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Subalpine and Alpine Vegetation. Mount Egmont ; Tongariro 

 National Park (see p. 35) ; "Mineral Belt," near Nelson (see p. 39) ; 

 Mount Torlesse ; Mount Cook (see p. 48) ; Swampy Hill, near Dunedin 

 (see p. 54) ; Stewart Island. 



Mangrove. Auckland Harbour (near Henderson, Stanley Bay, 

 Devonport) . 



Hot Springs Vegetation. Rotomahana ; Otumokokiri, near Waio- 

 tapu ; Wairakei Valley, near Taupo. 



Other types of vegetation, such as manuka scrub, tussock-grass- 

 land, sand-dunes, swamp, bog, may be seen in several of the localities 

 mentioned. 



W. R. B. OLIVER. 



AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 



Ruakura Farm of Instruction, Hamilton. Nearly 900 acres, situated 

 on the fringe of the great Piako Swamp. The greater part of the 

 farm is now highly developed and equipped. A wide range of crop- 

 ping has been practised, but, in keeping with the essentially dairying 

 character of the district, pasture development and management is now 

 a leading feature. The pedigree live-stock includes Milking Shorthorn 

 (with Australian Darbalara blood) and Jersey cattle, Southdown sheep, 

 and Berkshire pigs. A flock of crossbred sheep is also run. The other 

 branches of the establishment are the poultry section, the apiary, and 

 the horticultural section, including an orchard of considerable size. 

 Ruakura is the principal farm instructional institution of the New 

 Zealand Department of Agriculture. 



Weraroa Central Development Farm, Levin. On 750 acres of land 

 converted from heavy forest. The neighbourhood is ideal dairying 

 country, and the farm has developed on lines consistent with the 

 requirements of that industry. Noted herds are Friesian (blending 

 Dutch and American blood) and Red Poll. Berkshire pigs and Romney 

 cross sheep are kept. 



Other Governmental experimental stations are situated at Mou- 

 mahaki (general farming) and Te Kauwhata (fruit and viticulture). 



Lincoln Agricultural College, near Christchurch. Two farms, 800 and 

 1,500 acres. Live-stock includes horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs.' Most 

 attention is directed to sheep-raising and cereal-growing. Students 

 spend three years at the College and do all the work. 



Horticulture. The public gardens at Auckland, Palmerston North, 

 Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin are well worth seeing. 



Forestry. Government plantations are situated at Whakarewa- 

 rewa (near Rotorua), extending to Tikitapu and Rotokakahi Lakes, 

 with nursery at Whakarewarewa ; Waiotapu ; Kaingaroa Plains 

 (near Galatea) ; Hanmer (with nursery) ; Conical Hills (nursery at 

 Tapanui) ; Naseby. 



Flax (Phormium) Industry. The best localities for studying the 

 flax industry within easy distance of Wellington are Shannon and 

 Miranui, on the Palmerston North Railway line. 



