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REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 



This Section lias taken part in all the excursions and has 

 continued its work on the lines laid down in the preceding 

 years. The following are the results, classified in the order 

 previously adopted. 



SUPERFICIAL DEPOSITS. 



1. — Hauteville and Strand. 



Excavations for drains were made in the early part of the 

 year, and revealed a deposit of sandy clay or "jaune terre," 

 commencing near Capt. Lihou's house and extending some 80 

 feet up the road. In the deepest part the bottom was not 

 reached at 11 or 12 feet from the surface. This deposit 

 showed no signs of stratification. A pebble, evidently of 

 great age, being very much pitted, was found. 



A similar deposit was found in Strand Lane, about east 

 of that in Hauteville. It extended 105 feet along the lane. 

 It is doubtless connected with the Hauteville one, and indi- 

 cates that the deposit fills a small valley running from Haute- 

 ville towards the cliff. In this cliff, but more to the south, 

 the same kind of material has also been exposed, by the 

 cutting back of the cliff at two levels for the erection of 

 greenhouses. It was shown in both levels and follows the 

 slope of the cliff. 



2. — Isabel Road. 



In the cutting leading to the quarry recently opened a 

 section is seen showing :— 



(a) Soil, 1 foot. 



( b) Clay, thickening towards the north from to 3 feet. 



(c) Decomposed rock, curved and drawn out into a 



pseudo-stratified arrangement following the slope 

 of the hill. 



3. — Neighbourhood of Vale Church. 



The eastern margin of the raised beach surrounding the 

 hill on Avhich the church is built has been traced in the field 

 to the east of the " Abbey." A small pocket of raised beach 

 was observed in a quarry behind " Ville Baudu." 



4. — Neighbourhood of Fort Le Marcliant. 



On the sea face of the rock called Le Catelain some pebbles 

 have been observed which agree in altitude with the patches 

 of high-level beach found in other localities, but whether they 

 arc remains of such a deposit or whether their presence in 



