Today In New Zealand History

July 26, 2019

By AHNZ

February

22 February: Procl. Martial Law at Taranaki, 1860
This, the first autumnal month, like that of August in England,
usually displays more of the characteristics of summer weather than
that of autumn. Vegetation is still in the midst of luxuriant growth,
although the weather is generally hot and dry, so much so as to
suspend, in a great degree, the usual duties of planting and sowing,
and to restrict the operations of the garden to the collection of ripe
fruits for preserving. Apples, pears, peaches, plums, and raspberries
will now be ripening in great profusion, and ought to be collected
only when perfectly dry; for fruit gathered and boiled in a wet state
is sure to ferment.

Ref. Southern Provinces Almanac, 1868

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