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High Level D (Frederick). —This level being a continuation of former level C, extending from east to west break south till reaching to "Waimangaroa River. Same break holds grits of great thickness in face, with a general dip S. to S.E. On top of same, measures are noticed to put on holding coal, which upon going south increases considerably in thickness, till reaching near the Waimangaroa Eiver an upper seam appears to put on, the measures bearing all appearance to basin in inid level E. The following sections obtained throughout this level:— N 90 ) ®ur^ace crops of coal 6to 8 inches thick. Ft. in. Secfc'o (!;' ur^ace ' nne Grits ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 ■K,- QO < Soft Sandstone, with shaly partings ... ... ... ... 4 0 Jslo- bJ-(Coal 6 0 , 20 0 Dip S.S.E. 10°. Ft. in. f'Surface ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 Fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 0 Section j Soft Sandstone, with shaly partings ... ... ... 5 0 No. 87.1 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 I Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 0 l^ Shale Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 35 0 Dip S. to S.E. 10°, resting upon hard quartz grits. Ft. in. fSurface (1 ft.), Grits (9 ft.) 10 0 o ,• Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 £*W Blaze 2 0 Wo-88' | Coal 10 0 IJShale Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 29 0 Dip S.E. to S. 10°, resting upon hard quartz grits. N C go^ / oa^ cro Ps> varjiDg from 4, 6, and 8 feet. Ft. in. (Surface, fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 Section ) Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 No. 92. ) Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 (.Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 22 0 Dip S. to S.W. Ft. in. (Tine Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 Section j Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 No. 93.1 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 ICoal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 0 19 0 Dip S. to S.W. 10°, resting upon hard grits. . Ft. in. .'Surface... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 ~ ] Fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 v o°^<Kne soft Sandstone 8 0 Na96- Coal 25 0 (Brown Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 50 0 Dip W. 10°, resting upon white grit. Ft. in. ("Surface... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 Section \ Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 No. 97. ) Tine Grits 20 0 (,Dark flaky Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... 24 0 48 0 Dip S.W. B°, resting upon hard grits in bed of creek. The coal in this level is the same in description as that obtained throughout high level A, being in itself a coal of good quality, though soft and friable in nature. The coal throughout the area, as may be observed, dips regularly S. to S.E., the main dip south towards basin mid level E. In this level lam not satisfied but that there does exist a lower seam of coal, high faces of grit being seen in traversing Deep Creek, which crosses through this level (at a lower level than coal above given), resembling much in appearance those grits obtained in mid levels A, B, and C (floor of coal) on N.E. slopes of Mount Frederick ; also, as may be seen from sections given in mid level E, along the banks of the Waimangaroa, «liowing two seams, and a doubt of a third, the probability being that the same lower seams pass