✨ Railway Traffic Statistics
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURN FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1873.
| DESCRIPTION. | Lyttelton and Christchurch Line. | Great South Line. | Great North Line. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873. | 1872. | 1873. | 1872. | 1873. | 1872. | |||||||
| No. | £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. | |
| Passengers ... | — | 10,213 | 538 2 4 | 8,323 | 427 4 11 | 4,557 | 507 15 3 | 3,448 | 331 5 9 | 6,801 | 520 4 7 | 4,337 |
| Season Tickets ... | — | 21 | 51 13 8 | 12 | 34 13 6 | 6 | 8 11 3 | 7 | 19 10 6 | — | 5 2 0 | 5 |
| Parcels, &c. ... | — | — | 47 10 0 | — | 39 15 6 | — | 37 8 9 | — | 49 9 6 | — | 15 6 4 | — |
| Merchandise ... | Tons | 2,095 | 658 18 3 | 1,668 | 582 19 3 | 382 | 131 6 3 | 319 | 135 9 6 | 839 | 101 0 2 | — |
| Flax ... | " | 75 | 21 8 7 | 8 | 2 12 6 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 14 9 3 | — |
| Coal ... | " | 5,395 | 1,463 0 1 | } 2,112 | 635 9 6 | 293 | 98 1 10 | } 149 | 57 17 10 | 142 | 40 16 6 | — |
| Iron, &c. ... | " | 37 | 10 6 3 | — | — | 56 | 20 3 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 5 3 | — |
| Farm Produce ... | " | 427 | 113 14 11 | — | — | 125 | 36 17 5 | — | — | 84 | 16 13 5 | — |
| Grain—Wheat ... | " | 1,244 | 303 18 3 | 400 | 104 16 4 | 95 | 39 14 1 | 681 | 186 11 3 | 990 | 217 2 1 | — |
| Barley ... | " | 59 | 16 3 4 | 175 | 46 0 6 | 9 | 3 12 6 | 23 | 7 4 6 | 14 | 3 11 10 | — |
| Oats ... | " | 318 | 81 2 4 | 360 | 95 13 6 | 144 | 45 2 10 | 258 | 65 2 7 | 97 | 24 11 0 | — |
| Flour ... | " | 430 | 100 0 1 | 808 | 64 9 0 | — | — | — | — | 402 | 64 13 4 | — |
| Firewood ... | " | 288 | 65 5 0 | 210 | 63 2 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heavy Timber ... | " | 27 | 7 2 4 | } 2,943 | 261 8 3 | 22 | 3 2 10 | } 691 | 40 2 8 | 122 | 9 1 11 | — |
| Sawm ... | 100 ft. | 8,315 | 369 4 4 | — | — | 1,720 | 89 18 6 | — | — | 1,428 | 53 13 1 | — |
| Wool ... | Bales | 261 | 22 3 6 | 385 | 41 14 2 | 10 | 1 6 8 | 73 | 10 1 2 | 51 | 3 12 4 | — |
| Water ... | Tuns | 53 | 20 14 8 | 22 | 8 18 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Storage ... | — | — | 249 1 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wharfage ... | — | — | 564 11 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Labour ... | — | — | 93 18 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sundries ... | — | — | 72 1 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals ... | — | — | £4,870 0 3 | — | £3,043 0 1* | — | £1,053 1 11 | — | £935 16 3 | — | £1,099 14 8 | — |
*Additional—G. N. Railway plant ... £12 17s. 3d.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1873, No 36
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