The road from Wilson's to Canvas Town is in a deplorable state, but the roadmen are at work mending their ways, and soon we may expect a beneficial change. Canvas Town is going a-head and buildings are fast springing up. The Wakamarina Hotel is a good building, conducted by West and Jervis; the Royal Hotel, by T. Allen, the Albion, Stock and Cross, the Masonic, by J. Tremble, are all good substantial buildings. The Golden Age is owned by Gustavo Aymer. Mr. Lockhart has been appointed Deputy Postmaster for the township. The Bank of New Zealand has an oflico here, Mr. D. M. Murdock agent. The Escort took down on Monday last 1110 ounces. The New Zealand Bank made a very great mistake in giving £3 15s. per oz for gold when the diggings broke out. The consequence is that miners hold their gold and will not sell, as they believe that the necessary reduction to £3 13s. is the result of a combination between the bankers and storekeepers. They argue that if the Whakamarina gold was worth £3 15s. per oz. two months ago, why is it worth only £3 13s. now ?Try to reason with them, they wind up by saying, "Well, I will keep my gold and take it to Sydney or Melbourne." The men remark, too, on the fact that the Union Bank of Australia, which obtained and published the result of an assay of 50 ounces of Wakamarina gold, is the only bank which has done so, although it is well-known that the New Zealand sent samples for assay, but the result of this experiment has never been made known. There is, it is admitted, a difference in the quality of the gold obtained in the creek and in the river; but it is affirmed by many that the most of the gold taken from the river itself is fully equal to the gold obtained on the West Coast. The result of all this is that the men will not part with their gold unless very sparingly, and it is notorious that large portions of it go down to Canterbury and also to Melbourne.

A public meeting was held last night (Wednesday) at the Golden Age hotel, Mr. D. M. Murdock in the chair, for the purpose of drawing up a memorial to the Superintendent of Malborough, to retain the services of Sergeant Moore, who is about to return to Otago. A more suitable man could not be found for the difficult office he holds here. While Sergeant Moore has been in the escort he has gained the good opinion of all the miners, from his gentlemanly manners and courteous conduct to every one who has come in contact with him, and his removal will be felt by every one. He has discharged the double duty of gold receiver and chief of the escort. A petition was drawn up, and in a short time about 200 signed it. Another public meeting was held at the Golden Age, when a Progress Committee was formed, consisting of the following gentlemen:—Messrs. Murdoch, Lockhart, Allan, Askew, Jervis, Stock, Aymer, Verron, and Brown, with power to add to their number. The duties of this committee are to watch over the interests of the township. Resolutions were carried, to the effect that this meeting memorialise His Honor to cause the removal of the Police Station from Everett's to Canvas Town, where there is a large population; as at present in the event of their services being required, the distance from the township to the station is about half-a-mile through a dense bush, and a road knee deep in mud. Also, to request the removal of the Warden from Havelock to a more suitable place, as the locality of that officer entails a great loss to the miner, and a sacrifice of time in journeying from Deep Creek, where the great body of the mining population is situated, down to Havelock. It is a day's journey to Havelock, and another back and besides, as the Warden intends visiting Deep Creek only once a fortnight, a great grievance is inflicted on the diggers, producing great discontent among them, and justly so, for if a claim is jumped and held, the legal owners may lose hundreds of pounds before redress can be obtained. Last week we had a rush to the Rye River, which ended in smoke. The previous week three miners started quietly to the Rye, prospecting. The matter got wind, and about 200 men crossed the Wakamarina in one day, and returned the next. There is no doubt that there will be good diggings there next season, as the prospectors told me that there are good indications of gold in the Rye, but that the season is too far advanced, and the river too high. This week we had another rush to Mountain Creek, about 1 1/2 miles from Wilson's Beach, nearer Canvas Town. Some parties are doing very well there, getting 12 ozs. to the load of dirt. Anyone going from Canvas Town to Deep Creek I would recommend to cross the Wakamarina at Canvas Town, and take the new track. This track is very good, and you can go the whole distance with light shoes without getting wet over the tops whereas the old road on Canvas Town side of the river is knee deep in many places, and fearfully cut up, while here you can walk comfortably in 2 1/4 hours. It is a capital road at present. At Cuff's Creek, about two miles from Canvas Town, there is only one store, in place of six or eight some time ago, and about eight diggers. The men are driving in the banks, and are doing pretty well from Cuff's Creek to Wilson's Beach there are not more than forty men at work. At Wilson's Beach the stores and tents are not one fourth of what they were six weeks ago. On the river and banks, which at that time were like a hive of bees, every inch of ground being taken up, I yesterday counted only about thirty men at work. The river was not very low, consequently, a good many might have been prevented from working. A little above this one party have cut a race about 400 feet long. It is made of basket work, in frames, and filled with stones. Miners find that nothing stands the freshets equal to this kind of work, and though laborious it pays in the end. At Deep Creek there is an excellent bridge over the Wakamarina, done by private enterprise. Messrs. M'Leod and Maxwell were allowed by the Superintendent of Marlborough to erect it at their own cost. The opening and christening of the bridge took place on Monday last, with all the usual honours, a bottle was cracked and the erection was named King's Bridge. A goodly number of the residents were present, and drank Messrs. M'Leod and Maxwell's health, wishing them success in their undertaking. The tolls are as follows : A loaded horse, including driver 1s 0d; Return horse 0s 6d; Man, each way;  0s 3d;  Weekly ticket for a man 2s 6d

