✨ Railway Traffic Returns
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR JANUARY, 1872.
LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH LINE.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1871. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | ||
| Passengers | 16,880 | 818 18 6 | 15,789 |
| Season Tickets | 12½ | 29 12 0 | 8 |
| Parcels | — | 39 3 6 | — |
| Goods, tons | 2,246¼ | 786 8 2 | 2,554 |
| Flax, tons | 22 | 7 15 0 | 13 |
| Coals, &c., tons | 2,180 | 656 2 3 | 457½ |
| Timber, 100 feet | 10,565½ | 550 11 0 | 2,777½ |
| Firewood, cords | 101¼ | 30 6 9 | 69½ |
| Water | — | 2 2 8 | — |
| Wool, bales | 2,615 | 283 5 10 | 3,354 |
| Grain—Wheat, tons | 218 | 57 4 11 | — |
| Barley, tons | 41¼ | 10 14 9 | *Bush. 22,257 |
| Oats, tons | 67½ | 17 14 6 | ** |
| Flour, &c., tons | 108¾ | 54 18 3 | 287¼ |
| Wharfage, Storage, &c. | — | 635 15 10 | — |
| £4,005 14 5 |
GREAT SOUTH LINE.
| No. | Amount. | Corresponding Month, 1871. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | No. | ||
| Passengers | 5,165 | 567 12 3 | 4,622½ |
| Season Tickets | 6 | 19 10 6 | — |
| Parcels | — | 21 18 0 | — |
| Goods, tons | 241¼ | 124 2 4 | 248 |
| Coals, &c., tons | 205 | 86 0 1 | 171 |
| Timber, 100 feet | 736¼ | 55 19 9 | 222½ |
| Wool, bales | 2,525 | 351 3 0 | 2,431 |
| Grain—Wheat, tons | 152 | 46 1 2 | *Bush. 9,763 |
| Barley, tons | 5¼ | 1 16 0 | — |
| Oats, tons | 27½ | 7 18 9 | ** 4,491 |
| Labour | — | 38 2 6 | — |
| £1,320 4 4 |
- Add on Northern Railway Account, £70 6s. 9d.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1872, No 9
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