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Temperature conditions upon the east coast 

 are intermediate between those of the west coast 

 and those of the interior, but during the occas- 

 ional cold waves of the winter the temperature of 

 the east coast is often lower than that of the more 

 sheltered interior. The rainfall upon the east 

 coast is less than in the interior. It is especially 

 lijji;ht in the southeast ])eninsula in the vicinity of 

 \'ictoria, as that part of the island is sheltered 

 from the moist southwest winds by the lofty 

 Olvmpic Mountains of northwestern Washing- 

 ton.* 



* The following statistics are obtained from the Report of the 

 Department of Agriculture of the Province of British Columbia 

 for 1902. 





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