22 Comfortably warm the first day I haven't needed a sweater. Finished New Zealand Travellers in the afternoon, Goodale called that I leave Sunday PM. Stationwagon will pick me up at 12:30. Nothing to read so went to bed about 8PM official temperature 67°F Nov. 25° Up at 7 breakfast at 8AM clear & sunny. Took a long walk through the Botanic Garden Although stream meanders through it no attempt at aquatics. Trees introduced mostly European and hortic ultural varieties a few from Chile. Masses of Rhododen- drons but very few species. Some beds of annnuals Then visited Canterbury museum at edge of Vestone Garden. Period rooms mid Victorian some showing French influence in furniture, short street of shops of mid 19th century. Pre Maori & Maori civilization individual exhibits fine condition but rather few It all of birds mostly sea birds good exhibits of the extinct birds ship models and stage coach English pottery 18th & early 19th Century, small synoptic collection of Chinese pottery well displayed. Art Museum closed. Returned to hotel about noon. Quite warm, didn't need my sweater. Spent PM on notes for abstract of paper on Antarctic islands in Paris next September if I decide to go. Took a short walk and read evening paper until