By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. London, September 29. A meeting of land, mining and finance companies’ delegates, which represented an aggregated, capital of .£25,000,000, protested against tho-Menzios railway In Western Aus tralia starfclng'at Southern Cross instead of Coolgardie, aa the step was injurious to mining, and indicated disregard of the in terests of capital. Melbourne, October 1. The Government Geologist’s report on tho Buchan mine, Gippsland, shows that an officer inspected tho mine 20 years ago, when it was known as the Black Creek mine. When Colonel Morgan described which mine he was opening up tbo Government Geologist failed to recognise it as the old Black Creek mine, and thought it was a new discovery. The report doubts whether ten tons of ore could now bo raised from the mine, and states that not more than .£IOOO has been spent on the mino, therefore those who found the £IO,OOO which was alleged to have spent have been grossly deceived. ,Tho Geologist exonerates the officers of tho-Mimng Department of tho charge of making mislead ing reports. ' . . - Auckland, October i. The result of tho month’s crushing at tho Moanatairi Company’s battery was 88oz, valued at £241, for which 430 tons ore wore treated. _ _ , At the meetings of tho Byron Bay ana Wavorloy Goldmining Companies, tho direc tors wore authorised to soil the P c 9ll cr At the annual meeting ot 'the Midas Goldmining Company, Kuaotunu, tuo directors’, report stated that tho board had ontored into negotiations for tho sale ot tho property, and they hoped that they would prove successful. The sum of £SOO, which had been paid on deposit, was being used tor fho development of tho mine, and of this over £370 were still on hand. . ~ At tho annual meeting of tho Huanm mining Company the directors’ report stated that tbo property was under offer on the Lon don market in conjunction with the Gceania, and a favourable flotation was confidently expected..
