MARLBOROUGH.

Evening Post, Issue 117, 24 June 1865, Page 2

MARLBOROUGH.

The following is from the Havelock correspondent of the Marlborough Press : — The police staff has been reduced to two for the whole district, One here and one at Deep Creek, nor has any provision been allowed for temporary assistance. Now mark the result. The constable at the Creek is assaulted by a lot of " roughs" while trying to execute a warrant of commitment A despatch i 9 sent for the Sergeant to go to the scene of affray. Having a prisoner in the gaol undergoing punishment he is placed in a dilemma, which he solves by reporting the case to the Resident Magistrate, leaves the keys of the gaol with the" clerk, stating the Government will not pay for extra assistance^ and Btarting off for Deep Creek, or rather the Forks* and now, " O tempora, O mores-,'' would be seen the edifying spectacle of a Resident Magistrate cpnveying with his own magisterial hands dinner to the prisoner, his clerk acting as turnkey. And all this because the Government, with ill-timed economy, will have no. extra policeman, and object to extra assistance being temporarily engaged. The satire is so exquisite that comment is needless. The Wakamarina has been looking up of late, the terraces are gradually being extended. There has been a rush about seven miles above the Forks, with payable gold. On thiji side of Wilson's a prospecting party has been at work for some time, and have every hope of ultimate success. Generally the diggers are doing fair, plenty of money to be seen, and goods cleared off for cash payments. Population 250 an-J on the increase. A good quantity of gold finds its way through to Nelson. At least 300 ounces came through last week, the price, then £3 155., being the inducement. The flood on the 16th May last, the highest experienced at Deep Creek, was higher than the one experienced in February last, on which occasion it rose 32 feet above the usual water level. In the Pelorus it was not quite so high. There was some destruction of property, among which Mr. Davis Canning lost 140 sheep, having broken their camp in the night, and got on the flats when the flood came down .