✨ Railway Traffic Statistics
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURN FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 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 | — 13,088 698 19 4 | 12,537 648 5 8 | 8,600 637 1 10 |
| Season Tickets | — 24 73 0 0 | 8 17 5 6 | 12 31 7 6 |
| Parcels, &c. | — — 69 2 7 | — 54 11 9 | — 31 13 11 |
| Merchandise | Tons 2,848 969 4 6 | 3,050 1,049 13 7 | 437 169 1 1 |
| Flax | ” 108 80 9 4 | 16 5 12 9 | — — |
| Coal | ” 138 31 18 2 | — — | 98 33 2 7 |
| Iron, &c. | ” 1,495 174 9 3 | 1,472 441 15 6 | 1,014 144 10 4 |
| Farm Produce | ” 742 197 11 1 | — — | 154 42 8 3 |
| Grain—Wheat | ” 1,272 324 0 2 | 1,174 307 5 11 | 1,206 404 2 4 |
| Barley | ” 241 63 11 7 | 191 50 4 0 | 202 66 9 4 |
| Oats | ” 427 112 4 4 | 571 149 17 8 | 863 115 14 1 |
| Flour | ” 488 117 7 6 | 455 125 6 9 | — — |
| Firewood | ” 116 31 15 3 | 247 74 0 9 | 2 15 2 |
| Heavy Timber | ” 28 6 4 10 | — — | 40 8 12 1 |
| Sawn | 100 ft. 6,894 289 19 9 | 6,463 324 2 9 | 3,270 132 13 7 |
| Wool | Bales 617 52 4 6 | 485 52 11 6 | 77 9 4 0 |
| Water | Tuns 75 80 0 1 | 52 20 13 4 | — — |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | — — — | — — | — 43 13 0 |
| Storage | — — 195 3 8 | — — | — — |
| Wharfage | — — 351 9 0 | — 614 14 4 | — — |
| Labour | — — 111 1 2 | — — | — — |
| Sundries | — — 53 10 4 | — — | — 19 11 11 |
| Totals | — — £3,998 4 5 | — £3,936 1 4 | — £1,933 11 0 |
N.B.—Return Tickets are doubled
Additional—Railway plant ... £175 12 6.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1873, No 26
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🚂 Canterbury Railways Traffic Return for May 1873
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