PHP で静的変数を適切に初期化するにはどうすればよいですか?

class Registration {
  static $dates;
}
Registration::$dates = array(
  'start' => mktime(0, 0, 0, 7, 30, 2009),
  'end' => mktime(0, 0, 0, 8, 2, 2009),
  'close' => mktime(23, 59, 59, 7, 20, 2009),
  'early' => mktime(0, 0, 0, 3, 19, 2009),
);

class Registration {
  private static $dates;

  static function init() {
    self::$dates = array(
      'start' => mktime(0, 0, 0, 7, 30, 2009),
      'end' => mktime(0, 0, 0, 8, 2, 2009),
      'close' => mktime(23, 59, 59, 7, 20, 2009),
      'early' => mktime(0, 0, 0, 3, 19, 2009),
    );
  }

  // Call the init function to initialize the variable
  public function __construct() {
    static::init();
  }
}