CHAP. XXII.] GEOLOGY OF KAWIA. 309 



and on the south side of the harbour. The lime- 

 stone is of the same description as that in Wain- 

 garoa, and contains the same fossils, with the addition 

 of great numbers of a large Ostrea, often a foot in 

 length ; next to these the Terebratulae are the most 

 numerous, and in an excellent state of preservation. 

 The nature of the fossils would seem to place this 

 formation in the tertiary series ; they are, however, 

 such as are found in formations of all ages, and it is 

 difficult to form at present ^decided opinion on this 

 point. The calcareous cliffs are corroded in various 

 ways ; chasms have been formed by the dripping 

 water, and stalactites hang from their sides and 

 roofs. In one of these deep chasms is the old bury- 

 ing-place of the tribe of Rauparaha, the Nga-te-toa, 

 a division of the great Nga-te-awa tribe. But these 

 places, to which such sanctity is usually attached 

 by the New Zealanders, have not met with more 

 respect from the Waikato than has the tribe of the 

 Nga-te-toa itself, who about twenty- five years ago 

 were driven from this place to the south, when 

 Rauparaha settled at Entry Island. On the north- 

 ern shore are still to be seen the extensive remains 

 of his fortifications^ trenches, and walls, and I 

 thought I could distinguish in their construction 

 that sagacity for which Rauparaha has been always 

 famous. 



The principal settlement of the Waikato, who are 

 now in possession of this part of the island, is near 

 the Wesleyan mission-station on the south shore. 



