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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 287, 8 January 1915, Page 8

"I've seen Australia in had times, but I don't remember anything quite as I've seen it in Ilawke's Bay during the past fortnight,'' remarked MiBraid, representative of a local firm of fruit merchants, who has just boen making the round of the orchards in that district. "It has been altogether a very queer season. They have .suffered from no fewer than 11.0 frosts during the season, and two occurred whilst I was there last week. On Wednesday of last week seven degrees of frost were registered in parts of the district. The earlier frosts came when the blossoms were leaving the trees, and killed the fruit. Many of the orchardists thought that there would bo a chance of saving it, but the young fruit simply dropped off in a perished condition. ''