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Coast, collected by M. E. Doplanches. Millions of an Avicula 
( Monotis ), allied to M. salinaria of Goldfuss, of which M. Rich¬ 
mond i ana, of Zittel, is a variety, also occur. Astarte, Turbo 
Jbuani, and one other ; Spirifera Calcdonica ; S. Planc&esi ; 
Scyphii armala —all these are Upper Triassic. 
M. Garnier’s fossils, examined by M. Eischer, were pronounced 
to be Monotis; Jlalobia (an Austrian species), and Mytilus 
problcmatinus of the same formation. 
The supposed Jurassic rocks contain Nucula near N. Uammcri 
(Do Er.) a Littorina, Cardium, and an Astarte resembling 
A. Yoltzii (Goldf . ) M. Eischer believes, however, that these are 
more likely to bo Triassic also. 
M.Munier-Chalmas names also as Jurassic,Ostrea siiblamcllosa ; 
Astarte (or Tamiadon) prceecursor ; Pellatia Gamierl and 
Cardium Caledonicum . 
A large Pinna seems to represent the Cretaceous rocks. A 
tolerably full account of the Geology of New Caledonia will bo 
found in my Anniversary Address to the Royal Society of New 
South Wales on the 12th May. 1875. 
New Zealand exhibits abundance of proofs that Secondary 
formations exist there, and not the least remarkable fact is that 
Professor Hochstettcr in 1859 discovered there the same Avicula 
Jtichmondiana as above, and Halobia Lomelli, Avicula salinaria 
with Monotis, Spirigera, Spirifera, &c., belonging to the Triassic 
paper “ On Recent Geological Discoveries ” T collected as 
much of this kind of information as I then could; but since then 
the skill and labour of the Geological Survey of New Zealand, 
uuder tho direction of Dr. Hector, have produced an abundant 
harvest of scientific details ; and to the able publications and 
Reports from that authority I may refer those who are interested 
in the development of that most interesting group of islands. 
They will find there ample evidence as to the existence of Triassic, 
Jurassic, and Cretaceous, as well as of Palaeozoic rocks. The 
Saurian discoveries of Mr. T. Hood Cockburn Hood also deservo 
commemoration ; nor must the labours and great discoveries of 
Dr. Haast be unremembered. 
So far as the Trias is concerned, IIochstottcEs discoveries of 
tho genera and species about Richmond have been rivalled by 
Captain Hutton in Southland, Otago, who found in 1872, on the 
Moonlight Range, Monotis Richmondian a (Zitt), and Jlalobia 
Lomelli (Wissm). On the western slope of Hokanuis, and on 
tho south side of the AVairaka Hills, lie obtained the same 
species, with others, proving that the rocks are the same as tho 
sandstones of Richmond, near Nelson, and also the Triassic ago 
of the deposits. ( Geology of Southland. Report of JJxplorations, 
Gcol, Surv., N.Z.,p. 104.) 
