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ZONES AND REGIONS [Pt. Ill, Sect. II 



WESTERN NEW ZEALAND. 

 (After Hann in Zeitschr. d. osterr. Gesellsch. f. Meteorol., 1871, pp. 281, 345.) 



A constantly humid, warm temperate district, with rain insufficient for 

 forest growth, occurs only in the Falkland Islands. As the rain is extra- 

 ordinarily frequent, the islands possess a splendid climate for grassland, 

 and are actually for the most part covered with grass. 



Warm Temperate Grassland Climate. 



EASTERN NEW ZEALAND— CHRISTCHURCH (SOUTH ISLAND). 



42 33' S., 6^ meters above sea-level. 

 (After Hann in Zeitschr. d. osterr. Gesellsch. f. Meteorol., 1871, pp. 281, 345.) 



