. Geology of the provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand, a report comprising the results of official explorations. de arrangements at once with him to accompanyme with two pack-horses, thus being enabled to accomplish in far shortertime the journey I had in view, than I had anticipated. But it wasthe 8th of June before I could start again, having been detained, first,by continuous rain, and afterwards by a heavy freshet in the river,which prevented the storekeeper from getting the horses from thebanks of the river a mile above his store, where good grass land,generallv so very scarc
. Geology of the provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand, a report comprising the results of official explorations. de arrangements at once with him to accompanyme with two pack-horses, thus being enabled to accomplish in far shortertime the journey I had in view, than I had anticipated. But it wasthe 8th of June before I could start again, having been detained, first,by continuous rain, and afterwards by a heavy freshet in the river,which prevented the storekeeper from getting the horses from thebanks of the river a mile above his store, where good grass land,generallv so very scarce at the West Coast, was to be found. Crossingthe Waitaha, our road lay for about five miles along a sandy beach,after which we arrived at another low headland, consisting of lateralmoraines on both sides, with alluvial beds in the centre. This shinglewall, about 50 feet high and nearly perpendicular, was mostly coveredwith a luxuriant growth of pendulous ferns of different genera andsome marine everlastings, still in flower, giving it a most pleasingaspect, whilst on its summit appeared a fine forest growth, consisting. Printed by M. Jafte. Vienna. e
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