dec 30, 1847 - Otago settlers increase trade opportunities
Description:
The French colony at Akaroa wasnot wealthy enough to provide extensive opportunities for trade and it engaged in its
own subsistence agriculture. Only with the arrival of the Otago settlers in 1848 were
prospects for trade increased.
Source: https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_68476209/Wai27.pdf
Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 30, 1847
Now
~ 177 years ago