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CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.

TRAFFIC RETURN FOR FIVE WEEKS ENDING DECEMBER 3RD, 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 | 3,431 | 751 | 148 | 946 | 152 | 542 | 2,431 | 589 | 67 | 43 | 93 | 321 |
| Flax | ... | - | 9 | - | 5 | - | 72 | - | 45 | - | - | - |
| Coal | ... | - | 2,910 | - | 26 | 164 | - | 165 | 1137 | - | 105 | - | 666 |
| Iron, | ... | - | 217 | 21 | 15 | 61 | 192 | 21 | 491 | 139 | - | 328 | 103 | 132 |
| Produce | ... | - | 23 | 68 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 143 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 2 |
| Grain—Wheat | ... | - | 7 | 102 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 16 | - | 479 | 316 | 3 | 50 | 17 |
| Barley | ... | - | 11 | - | - | 9 | - | 2 | 16 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Oats | ... | - | 9 | 77 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 51 | 30 | 13 |
| Flour | ... | - | 9 | 150 | 146 | 12 | 93 | 69 | - | 310 | 43 | 13 | 214 |
| Firewood | ... | - | 43 | - | 6 | - | 87 | - | 12 | - |
| Heavy Timber | ... | - | 129 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 7 | 30 | 137 | 10 | - | 91 | 10 |
| Sawn | ... | 100 ft. | 22,954 | 390 | 29 | 5,662 | 300 | 1744 | 13,153 | 168 | 36 | 8619 | 103 | 2050 |
| Wool | ... | Bales | 101 | 3138 | 2095 | - | 1029 | 6 | 3 | 2232 | 1109 | - | 545 |
| Water | ... | Tons | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 92 | - | - | - |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | ... | Trucks | 12 | 4 | 85 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 2 | - | 7 |

TABLE NO. 2.—VALUE.

| DESCRIPTION. | 1874. | 1873. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| | No. | £ s. d. | No. | £ s. d. |
| Passengers—Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway ... | 26,835 | 1042 13 6 | 19,083 | 914 11 6 |
| Season Tickets ... ... ... | 43 | 108 8 0 | 19 | 35 6 6 |
| Parcels, &c. ... ... ... | - | 65 11 9 | - | 70 15 5 |
| Passengers—Great Southern Railway ... | 22,377 | 2258 0 3 | 18,081 | 1311 5 8 |
| Season Tickets ... ... ... | 12 | 96 2 2 | 8 | 17 8 0 |
| Parcels, &c. ... ... ... | - | 139 15 2 | - | 63 4 5 |
| Passengers—Great Northern Railway ... | 13,167 | 861 12 0 | 11,161 | 889 8 0 |
| Season Tickets ... ... ... | 22 | 45 8 6 | 5 | 18 10 0 |
| Parcels, &c. ... ... ... | - | 48 17 8 | - | 28 11 0 |
| Freight up—Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway ... | - | 2,296 17 11 | - | 1679 14 4 |
| " down ... ... ... | - | 616 15 0 | - | 717 18 3 |
| " up—Great Southern Railway ... | - | 592 1 7 | - | 319 14 10 |
| " down ... ... ... | - | 948 6 3 | - | 935 15 10 |
| " up—Great Northern Railway ... | - | 223 11 10 | - | 176 12 10 |
| " down ... ... ... | - | 296 7 3 | - | 295 10 7 |
| Storage ... ... ... ... | - | 220 0 0 | - | 75 19 4 |
| Labour ... ... ... ... | - | 252 19 4 | - | 91 13 9 |
| Wharfage ... ... ... ... | - | 523 0 8 | - | 317 0 0 |
| Totals ... ... ... | - | £10,733 18 4 | - | £8,003 16 8 |

Accountant\'s Department, December, 1874.

Christchurch:
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