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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 77

east coast of Honshiu along the parallel of lat. 35° N. to long. 150° W.,
and thence along a rhumb line to the west coast of Vancouver Island
at lat. 50° N., Fusan (Korea) and Yokohama to be considered as being
on the boundary line of the northern “ Winter Seasonal ” zone and
the “ Summer ” zone.

The northern boundary of the “ Tropical ” zone is a line drawn
from the east coast of South America at lat. 10° N. along the parallel
of lat. 10° N. to long. 20° W., thence north to lat. 20° N., and thence
along the parallel of lat. 20° N. to the west coast of Africa ; a line
from the east coast of Africa along the parallel of lat. 8° N. to the
west coast of the Malay Peninsula, following thence the coast of Malay
and Siam to the east coast of Cochin China at lat. 10° N., thence along
the parallel of lat. 10° N. to long. 145° E., thence north to lat. 13° N.,
and thence along the parallel of lat. 13° N. to the west coast of Central
America, Saigon to be considered as being on the boundary line of
the “ Tropical ” zone and the “ Seasonal Tropical ” area (4).

The southern boundary of the “ Tropical ” zone is a line drawn
from the east coast of South America along the Tropic of Capricorn
to the west coast of Africa ; from the east coast of Africa along the
parallel of lat. 20° S. to the west coast of Madagascar, thence along
the west and north coast of Madagascar to long. 50° E., thence north
to lat. 10° S., thence along the parallel of lat. 10° S. to long. 110° E.,
thence along a rhumb line to Port Darwin, Australia, thence east-
wards along the coast of Australia and Wessel Island to Cape Wessel,
thence along the parallel of lat. 11° S. to the west side of Cape York,
from the east side of Cape York at lat. 11° S. along the parallel of
lat. 11° S. to long. 150° W., thence along a rhumb line to the point
lat. 26° S. long. 75° W., and thence along a rhumb line to the west
coast of South America at lat. 30° S., Coquimbo, Rio de Janeiro, and
Port Darwin to be considered as being on the boundary line of the
“ Tropical ” and “ Summer ” zones.

The following regions are to be included in the “ Tropical ”
zone :—

(1) The Suez Canal, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden, from Port
Said to the meridian of 45° E., Aden and Berbera to be con-
sidered as being on the boundary line of the “ Tropical ”
zone and the “ Seasonal Tropical ” area 2 (b).

(2) The Persian Gulf to the meridian of 59° E.

The northern boundary of the southern “ Winter Seasonal ” zone is
a line drawn from the east coast of South America along the parallel
of lat. 40° S. to long. 56° W., thence along a rhumb line to the point
lat. 34° S., long. 50° W., thence along the parallel of lat. 34° S. to the
west coast of South Africa ; from the east coast of South Africa at
lat. 30° S. along a rhumb line to the west coast of Australia at lat. 35°
S., thence along the south coast of Australia to Cape Arid, thence along
a rhumb line to Cape Grim, Tasmania, thence along the north coast of
Tasmania to Eddystone Point, thence along a rhumb line to the west
coast of South Island, New Zealand, at long. 170° E., thence along the
west, south, and east coasts of South Island to Cape Saunders, thence
along a rhumb line to the point lat. 33° S. long. 170° W. ; and thence
along the parallel of lat. 33° S. to the west coast of South America,
Valparaiso, Cape Town, and Durban to be considered as being on the
boundary line of the southern “ Seasonal Winter ” and “ Summer ”
zones.

Summer Zones.

The remaining areas constitute the “ Summer ” zones.

Seasonal Areas.

The following areas are Seasonal Tropical Areas :—

(1) In the North Atlantic Ocean.

An area bounded on the north by a line from Cape Catoche in
Yucatan to Cape San Antonio in Cuba, by the South Cuban Coast
to lat. 20° N. and by the parallel of lat. 20° N. to the point lat. 20° N.
long. 20° W. ; on the west by the coast of Central America ; on the
south by the north coast of South America and by parallel of lat.
10° N., and on the east by the meridian of 20° W.

Tropical : 1st November to 15th July.
Summer : 16th July to 31st October.