CLIMATE. 



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country receive a supply of rain sufi&cient for agricultural purposes. 

 Droughts of any severity are unknown. Only in parts of Canter- 



FiG. 12. 



Easlt 



Mean Annual Rainfall, in inches. 



bury plain and in central Otago is the rainfall occasionally insuffi- 

 cient to ensure a good yield from the crops. The actual amount 

 of rainfall differs considerably. It is heaviest on the west coast 



