Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1875 – No. 44

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✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC FOR FOUR MONTHS ENDING JULY 31st, 1875.

Tonnage of Merchandise.

Description 1875 1874
April. May. June. July. April. May.
Wheat 8,827 2,738 1,899 683 6,376 5,199
Oats 2,423 1,131 911 388 1,889 1,615
Barley 1,347 456 112 145 1,325 1,166
Flour 1,016 682 680 404 518 677
Other Agricultural Produce 776 1,410 1,499 615 879 1,575
Coal 3,788 3,438 2,789 3,070 3,338 4,703
Other Minerals ... ... ... ... 854 651
Timber 4,943 3,263 5,193 2,977 9,248 5,518
Wool ... 4,207 10,160 6,350 4,771 1,275
General 6,719 5,847 9,298 6,490 ... 7,163
Total 29,490 18,440 22,039 15,599 23,857 25,050

Number of Passengers.

Description 1875 1874
April. May. June. July. April. May.
1st Class, Single 4,358 5,039 3,809 4,681 2,443 2,697
1st Class, Return 15,890 16,414 12,943 16,594 6,142 7,372
2nd Class, Single 5,710 4,246 4,763 4,636 8,051 8,064
2nd Class, Return 15,619 13,243 14,187 19,479 21,914 22,130
Total 41,570 38,900 35,488 45,290 38,042 40,080

Receipts.

Description 1875 1874
April. May. June. July. April. May.
Merchandise 10,786 18 11 6,306 0 8 7,737 18 4 6,038 14 6 9,327 3 4 7,785 1 7
Rents 163 3 0 ... 175 12 6 171 17 6 107 11 3 107 11 3
Wharfage 826 5 2 555 14 0 774 7 0 880 11 0 623 14 10 765 9 8
Passengers 3,983 19 0 3,464 10 6 3,590 19 0 3,763 18 3 2,839 15 6 3,814 10 6
Parcels 170 3 4 144 18 0 192 10 0 172 8 0 180 10 0 184 10 1
Horses, Carriages, &c. 94 6 11 100 18 4 ... ... ... ...
Total 15,924 14 9 11,182 6 4 12,361 12 5 10,660 18 4 9,875 1 9 12,029 11 5

Accountant’s Department, Canterbury Railways.




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