The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand, Vol. 1 of 2 - Chas Chilton

Excerpt from The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand, Vol. 1 of 2: Reports on the Geo-Physics, Geology, Zoology, and Botany of the Islands Lying to the South of New Zealand, Based Mainly on Observations and Collections Made During an Expedition in the Government, Steamer "Hinemoa" (Captain J. Bollons) In November, 1907
"The remoteness of these islands from any continent, together with their inaccessibility, preclude the idea of their being tenanted, even in a single instance, by plants that have migrated from other countries, and still more do they forbid the possibility of man having been an active agent in the dissemination of them. On the contrary, the remarkable fact that some of the most peculiar productions are confined to the narrowest limits is a strong argument in favour of a general distribution of vegetable life over separate spots on the globe. Hence it will appear that islands so situated furnish the best materials for a rigid comparison of the effects of geographical position and the various meteorological phaenomena on vegetation, and for acquiring a knowledge of the great laws according to which plants are distributed over the face of the globe."
"Il semble que les iles Auckland sont placees a la limite de toute vegetation possible. Les oiseaux, quoique peu nombreux, etaicnt faciles a approcher; habitues a vivre tranquiallement dans ces solitudes, l'instict de leur conservation ne leur avait point appris a se mefier de l'homme."
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