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E.—9

Ft. in. "Surface, fine Grits ... ... v ... ... ... 24 0 Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 Blaze with Band of Coal ... ... ... 3 0 6 Black Stone ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 «„,>*•• r* Grits, fine ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 ectl°n *-j Soft Sandstone 6 0 0-d/- £ Dark Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 Eed Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 0 Coal ... ... ... ... ... 40 0 I Fine grey Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 142 0 Dip N. to N.E. 10°., resting upon hard quartz grits. Ft. in. fSurface, fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... 35 0 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 0 Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 . Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 | Fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 Section Ph J Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 0 No. 58. -g Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 (S Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 Wedge of hard Stone ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 Coal ... ' ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 Shale Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 Hard Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 0 Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 hard Grits 129 6 Dip N.W., resting upon coarse hard quartz grits. Ft. in. 'Surface, fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... 24 0 Soft Sandstone, with coaly partings ... ... ... 60 Coal ... ... ... .. ; ... ... 6 0 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 . Soft Sandstone... ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 g Fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 Section^ . Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 No. 59.-8 Coal 0 3 Soft brown dark Stone ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 Soft yellow Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 Fine soft brown Sandstone ... ... ... ... 20 0 Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 JBlaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 143 3 Dip "W. 15°, resting upon soft brown stone. Further to south towards summit of Mount (Cairn) than those sections above given, the coal thins down to 4, 3, 2, and 1 feet, as seen on both sides of mount, working out to surface. A chain or two to south of Cairn the mount breaks, forming the Cascade break. The quality of the coal in this height is of an average quality, being much the same as that obtained in mid level E. Three seams throughout this part are traceable, the upper being thin seams, and the lower holding a considerable thickness. The sections, if compared with those of mid level E, bid fair to correspond. The western slopes of the mount and ridge—that is, from under summit north to Ngakawau Gorge ■ —are composed of slate and granite, this holding till covered by the capping of the measures of the low levels. The eastern slopes of this ridge resemble much in appearance those of the western; but at a point station L. 4, on descending eastward, the grits appear to put on well, though troubled, till gaining the plain at base, which extends north, from opposite this point, towards Mohikinui, into which I had a preliminary visit; picked up a crop of coal in the valley 12 feet thick, with a dip north, and crop on to slates (general run of slates here N.E. by N., S.W. by S.). This plain covers a considerable area of country, and bids fair to hold coal throughout, of considerable thickness and extent towards north. To the south of this point till reaching under the summit of William eastward, the country presents a very rugged appearance, which, judging same from a distance, is principally composed of slate.