✨ Railway Traffic Return
CHRISTCHURCH
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 RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURN FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1873.
| DESCRIPTION. | LYTTLETON AND CHRISTCHURCH LINE. | GREAT SOUTH LINE. | GREAT NORTH LINE. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1873. | 1873. | 1873. | |
| No. £ s. d. | No. £ s. d. | No. £ s. d. | |
| Passengers | 10,783 558 16 1 | 4,904 492 13 3 | 3,104 326 15 9 |
| Season Tickets | 91 79 11 0 | 13 41 2 6 | 8 28 17 3 |
| Parcels, &c. | 2,952 960 8 7 | 417 36 9 5 | — — |
| Merchandise | 56 49 4 3 | — — | — — |
| Coal | 283 29 13 11 | 53 79 0 3 | 137 83 16 8 |
| Flax | 203 50 17 6 | 294 75 10 0 | 53 10 1 10 |
| Iron, &c. | 309 88 17 10 | 163 24 1 0 | 184 90 13 1 |
| Farm Produce | 347 89 19 7 | 137 36 17 8 | 147 61 15 9 |
| Grain—Barley | 62 16 19 7 | 22 8 15 1 | 5 1 17 8 |
| Oats | 268 94 8 10 | 904 82 16 0 | 86 23 2 6 |
| Wheat | 301 75 17 11 | 207 53 19 2 | 74 13 10 3 |
| Firewood | 98 32 3 6 | 174 49 12 7 | 11 4 9 7 |
| Heavy Timber | 7,441 21 10 11 | 4,876 249 12 5 | 355 5 6 8 |
| Sawm | 213 362 7 10 | 102 10 0 7 | 323 178 12 0 |
| Wool | 34 17 11 0 | 32 11 13 8 | 10 1 8 0 |
| Water | — — | — — | — — |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | — — | — — | — — |
| Storage | — — | — — | — — |
| Wharbage | 88 0 7 | — — | — — |
| Labour | 227 0 10 | — — | — — |
| Sundries | 98 14 3 | — — | — — |
| Totals | — £3,108 13 6 | — £1,968 7 9 | — £632 3 9 |
N.B.—The Grand Total for four weeks, July, 1873
For corresponding period, July, 1872
And as above for five weeks, July, 1873
CHRISTCHURCH:
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 1873, No 39
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🚂 Canterbury Railways Traffic Return for July 1873
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