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Section on the east side between the settlement & old House.

[sketch]  [sketch]

  8 ft      15 yds              50 yds–                          6 ft  5 yds  20 yds     50 yds     near the last

At this point the rocks at the foot of the beach (breccia) was more rugged with loose blocks on the top from one to 2 feet square. The beach covered with blocks of the same size the reef also very rugged –

NB. In this latter part the breccia in one section extended to near the breakers. about 50 yd. wide.

There is no law about the extension of discoloured water it is at least not less on the leeward than windward side no average width can be given: in one spot nearly 200 yds.– & the broardest part occurred there

On eastern side whole reef (–from breakers to beach) had average width of rather more than 100 yd: whilst on west side nearly 300 yd.– breccia commonly not more than 10. or fewer hands with some exceptions.–

Mr Sulivan seems to consider that very commonly the breccia has been torn up & cast on the beach in loose fragments.–

If the lower part of a beach was consolidated & the land sunk a trifle the appearances here presented all round the island would probably be presented.

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Mem: Width of outer coral, as shown by width of Isld.–

Cause of fertility.–