The State of Cane Sugar Manufacture in Formosa. 



BY 



N. Yamasaki. 



The island of Formosa (Longitude 120"^ 15' E — 122° 4' E 

 and Latitude 21° 53' N — 25° 16' N) is possessed of a variety of 

 climates, as it has extensive mountain regions reaching to consid- 

 erable altitude/" While in the low country we find many 

 kinds of tropical trees, the mountains abound in pine forests with 

 a temperate zone vegetation. I mention the following meteor- 

 ogical average data : — 



D.iihoku in the Northern 



Takao in theSouthcni 





part. 1896/97. 





part 1883/84. 





Average temp, "^C. 



Rain days. 



Average temp. °C. 



Rain days. 



.^cptcniljcr. 



26.8 



13 



27.4 



'3- 



October. 



24.4 



20. 



25-5 



0. 



iNovember. 



20.4 



19. 



23.6 



I. 



Deccmljcr. 



IS5 



13- 



198 



0. 



January. 



iS-i 



22, 



19.0 



0. 



February. 



'3-1 



25- 



17.8 



2. 



March. 



'7-3 



22. 



20.2 



4- 



(i) The summit of Mount Morison whose altitude has recently been determined by 

 Professor Honda is 14,356 feet. 



(2) 







1883. 









April. 



May. 



June. 



July- 



August 



Avwragc temp. °C. 



24-5 



27.2 



24-3 



27.9 



27.8 



Rain dayfe. 



3' 



• 3- 



12. 



16. 



16. 



