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Vace of Plateau. Along the face edge of plateau south from Rapid Creek, towards Whareatca liivcr, no sections have been obtained holding coal; merely a few holding thin bands of blaze, as seen in a small tributary of the Whareatea showing thus: — Western Face of Plateau. Ft. in. fßlaze ... ... ... .-.. ... ... ... 1 6 Sandy Grit ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 o n Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 £«*£* H Eed Grit 30 0 .No. I^B. I Blaze 1 0 Fine to coarse Grit ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 IJBlaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 81 6 Dip W. 15°. Continuing south, no further sections are obtained till reaching the River Whareatea, which is in itself well worn down into the measures. In the traversing of same up east, extending well into the plateau, was only noticeable at times thin bands of blaze, no coal having been observed either in bed of river or upon the slopes. Here sections could not be obtained, owing to loose boulders and debris being everywhere around. North from this, in face of plateau near Rapid Creek, sections are obtained which show as follow:— Ft. in. C White Quartz Grit ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 Section \ Blaze, with Bands of Stone ... ... 10 0 No. 124.} Coal, crushed ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 (.Dark Shale and soft Stone ... ... ... ... 8 0 72 0 Dip W. 15°, resting upon hard sandy grits. Ft. in. White Quartz Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 Coal, crushed ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 Shale, Blaze, and Stone ... ... ... ... ... ... 80 Sandy Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 Blaze ... • ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 Soft Sandstone Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 Shale, Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 Coarse Grits ... ... ... ... .. ... ... 120 0 Blaze... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 Coarse hard Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 0 Band of Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 255 0 Dip W. 15°, resting upon coarse hard quartz grits. North from this point I have continued exploring, but have failed to obtain any further sections in face of plateau, being prevented from obtaining same from the quantities of loose ddbris, which continues north till reaching ridge forming water-shed into the Waimangaroa Eiver, the furthest north point I have at present worked up to on this height. Slip Country. This area of country, situated under the western face of plateau (reaching well out into low country near railway), I have worked from the Eiver Whareatea (south) towards and to the Eiver Waimangaroa (north), the country generally presenting a rugged and broken appearance, holding thin bands of shale and coal at high angles, 40°, the coal being in itself much crushed. The sections found show as follow: — Tributary of Whareatea. Ft. in. fßlaze ... ... ..'. ... ... ... ... 1 6 Sandy Grit* ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 Section , Red sandy Grits... ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 No. 128. "* Coarse Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 Fine to coarse Grits ... ... ... ... ... 80 0 ijßlaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 0 171 6 Dip W. ;!i). North of Rapid Creek. Ft. in. /"Coal crushed ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 Section JD. R. brown Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 14 0 No. 126. J Soft red Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 VCoal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 31 0 Dip W. 40°.