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wells have been sunk at different parts of the Island, 

 notably just inside the sandy downs, and at the base 

 of the slopes descending from them and the central 

 plateau. The water from these wells is, as might be 

 expected, brackish and unwhqlesome. 



At Palissade Bay a small supply of what is likely 

 to be good fresh water might be had. At two or 

 4ihree places near each other, at this locality, the 

 water is seen oozing from the cracks of the rock ; but 

 there would be some difficulty in collecting these 

 different oozings together. This water is evidently 

 gathered on the slopes which lie between the spring 

 and the lighthouse and sinking among the rocks, by 

 cracks or seams, slowly percolates through them. 



A small basia, about a foot in width and depth, 

 has been hewn out of the rock to catch some of this 

 water as it trickles out at the base of the cliff, on the 

 left of the Bay, Unfortunately this basin is situated 

 just at sea level, and during high tides, or rough 

 weather, sea water enters the basin and has to be 

 baled out before any of the spring water can be used. 



About 200 yards to the left of the path that leads 

 to the lighthouse, there is a small cave just under- 

 neath the surface of a rocky knoll. A part of this 

 knoll, which had formed a portion of the roof of the 

 cave, has fallen in and exposed the cavern. On enter- 

 ing the cave one descends tooping or crawling through 

 a crevice in the fallen debris. The line of the cave 

 runs east and west. It is divided by fallen stones 

 into three portions or caves. Tbo one on the left 

 was not entered, Its mouth was blocked by stones. 

 This might probably have occurred when a portion 

 of the roof of the middle part, or cave, fell in. The 

 one on the right was crawled into through an aperture 

 among the fallen stones. This portion of the cave 



