5 localities oct 26 1961 Limestone outcrop Castle Hill Broken River Basin Cass Biological Station 1850' Beach Forest Healey River Valley 600 m Arthur Pass National Park on roadside near summit of Arthur Pass On rocks/shrubs summit of arthur pass October 29. Read for a while after breakfast started to the Trinity Congregational Church at 1030 service a N. Zealander after church met Rev. Maurice Hoelder (wife from Min- neapolis, trained in Boston University They invited me home to dinner (974 Colombo St). Good American cooking. leg of lamb potatoes peas and leeks. Very enjoyable conversation. Fine weather since I arrived. Christchurch on a large plain not far from the sea. River runs through the city, banks a beautiful public park. Business district in center, builds mostly 2-3 stories high. Residential areas houses 1-2 stories with tile or corrugated iron roofs painted red. "Fireplaces in all homes I have seen. Beautiful borders of shrubs and perennials Rhododendrons in all their glory and many shrubs I do not recognize some Rosa and Iris (flower stalks 21/2-3 feet high/Wisteria