6 4 Transactions. — Miscellaneous. 



10 feet high) and forms a remarkable feature in the cave, the artificial deposits 

 soon became more considerable and full of interest. Close to the rock, on its 

 southern side, they reached a thickness of nearly 3 feet, consisting of 



Ft. In 



1. Beds of European occupation (cow-dung) ... ... 4 



• • • • • • 



10 



2. Shell beds (Maori) 



3. Dirt and ash beds, with tussocks and flax ... ... 4 



4. Shell beds 



• •• ••• • • • . ■ • . - 



9 



5. Lower series, dirt and ash bed ... ... ... 5 



G. Agglomerate bed, altering gradually Again to ash bed 



upon the sands 



• • > ■ . ■ - • ■•• 



3 



7. Marine sands as far as excavated ... ... ... 3 



5 11 



In the lowest beds, partly imbedded in the sands, we obtained a great 

 number of Moa bones, belonging at least to six specimens, of which four were 

 well represented, namely, three specimens of Meionornis didiformis, of which 

 two were immature birds, and one specimen of Euryapteryx rheidcs, also not 



yet full-grown. 



Advancing towards the huge rock previously alluded to, I observed that one 

 portion of its unequal under surface stood above the sands, thus leaving a space 

 below, from which we took a number of things, amongst them a fine and 

 perfect pelvis, and several leg bones of an immature specimen of 2Ieionovnis 

 didiformis, some bones of the Maori dog, like the former, partly calcined and 

 broken, having been used for food, as well as portions of skeletons of shags*, 

 penguins, and some other birds. 



When examining the shell beds we had repeatedly found amongst them 

 match boxes, small bones of sheep, and other remnants of European life, 

 evidently brought into their present position by means of numerous rat holes 

 passing through these upper beds; also near to this inconsiderable spot not 

 tilled up by the sea sands a few small European remains had found their 

 way, which, if the mode of their transport had not been clear to me might 



have been a great puzzle. 



Section No. 4 (PL II.) gives the details of the arrangement of the beds abut- 

 ting against the rock. Also a considerable amount of drift timber was lying 

 here, without doubt mostly brought so far back by human agency; a great 

 deal of it being charred, or partly burnt; and all the evidence before me went 

 to show that this spot, hidden as it was from the entrance by the huge rock in 

 front of it, had been a favourite camping and eating ground, both of the Moa- 

 himting and afterwards of the shell fish-eating populations. 



For another week I continued to occupy the workmen in the south-eastern 



