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Sections at W Island.                                                (17

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No. 1

 H W [high water mark] 15 yds    5 yds.              200yds. 2/4t       reef.          light water 100 yds.

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No. 2

    20 yds.              100 yds                            200 yds.

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No. 3

 5 yds  5 yds             300 yds.                                      50 yds

S [sketch](N)  W Island

At No. 3 the reef projects further than in any other part of the islands, & the surface very smooth scattered blocks from 1 to 3 feet through, on the flat inside the reef.

Off No. 1. the breccia is broken and in some places worn level with the beach the land appeared to be gradually wearing away –

                                                          outside House.

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H W   10ft  10yds 5yds          200 yds

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The beach steeper & much higher than on the N Island  The breccia appeared to be in layers dipping to the sea. The lower, layers where the top ones were washed away much more compact.

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At SE Point about one mile NE of last section

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              35ft.          8 yds      5yds         100 yds

[sketch]3 ½ ft. 4ft.    

 Breccia.

At this point the top of the breccia has been gradually carried away by the sea & thrown further up the beach the larger pieces moved about 5 yards. They were from 3 to four feet long and about 18 inches thick apparently torn off in flakes The inner part of the reef (the flat) shewed rock blocks from two to four feet.

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     26ft. Blocks. 30yds 20 yds 50 yds

Other SE pt about half a mile northd of last–

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      4 ft. 15 cn.                     6 ft. 4 yds 15 cn.

At this point two blocks of the breccia were laying nearly on the top of the sand hill 23 feet above the H water mark, several other pieces not quite so large were laying near the top of the bank but not so high as these the beach broader than many other parts & composed of fine sand. The reef very close to the beach.