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which point the eastern band trends slightly to the east. 

 These bands, more especially the eastern one, have acted a 

 most prominent part in deflecting south the courses of the 

 Little Para and Gould's Creek. After the eastern band inter- 

 sects the bed of the former stream its outcrop bears consider- 

 ably west. I am inclined to think that here and for some 

 distance south that the eastern band is represented by the 

 remnant of an anticlinal roll. For, as shown in the map, it 

 splits into two in Section 5671, the eastern branch crossing 

 the bed of the Little Para into Tatala, at the Reserve, a little 

 below Richardson's ; the western, sweeping on with the course 

 of the river for a considerable distance, in conjunction with the 

 middle and western bands, constitutes the eastern escarpment 

 of the Munno Para hills. 



Returning to the north of the cross section, the eastern 

 member of the series trends somewhat abruptly to the east in 

 Section 4179. Pursuing a somewhat sinuous course, it finally 

 terminates, with those of three eastern series, in Section 3330. 

 The middle and western bands, however, follow a more direct 

 course, intersecting the South Para River in Section 3316. 

 This statement is only fully proven so far as the middle band 

 is concerned. The point where the western band should 

 intersect the river — if it extend to there at all — is much 

 obscured by a surface covering of wash from the adjoining 

 slopes, therefore its position, as laid down on the map, for a 

 considerable distance south of the river must be regarded as 

 somewhat ideal. 



Dip and, Strike of the Mill Series. — In a gully passing through 

 south-east corner of Section 3309, about 18 chains south of 

 cross section, the dip of the western quartzite is 40° east. In 

 the same gully, about 120 feet below the horizon of this band, 

 the dip of the clay- slate is 55° east, the strike 5° east mag. 

 north. Estimated thickness of -quartzite, 50 to 60 feet. In 

 the same section, in a gully to the south, the easterly dip of 

 the quartzite band has increased to 5°, thickness about the 

 same. In the same gully, in Section 4173, dip of the slate 

 about 60 feet below eastern band, 45° east, strike 5° east. 

 Slate about 60 feet below middle band in Section 4160 (Smith's 

 Creek), dip 35° east. At the old mill (about 10 chains west) 

 dip of quartzite band the same. In a gully leading through 

 Section 4165 false bedding in the clay-slates is very distinctly 

 represented ; and although no accurate bearing of the quartzites 

 could be ascertained, the dip of the surrounding slate is about 

 48° east, strike, 10° east mag. north. In northern portion of 

 Section 4168, and southern portion of 4165, a remnant of one 

 of these prevailing folds so common throughout the strata of the 

 district is distinctly observable here. Also at junction where 



