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I'i. iii. ("Marls ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 Section3 Fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 No. 46. ) Soft yellow Sandstone .... ... ... ... 8 0 V.Coal, top scam ... ... ... ... ... 0 8 40 8 Dip S. 10°. Ft. in. "Surface ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Coal, top seam... ... ... ... ... ... 0 4< Blaze Band ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 Section^, Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... OS No. 47. > Soft white Sandstone ... ... ... ... 60 0 Yellow Sandstone ... ... ... 30 0 Blaze ... ... ... ... .... ... 2 0 tCoal, lower seam ... ... ... ... 20 0* 116 0 Dip 8. B°. .Remainder of coal in bed of creek. Ft in. C Soft white Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 60 0 Section 3 Yellow Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 No. 47-J-. 1 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 (.Coal ... 10 0 102 0 Dip S. 10°, resting to all appearance upon slate. Ft. in. fSurface ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 Sand and Silt ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 Wash, alluvial... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 Marls ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 Section , Fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 No. 85.^ Soft Sandstone, with shaly partings ... ... ... 5 0 Grit Band ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 Soft Sandstone, with coaly partings ... ... ... 50 I Blaze 2 0 l^Coal, top seam... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 96 0 Dip E. to N.E. 20°, resting upon soft sandstone. From the foregoing sections given, as may be remarked, the coal thickens on working south oft" the main east break in basin ; also dips with great regularity throughout. Marls. South, about 4 chains from section No. 33 in traversing the Waimangaroa River down, is noticed the putting on of the marls over the grits, holding, in some places, nodules, or egg-shaped stones somewhat resembling flints, but in themselves clay ironstones, in which marls I have noticed fossil shells, and at times impression's of leaves. These marls expend south and east, being noticed extending up the tributaries and slopes of Frederick, extending«well up the level, also east and up the slopes of Mount William ridge, till reaching south near N. W. shoulder of mount, section No. 85, where the grits are seen to crop from under same, the section extremity of this basin. The coal in this area as- marked, the upper through thin seam being of a soft description, while that of the lower is a hard clear coal of superior quality, resembling much in appearance that of Coalbrookdale. High Level C (Frederick). —This level being a continuance of high level B, breasted by high level fault on the east, and sea fault on the west. The surface upon leaving high level Bis composed of slate, holding in it veins of quartz (general run being N.E. and S. W.), while upon going south and east grits are noticed to put on broken, holding coal of a like description, same continuing south till meeting with E. to W. break, in the face of which the measures gain a great solidity. To the eastward of branch of Deep Creek the measures appear to gain in thickness, holding eoal in many places on banks of same, showing thus: — Ft. in. «j ~ (Fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 ™on 1 Fine Sandstone 12 0 Ao-sL(Coal 20 0 52 0 Dip. S. 20°, resting upon hard grits. The coal here is much crushed and shaken. I have therefore, as may be seen, marked a small part -of this area, which no doubt could be worked to advantage in conjunction with the other areas. * Shows above water. 2—E. 9.