Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 44

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CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.

TRAFFIC RETURN FOR MONTH OF AUGUST, 1874.

TABLE No. 1.—TONNAGE, &c.

| DESCRIPTION. | | | 1874. | | | | 1873. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| | | | L. & C. R. | G. S. R. | G. N. R. | L. & C. R. | G. S. R. | G. N. R. |
| | | | UP. | DOWN. | UP. | DOWN. | UP. | DOWN. | UP. | DOWN. | UP. | DOWN. | UP. | DOWN. |
| Merchandise | ... | Tons | 3,698 | 1059 | 171 | 950 | 284 | 391 | 1,735 | 756 | 121 | 312 | 149 | 162 |
| Flax | ... | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 20 | — |
| Coal | ... | — | 3,906 | — | — | 175 | — | 13 | 1,526 | — | — | 123 | — | 170 |
| Iron, | ... | — | 431 | 25 | — | 47 | 156 | 32 | 158 | — | — | 24 | — | 18 |
| Produce | ... | — | 24 | 270 | 40 | 66 | 91 | 57 | — | 1023 | 100 | 100 | 437 | 18 |
| Grain—Wheat | ... | — | 7 | 260 | 55 | 16 | 120 | 5 | — | 188 | 13 | — | 385 | 114 |
| Barley | ... | — | — | 18 | 9 | 11 | 65 | — | — | 48 | — | — | 4 | — |
| Oats | ... | — | 20 | 101 | 54 | 52 | 89 | 7 | — | 112 | 41 | — | 34 | — |
| Flour | ... | — | — | 445 | 89 | 8 | 348 | 1 | — | 373 | — | — | 203 | — |
| Firewood | ... | — | — | 459 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 311 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Heavy Timber | ... | — | — | 719 | — | 680 | — | — | — | 116 | — | — | 104 | — | 8 |
| Sawn | ... | 100 ft. | 31,140 | 228 | 35 | 5,488 | 170 | 5170 | 15,193 | — | — | 3797 | — | 1497 |
| Wool | ... | Bales | — | 469 | 27 | — | 117 | 7 | — | 395 | 4 | — | 71 | — |
| Water | ... | Tuns | — | — | — | 119 | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — |
| ep. Pigs, &c. | ... | Trucks | — | 6 | 32 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 4 | — |

TABLE No. 2.—VALUE.

| DESCRIPTION. | 1874. | | 1873. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| | No. | £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. |
| Passengers—Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway ... | 17,423 | 997 9 1 | 11,687 | 73 16 10 |
| Season Tickets | " | 26 | 46 13 6 | — | 92 17 6 |
| Parcels, &c. | " | — | 64 9 4 | — | 56 6 6 |
| Passengers—Great Northern Railway | 6,112 | 1058 8 10 | 4,372 | 661 10 4 |
| Season Tickets | " | 12 | 26 5 9 | — | — |
| Parcels, &c. | " | — | 66 3 3 | — | 81 11 7 |
| Passengers—Great Northern Railway | 8,469 | 780 15 5 | 7,094 | 616 11 10 |
| Season Tickets | " | 16 | 16 19 6 | — | — |
| Parcels, &c. | " | — | 42 0 3 | — | 20 4 8 |
| Freight up—Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway ... | — | 3,713 11 2 | — | 1808 8 3 |
| " down | " | — | 652 7 11 | — | 783 5 3 |
| " up—Great Southern Railway | — | 184 19 5 | — | 111 4 5 |
| " down | " | — | 903 18 8 | — | 544 4 8 |
| " up—Great Northern Railway | — | 271 13 3 | — | 260 16 5 |
| " down | " | — | 341 14 8 | — | 186 2 1 |
| Storage | ... | — | 304 6 9 | — | 145 17 1 |
| Labour | ... | — | 264 14 2 | — | 137 18 10 |
| Wharfage | ... | — | 763 10 11 | — | 446 16 7 |
| Totals | ... | — | £10,620 1 10 | — | £6,667 11 10 |

Accountant's Department, September 17th, 1874.

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