Abstract Introduction The 14th expedition from Victoria University had three main aims: 1. (a) Collection of Devonian fish (Dr A. Ritchie, Australian Museum, and Mr C. Young, Bureau of Mineral Resources); 2. (b) Study of the Ferrar Dolerite and related rocks (Messrs. R. Grapes and D. Reid, Victoria University of Wellington, 1971); 3. (c) A continuation of the stratigraphic and sedimentologic study of the Beacon Supergroup begun on the university's 12th expedition in the 1968-69 season.