The bridge over Deep Creek, also built by private enterprise, was sold to-day for £200. The Marlborough Government may well have a large amount in their provincial chest, when they get parties to build bridges, and make no charge therefor. The Warden held his first court on Monday, at the Hotel de Paris. About ten persons in business—storekeepers, butchers, bakers, &c., were fined 5s. each with costs,  for not having a business license (£5), with a caution from the Warden that they had better not come before him again. 'There are still large quantities of gold taken out of the Creek. I know a party who have taken out of their claim £2000. From one little pocket they took out 8 lbs. weight, and from another 6O ounces in an afternoon, I am of opinion that there has been more gold taken out of Deep Creek, since it has been worked, in the limited ground, than there ever has been in any other diggings in New Zealand. All the terraces are being worked, and every inch of ground is taken up. One party in front of Lockhart's store have sunk a shaft forty feet deep, and have from twelve to fourteen feet of washing dirt. Other parties are driving under the stores, both from the Creek side and the Wakamarina. The ground is very limited. l am satisfied it is very rich. Every store is measured off, and pegged off both at the front and back. A prospecting claim was registered on Monday, about half a mile from the Hotel de Paris, right into the bush. The prospect got is very good. Mr. Cuff has been appointed deputy postmaster for Deep Creek.

At The Forks, rather a serious affair happened on Tuesday last. Four constables and detectives tried to arrest a miner for an assault, but could not do it being overpowered by great odds. About forty Tipperary boys are all camped together here, and carry everything before them. The constables remained on the ground, and sent down to the Camp for additional force three went up yesterday morning, fully armed. There is, as I have stated, great competition here among storekeepers. There are. about seventy storekeepers, and besides these every packer is a travelling storekeeper, and goes about selling his load. Deep Creek prices are as follows - flour 54s. per cwt. ;Sugar 1s. per lb.; Tea 4s. per lb.; coffee 2s. per lb.;  bacon 2s. to 2s. 6d. per lb. ; Butter 2s. to 2s. 6d. per lb. ; Sperm Candles 2s. per lb. Here we have the Union Bank agent, also Bank of New South Wales. The former is building an office next to the Camp. The Camp safe has got here at last -  Mr. Gash got £30 for hauling it on a sledge, and it took him one week with three horses.

NELSON. 20 Aug 1864: The Colonist has some rather exciting news regarding the Whakamarina goldfields, where deep sinking and tunnelling have been tried. Mr. Antilla, of the Union Bank, has received a letter from his representative at Deep Creek, which states that in three days a party of three or four men made £180 a piece, and they speak confidently of hundred weights of gold being taken out of fckeir claim The letter then mentions that a party had taken out forty or fifty pounds weight on Deep Creek and on Whakamariua another party took fourteen pounds weight in one day.