Sir, —I am pleased to see that Mr Larnach has brought before the House the breach in the sandhills caused by the erection of the guns on the Ocean Beach. Before these guns were erectod the sandhills had a covering of tussocks and other grasses, but now it is bare, and thou sands of tons of sand are going out to sea with the tide, and the wind has caused a great breach in the sandhills. Now, we all know if the guns had not been erected there the sand would not have been disturbed, for by moving the sand you cause it to become loose, and the vegetation is disturbod; and, I maintain as a resident here, it is the doty of the Government to proteot the Flat from being flooded by some high tide, from votes of money for defence works.—lam, &c, South Dunedin, July 5. A. J. D.
Doubtful Cocoas.—A caution is issued by Messrs Cadbury warning the public against those Cocoas erroneously called pure, which contain about 4 per cent, of added alkali, &c. The absolute purity of Cadbury's Cocoa is guaran teed n Mr James Allan, of Dumbarton Bock, while driv-

ing a dray laden with coals on the 15th ult., had the misfortune to fall, and while on the ground one of the wheels passed over bis thigh, lacerating and bruising it very severely. Work in the Invincible mine at the head of take Wakatipu is again stopped, the tributors having given it up—not that the} do not believe in the mine, but more capital Is wanted to develop it than they (a party oE working men) can afford.
