Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1875 – No. 44

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CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.

TRAFFIC RETURN FOR MONTH OF MARCH, 1875. (5th to 31st Inclusive.)

Table No. 1.—TONNAGE.

Description L. & C. R. G. S. R. G. N. R. R. & M. R. R. & O. R. L. & C. R. G. S. R. G. N. R.
Up. Down. Up. Down. Up. Down. Up. Down. Up. Down. Up. Down. Up. Down. Up. Down.
------------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------
Merchandise ... Tons 2,735 648 111 816 201 336 17 113 4 2,833 881 185 523
Flax ... " — 4 — 3 8 — 24 2 78 25 — 52
Coal ... " 2,898 10 53 650 23 281 57 63 — 2,400 68 11 344
Iron ... " 248 23 2 38 14 20 7 4 1 341 23 37 28
Produce ... " — 26 28 — 1 79 1 1 — 263 41 21 63
Cement ... " 4,080 — 5 1 1 1,468 — 68 — 3,198 12 — 61
Malt ... " — — 5 14 — 13 1 1 — 523 8 3 12
Oats ... " 1,504 — — 10 25 339 13 241 1 1,199 2 — 17
Flour ... " 627 — 1 8 25 287 — 10 1 346 82 — 4
Firewood ... " 39 — — — 92 — 5 — — — 103 — 38
Heavy Timber ... " 100 — 1 — — 44 — 6 19 109 11 — —
Sawn ... ... 100 ft. 16,031 — — 915 4,282 287 1,095 6 391 543 17,337 41 293 679
Wool ... Bales 83 1,611 2 25 9 261 5 50 — 28 1,915 — 69
Water ... Tuns 7 — — — 17 — — — — 6 51 — 33
Sheep, Pigs, &c. No. — 18 — — 18 — — — — — 19 — —

Table No. 2.—VALUE.

Description 1875 1874
No. £ s. d. No. £ s. d.
Passengers—L. & C. R.
Season Tickets ... ... 1,449 11 9 17,704 1,131 7 1
34 68 11 0 40 80 19 3
Parcels, &c. ... ... 84 4 2 ... 107 10 8
Passengers—G. S. R.
Season Tickets ... ... 1,708 17 9 6,317 1,023 6 3
11 — 5 21 4 0
Parcels, &c. ... ... 119 3 4 116 98 13 8
Passengers—G. N. R.
Season Tickets ... ... 1,101 15 8 11,165 1,027 19 8
12 37 16 0 14 41 6 6
Parcels, &c. ... ... 17 10 0 9 33 14 6
Freight—L. & C. R.
Up ... ... 9,733 13 11 ... 9,173 1 9
Down ... ... 1,652 17 6 ... 2,111 12 4
Up—G. S. R. ... ... 2,643 0 1 ... 1,820 19 2
Down ... ... 1,664 1 11 ... 717 18 6
Up—G. N. R. ... ... 605 13 0 ... 788 12 10
Down ... ... (41) 15 0 ... 354 19 5
Storage ... ... 342 4 6 ... 49 15 8
Labour ... ... — ... —
Wharfage and other Receipts ... 916 6 1 ... 298 10 5
Water ... ... 403 12 11 ... 617 14 7
Totals ... 416,275 5 0 412,489 13 9

Accountant’s Department, Canterbury Railways.



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