✨ Railway Traffic Statistics
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURN FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1873.
| DESCRIPTION. | LYTTLETON AND CHRISTCHURCH LINE. | GREAT SOUTH LINE. | GREAT NORTH LINE. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1873. | 1872. | 1873. | |
| No. £ s. d. | No. £ s. d. | No. £ s. d. | |
| Passengers | — 14,899 785 19 2 | 12,232 731 3 8 | 6,586 661 12 8 |
| Season Tickets | — 154 29 16 0 | 18 37 2 0 | 8 13 16 8 |
| Parcels, &c. | — — 64 6 9 | — 61 1 2 | — 50 8 9 |
| Merchandise | Tons 2,968 946 4 7 | 2,360 836 1 8 | — — |
| Flax | " 102 30 11 9 | 32 11 10 0 | — — |
| Coal | " 504 116 10 2 | — — | 315 99 2 10 |
| Iron, &c. | " 207 52 5 7 | 1,943 403 1 0 | 4 1 12 6 |
| Farm Produce | " 255 69 9 2 | — — | 134 45 19 10 |
| Grain—Wheat | " 3,531 837 17 8 | 4,607 1,209 15 0 | 4,404 1,407 3 2 |
| Barley | " 224 54 13 7 | 240 65 3 0 | 339 115 13 11 |
| Oats | " 935 231 13 9 | 2,041 535 18 4 | 643 195 12 4 |
| Flour | " 329 82 16 11 | 260 71 15 3 | — — |
| Firewood | " 161 44 6 6 | 210 63 4 8 | — — |
| Heavy Timber | " 34 9 8 5 | — — | 2 0 14 9 |
| Sawn | 100 ft. 8,035 345 7 5 | 10,726 536 6 0 | 11 3 8 1 |
| Wool | Bales 2,143 176 17 9 | 3,065 839 8 6 | 2,348 108 15 1 |
| Water | Tuns 75 30 0 8 | 63 27 6 1 | 1,045 121 18 2 |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | — — — | — — | — 7 7 0 |
| Storage | — — 53 4 4 | — — | — — |
| Wharfage | — — 334 14 6 | — — | — — |
| Labour | — — 135 8 6 | — 710 2 9 | — — |
| Sundries | — — 64 10 0 | — — | — 13 10 9 |
| Totals | — — £4,533 8 2 | — £5,639 18 9 | — £3,041 16 0 |
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1873, No 17
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🚂 Canterbury Railways Traffic Return for March 1873
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