Mr and Mrs Menteath reached Grey mouth on Monday last, an-1 Mr Menteath will return to Reef ton in the course of a few days. t

A report having been circulated that the Tifßn borer was tried at. Hokitika some rears ago and proved a failure, Mr Cohen, a* the request of theßeefton Prospecting Committee, ha« written to Mr Jack, of '.Hokitika, for information concerning the working of the machine there. A reply to th« communication will probably be received by to-night's mail.
