TO THE EDITOE. Sir, —In your paper of one day last week you give a report by Messrs Carey and Hyndman, and confirmed by Captain Malcolm, of,discoveries made by them in the Big Bay and Red Hill dis tricts. With your permission, I would like to ask them a few questions. In ihe first part of their report they say for the first 11 miles from Big Bay to Red Hill there is plenty of gold in the creeks. What do they mean by that ? Is it payable ? How much did they get and bring back with them? Why did they come away from there if plenty of gold ? In another place they say the ranges south of the Awarua river by Martin's Bay to Kaipara river are all quartz bearing. The gold from this district hangs on the quartz and looks like it had been broken oil a reef, as it is not water worn. Did they find it? If not, who did? Did they or anyone else show specimens as described to Government or anyonG we can rely on? Did they bring samples of any kind of ore that would be payable? Then they go on to speak,of a terrace six miles long without a break that has not been prospected, that there is a good run of gold through it. How do they or any oneelse know there is a run of gold in it if it has never been prospected ? Then to finish up their report they say in their opinion it is one of the richest districts in the Australian colonies. What have they found in the district to form such an opinion? Prospectors generally bring some gold from a rich district. How much have they brought ? I know that a man and his two sons got a little gold and nickel up the Gorge river, but that does not make it one of the richest goldfields in Australasia. If Messrs Carey, Hyndham, and Co. or the Government will kindly answer some of the above questions in a satisfactory manner I am sure we can get up a strong prospecting party in Dunedin; and if there is such a wonderful golilfield it will prevent all our best men from going to Kimberley. If they said it was a diamond field I would not be surprised.—l am, &c, Miner. 