FOGS AND THE BUSH.
The theory that bush brought l"o-~ ! wao advanced by JV. F. W. Hilpondorf in an address to the Canterbury (Geographical Association on tiie changing landsea pe of the Waihola district, where lie was born in ISG4. Dr. Hilgendorf disputed the theory that trees ! brought rain, but he said it was con- j ceivable that bu.-h brought log through condensation of the atmosphere caused '■ br the cooling of broad-leafed trees. He recalled that the lighthouse at Cape ! Saundeiv., on Otago Peninsula, was originally built :>ooft above sea level. 1 It was always in fog. and was shifted ' to a point jtt«t above the »ca. The land ' was sold. and when the bu.-h was! floated the fog disappeared front lhc| liill on »liich tlie old lighthouse stood. J
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 88, 15 April 1941, Page 6
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