872, No 18
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