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4. Central and North Otago District : Bounded on the north by the 

 Waitaki Valley (excluded), on the west by the limit of western rainfall, 

 and on the south by a line joining Queenstown and Palmerston. Mean 

 annual rainfall, 15-30 in. (Note : A subdivision of this district will pro 

 bably prove necessary.) 



5. South Otago District : Bounded on the north by a line from 

 Palmerston to Queenstown, thence to Manapouri, thence (including the 

 Mossburn, Five Bivers, and Waimea Plains) along the Mataura Valley 

 (excluded) to the sea. 



6. Southland District : Bounded on the east by the Mataura Valley 

 (included), on the north by the South Otago District, on the west by the 

 Waiau Valley (included). Mean annual rainfall, 40-60 in. 



Fig. 1. — Soil districts of the South Island, New Zealand. 

 1. South Marlborough. 2. Canterbury Plains. 3. Banks Peninsula. 4. Central and 



North Otago. 

 9. Nelson. 



5. South Otago. 6. Southland. 7. Sounds. 8. We6tland. 



7. Sounds District : Bounded on the east by the Southland and South 

 Otago Districts to Queenstown, thence by the limit of western rainfall to the 

 Haast River. Mean annual rainfall, 100-200 in. 



8. Westland District : Bounded on the south by the Haast River, on 

 the east by the limit of western rainfall, and on the north by the Taramakau 

 River. Mean annual rainfall, 100-150 in. 



9. Nelson District : Bounded on the south by the Taramakau River, 

 on the east by the limit of western rainfall as far north as the Wairau Valleys 

 thence along the Wairau Valley (excluded). Mean annual rainfall, 30-100 in. 

 ^Note : A subdivision of this district will probably prove necessary.) 



Fig. 1 shows the approximate boundaries of these districts. 



