✨ Canterbury Railways Traffic Returns
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR MONTH OF AUGUST, 1872.
LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH LINE.
| 1872 | Corresponding Month, 1871 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Amount | No. | Amount | |
| Passengers | 10,928 | £662 3 11 | 11,028 | £557 10 8 |
| Season Tickets | 13 | 33 7 4 | 12 | 28 19 3 |
| Parcels | ... | 38 7 6 | ... | 47 8 0 |
| Goods, tons | 2,925 | 729 15 4 | 2,164 | 749 12 6 |
| Flax, tons | 20½ | 6 9 8 | 32 | 11 3 0 |
| Coals, tons | 2,694¼ | 740 18 2 | 2,205 | 472 13 3 |
| Iron, &c., tons | 2,134 | 58 13 7 | ... | ... |
| Timber, 100 feet | 9,036 | 460 3 1 | 4,326 | 216 6 3 |
| Firewood, heavy, tons | ... | 7 18 1 | 149 | 44 15 6 |
| Firewood, cords | 233 | 99 4 1 | Bushels | ... |
| Grain--Wheat, tons | 815½ | 82 12 7 | 18,883 | 155 1 0 |
| Barley, tons | ... | 9 12 0 | ... | 62 9 3 |
| Oats, tons | 408 | 130 19 0 | ... | 119 7 9 |
| Flour, tons | 807½ | 83 2 3 | 399 | 17 5 4 |
| Wool, bales | 420 | 30 13 3 | 148 | ... |
| Farm Produce, tons | ... | 51 5 10 | ... | ... |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | 186½ | 0 6 8 | ... | ... |
| Water, tuns | 20 | 14 9 9 | ... | ... |
| Labour and Sundries | ... | 106 19 10 | ... | 283 14 7 |
| Wharfage | ... | 417 5 3 | ... | ... |
| Storage | ... | 93 2 10 | ... | ... |
| Total | ... | £3,762 17 1 | ... | £2,777 17 3 |
GREAT SOUTH LINE.
| 1872 | Corresponding Month, 1871 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Amount | No. | Amount | |
| Passengers | 4,037½ | £413 17 3 | 3,653 | £367 12 3 |
| Season Tickets | 4 | 4 9 6 | 5 | 5 8 0 |
| Parcels | ... | 21 3 8 | ... | 24 8 6 |
| Goods, tons | 168 | 79 14 9 | 358 | 167 19 11 |
| Coals, tons | 865 | 29 11 4 | 98 | 42 12 8 |
| Iron, &c., tons | 28 | 6 0 6 | ... | ... |
| Timber, 100 feet | 703½ | 63 1 0 | 1,213 | 97 14 3 |
| Firewood, cords | 137 | 18 7 0 | ... | ... |
| Grain--Wheat, tons | 255½ | 98 2 3 | 14,608 | 133 15 7 |
| Barley, tons | ... | 0 5 0 | 6,612 | 35 0 3 |
| Oats, tons | 136 | 33 6 11 | ... | ... |
| Flour, tons | 14 | 5 9 3 | ... | ... |
| Farm Produce, tons | 624 | 19 0 11 | ... | ... |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | 500 | 13 9 4 | ... | ... |
| Wool, bales | 24 | 8 0 0 | 10 | 1 10 0 |
| Labour and Sundries | ... | 2 9 10 | ... | 3 6 7 |
| Total | ... | £801 14 6 | ... | £879 8 0 |
GREAT NORTH LINE.
| 1872 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Amount | |
| Passengers | 5,062 | £329 8 3 |
| Season Tickets | 8 | 61 18 0 |
| Parcels | ... | 5 11 8 |
| Goods, tons | 190 | 49 2 10 |
| Coals, tons | ... | ... |
| Iron, &c., tons | 1¼ | 0 6 3 |
| Timber, 100 feet | 706¼ | 33 9 11 |
| Posts and Rails, tons | 23 | 4 4 8 |
| Grain--Wheat, tons | 295½ | 67 17 1 |
| Oats, tons | 134½ | 33 1 4 |
| Flour, tons | 77 | 11 11 2 |
| Farm Produce, tons | 70½ | 1 1 8 |
| Wool, bales | 40 | 3 1 8 |
| Total | ... | £548 8 9 |
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 1872, No 49
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