Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1872 – No. 28

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CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.

Traffic Returns for April, 1872.

Lyttelton and Christchurch Line.

No. Amount. Corresponding Month, 1871.
£ s. d. No. £ s. d.
Passengers 9,338 529 13 6 10,951 501 11 10
Seasons Tickets 22 87 8 6 15 73 12 6
Parcels, &c. — 50 5 6 — 45 9 3
Goods, tons 1,622½ 634 18 10 2,055½ 726 15 9
Flax, tons 9½ 3 6 9 24½ 8 12 0
Coals, tons 1,575¼ 475 2 10 1,064¼ 319 7 10
Timber, 100 feet 5,582½ 279 2 6 4,598½ 229 18 6
Firewood, cords 137½ 41 6 6 147½ 44 5 0
Water — 23 6 11 — 15 5 8
Wool, bales 319 34 11 2 939 103 15 2
Grain—Wheat, tons 1,993¼ 522 2 9 Wheat, &c. 460 15 7
„ Barley, tons 314¼ 89 10 6 Bush. 55,275
„ Oats, tons 840 222 0 6 „ 82,650 529 6 10
Flour, &c., tons 206¼ 56 14 3 220¼ 68 16 9
Wharfage, Storage, &c. — 569 2 1 — 239 15 1
Total — £3,561 13 0 — £3,423 7 9

Great South Line.

No. Amount. Corresponding Month, 1871.
£ s. d. No. £ s. d.
Passengers 4,516 476 3 1 4,599 458 8 10
Season Tickets 5½ 21 16 9 4½ 21 13 0
Parcels — 25 15 0 — 21 9 0
Goods, tons 355¼ 159 12 0 338½ 149 16 8
Coals, &c., tons 281 99 14 7 238½ 76 19 6
Timber, 100 feet 559 42 10 10 876 58 16 7
Wool, bales 222 31 5 9 216 47 6 4
Grain—Wheat, tons 2,046¼ 509 8 9 Wheat, &c. 672 2 7
„ Barley, tons 343½ 90 16 0 Bush. 104,072
„ Oats, tons 1,143½ 277 3 2 „ 93,320 568 14 4
Labour, &c. — 13 15 0 — 40 16 7
Total — £2,174 6 11 — £2,318 3 4


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