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The coal in this area boars all appearance of forming a basin, inasmuch as the four dips of the measures have been here obtained, and the general appearance of the country bears the same out. Three seams of coal may be seen from sections existing in this (area) basin. The thin and upper seams, together with the middle seam and measures, correspond much with those of high levels throughout the field, while that of the lower resembles much that obtained throughout low level D, and also at edge of Cascade Break (Coalbrookdale). The remaining part of this area is not marked as holding coal, being in itself an area of slate and reaching up the slopes of Mount William. Mount William Ridge. —-This ridge I have explored along its whole extent from Ngakawau Gorge, and south, till reaching summit of Mount William, finding it principally composed of slate reaching to surface, general run N.E. and S.W., holding in parts sections of shaken and disturbed grits and coal of a like description and wholly unmarketable, same indications continuing south till reaching traverse peg 20, on summit of ridge, where a small area is struck holding coal. Ft. in. (Hard Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 Section \ Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 No. 27.1 Coal 6 0 (.Slateßlase ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 24 0 Dip S.W. 10°, resting to all appearance upon hard grits. This coal is much crushed, but on the whole may be worked in conjunction with some of the other areas though small in extent. South from this, slates are observed along the surface, holding in them veins of quartz, till reaching near peg 48, where loose masses of grit are noticed, holding coal shaken and much crushed. Same disturbed indications continue south, showing slates, and in places holding coal (blind) till reaching south of station L. 20, about 10 chains, where the ridge shoulders out, puts on grits, holding coal of good quality; continues so, improving south, gaining thickness, width, and solidity, till reaching near summit of mount, where the coal evidently thins. The sections found in this southern extremity show as follow : — Ft. in. Q ~ ( Surface, fine Quartz Grits ... ... ... ... 10 0 c °o n \ Fine Sandstone 2 0 6 0 18 0 Dip S. 10°, resting upon grey sandstone. Ft. in. | "Surface, fine white Grits ... ... ... ... 10 0 ■4 Soft Sandstone, with coaly partings ... ... ... 12 0 | Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 g Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 a oni .- n _«h Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 ™ °-J Soft dark Sandstone 8 0 NaBL | Fine Grits 12 0 ri Bar of Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 40 % Fine grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 0 pq Fine Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 LCoal ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 100 0 Dip N. 1 o N.E. 15°. No further section could here be obtained, vegetation preventing my getting any further information. Ft. in. fSurface, fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 6 Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 c ~ U Soft fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 Section pn Bkze _ _ 4 Q No. 79. -g I g o f t s an< i s tone Grits ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 M I Soft Sandstone ... ... .... ... ... 12 0 I^Coal, lower seam ... ... ... ... ... G o(Shown.) 124 0 Dip N. to N.E. 10°. SStfjj Was No. 70.

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