✨ Canterbury Railways Traffic Returns
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
TRAFFIC RETURN FOR MONTH ENDING NOVEMBER, 1873.
TABLE NO. 1.—TONNAGE.
| Description | 1873. | 1872. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. & C. R. | G. S. R. | G. N. R. | L. & C. R. | G. S. R. | ||||||||
| Up. | Down. | Up. | Down. | Up. | Down. | Up. | Down. | Up. | Down. | |||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Merchandise | ... | Tons | 2,431 | 589 | — | 436 | 93 | 321 | 1,413 | 390 | 28 | 183 |
| Flax | ... | " | 7 | 7 | — | — | 45 | — | — | 137 | — | 80 |
| Coal | ... | " | 1,157 | — | — | 105 | — | 660 | 278 | — | — | 22 |
| Iron, &c. | ... | " | 49 | 139 | — | 328 | 103 | 132 | 160 | — | — | 50 |
| Produce | ... | " | 1 | 143 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 2 | — | 109 | — | 16 |
| Grain—Wheat | ... | " | — | 470 | 316 | 3 | 60 | 17 | — | 148 | 99 | 62 |
| Barley | ... | " | — | 16 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 40 | 2 | — |
| Oats | ... | " | 10 | 51 | — | 30 | 13 | 1 | — | 194 | 90 | — |
| Flour | ... | " | 10 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 214 | 5 | — | 266 | 3 | — |
| Firewood | ... | " | 310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heavy Timber | ... | " | 87 | — | — | 91 | 10 | 168 | — | — | — | 81 |
| Sawn | ... | 100 ft. | 137 | 10 | — | 10 | 103 | 2,056 | 19,127 | — | — | 10,474 |
| Wool | ... | Bales | 13,152 | 2,252 | 36 | 1,109 | 545 | 9 | — | 1,597 | 955 | 202 |
| Water | ... | Tuns | 3 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | ... | Trucks | — | 13 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 7 | — | 14 | — | — |
TABLE NO. 2.—VALUE.
| Description | 1873. | 1872. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | £ s. d. | No. | |
| Passengers—L. and C. R. | 19,083 | 914 11 6 | 16,217 |
| Season Tickets do. | 19 | 35 6 6 | 14 |
| Parcels, &c. do. | — | 70 15 5 | — |
| Passengers—G. S. R. | 18,081 | 1,311 5 8 | 13,529 |
| Season Tickets do. | 8 | 17 8 9 | 6 |
| Parcels, &c. do. | — | 93 4 5 | — |
| Passenger—G. N. R. | 11,161 | 889 8 9 | 9,358 |
| Season Tickets do. | 5 | 18 19 0 | 7 |
| Parcels, &c. do. | — | 28 11 0 | — |
| Freight up—L. and C. R. | — | 1,679 14 4 | — |
| down do. | — | 737 18 5 | — |
| up—G. S. R. | — | 349 14 10 | — |
| down do. | — | 955 15 10 | — |
| up—G. N. R. | — | 176 12 10 | — |
| down do. | — | 298 16 7 | — |
| Storage | ... | — | 78 19 4 |
| Labour | ... | — | 91 12 9 |
| Wharfage | ... | — | 317 0 9 |
| Totals ... | — | £8,065 16 8 | — |
CHRISTCHURCH:
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government 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 1874, No 2
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🚂 Canterbury Railways Traffic Return for month ending November 1873
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- William Reeves, Official Printer