✨ Railway Traffic Returns
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1872.
LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH LINE.
| 1872 | Corresponding Month, 1871 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Amount | No. | |
| --------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- |
| Passengers | 12,634 | £634 1 5 | 18,159 |
| Season Tickets | 19 | 39 2 0 | 18 |
| Parcels, &c. | ... | 50 13 2 | ... |
| Goods, tons | 1,899 | 438 8 9 | 2,115 |
| Flax, tons | 69 | 23 13 9 | 24 |
| Coal, tons | 1,612 | 432 7 3 | 911 |
| Iron, &c., tons | 533 | 68 12 9 | ... |
| Timber, 100 feet | 12,162 | 586 0 6 | 8,924 |
| heavy, tons | 35 | 9 2 2 | 4 |
| Firewood, cords | 106 | 29 3 0 | 39 |
| Grain--Wheat, tons | 138 | 38 1 9 | 136 |
| Barley, tons | 5 | 2 1 6 | 1 |
| Oats, tons | 22 | 6 19 6 | 9 |
| Flour, tons | 989 | 28 0 5 | 135 |
| Wool, bales | 3,755 | 70 15 2 | 2,080 |
| Farm Produce, tons | 103 | 28 7 10 | ... |
| Water, tuns | 40 | 16 2 2 | 25 |
| Labour and Sundries | ... | 148 1 0 | ... |
| Storage | ... | 8 13 10 | ... |
| Wharfage | ... | 366 8 10 | ... |
| Total | £3,456 3 2 |
GREAT SOUTH LINE.
| 1872 | Corresponding Month, 1871 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Amount | No. | |
| --------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- |
| Passengers | 3,011 | £413 2 2 | 3,889 |
| Season Tickets | 11 | 12 9 3 | 2 |
| Parcels, &c. | ... | 22 5 3 | 17 |
| Goods, tons | 248 | 118 3 8 | 275 |
| Coal, tons | 18 | 5 9 2 | 66 |
| Iron, &c., tons | 385 | 75 2 2 | 23 |
| Timber, 100 feet | 910 | 60 4 6 | 927 |
| Grain--Wheat, tons | 35 | 9 9 6 | 67 |
| Oats, tons | ... | ... | 8 |
| Farm Produce, tons | 14 | 4 19 1 | ... |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | ... | 5 16 5 | ... |
| Wool, bales | 251 | 259 17 2 | 1,798 |
| Sundries | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | £992 0 4 |
GREAT NORTH LINE.
| 1872 | Corresponding Month, 1871 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Amount | No. | |
| --------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- |
| Passengers | 9,274 | £641 16 11 | ... |
| Season Tickets | 4 | 4 0 0 | ... |
| Parcels, &c. | ... | 13 2 11 | ... |
| Goods, tons | 185 | 54 1 10 | ... |
| Flax, tons | 42 | 11 1 8 | ... |
| Iron, &c., tons | 300 | 64 10 9 | ... |
| Timber, 100 feet | 655 | 23 18 4 | ... |
| Grain--Wheat, tons | 28 | 1 10 1 | ... |
| Oats, tons | 19 | 3 17 0 | ... |
| Flour, tons | ... | ... | ... |
| Wool, bales | 610 | 61 16 9 | ... |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | 12 | 0 6 0 | ... |
| Total | £882 14 1 |
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1873, No 4
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