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situated and only some four or five miles apart, and hence each gives 
practically the same information. 
VII. East Ce7itral Karroo. 
Comprises the districts of Grraaff Eeinet, Somerset East, Jansenville, and 
a portion of Aberdeen. The rainfall is of a similar character to that of VI 
B. Somerset East (VII, 122) is, properly speaking, a sort of salient from 
X, but the region north, south and west of Somerset East is typical 
Karroo. 
VIII. Northern Karroo. 
Extending from Namaqualand on the Avest to the Great and Little 
Winterberg on the east; is actually the southern portion of the table-land. 
The western half, VIII A, of this has generally a single maximum and 
minimum of rainfall in the year, i. e. in March and August. Some of the 
stations on the lower slopes to the west- south- west still show, however, the 
double maximum and minimum of VI A. In the direction of Namaqualand 
the country is very sparsely inhabited, and only one record of rainfall, 
namely that of Brandvlei (VIII A, 129), has so far been discovered in it, 
and that for only five years. The G-annapan (VIII A, 133) numbers are 
almost certainly too low. The eastern half, VIII B, has the March 
maximum, but the minimum is nearly a month early, falling in July. 
IX. Northern Cai)e Province. 
This area is bounded by Namaqualand on the west to the Orange Eiver 
Colony on the east, and includes all the northern provinces of Cape Colony. 
Upington is on the north bank of the Orangfe River, The Halt is some 
distance to the north of the river on the border of Great Isamaqualand, both 
these stations being really in Gordonia. Van Wyks Vlei would perhaps be 
better included in VIII A, excepting that the Karreebergen to the south cut 
it off from that area. The annual curve of rainfall is of the simple type, 
with one maximum in March and one minimum in August. The rainfall 
at Groet Boetsap is exceptionally great considering its position. The 
Kimberley rainfall includes Kenilworth, and goes back to 1874. 
X. South- Eastern Ca/pe Province. 
This region of abundant mean rainfall, watered by the Buffalo, 
Keiskama, Kei, Kuiiap, Great Fish, Kowie and Bushman Rivers is better 
represented by rain-gauges than any other excepting the Cape Peninsula. 
And it has been possible to select no less than twenty-eight stations, each 
having a record extending over more than twenty years of, generally 
speaking, good observing. 
The southern slope of the Amatola Mountains in this area is the wettest 
