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I. Introduction. 

 The stratigraphical relations of the series of younger rocks of New Zealand 

 has presented a problem which each geological observer who lias worked 



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NEW ZEALAND 



Cretaceofit and Ttrtiaiy 

 Sedir^entary flocks 



Fig. 1. 



at them has solved in a different way from all of the others. This obviously 

 plies that elements of difficulty and confusion are involved m a treat- 



ment of the question. 



