The Star. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1808.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5, 19 May 1868, Page 2

The Star. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1808.

'A suixnrcN inoroAHO of robberies and laMoinnto nl; J'ulony in iho neighbour* "" hood of Olirirttuhut'ch, ha» created a ,cortain airiouiih of public alarm, And -this hmi boon inoroiiflorl by t!io know* lodge that tho number of polioo doing nighl; work in dii'tatehuren m totally inadcqufitwio tho oroUHtliion of life or property. At proticnt thoro aro only three polieoinon on duty in (Jhrintchuctilt during U»o night, When tho Ibxtenii of A\\<\ town in <!Oiwid<?rG<i, (,ho idoa o(' nny real protection being ufr <fo»dod by. tiio pruuonco of th'roo po]ico» mew U »i»nply ridiouloua, Jfo throo rapti can' \H) ■w[m\#& to <\o mot'o t&oii look a ('tor tho main slircetfli Tho rest must Idd!c ftftor itHolf. -"^ Tho rfiwiilt jippojira, miHio'onlly -obvious If Ujo uovwnmonfc oannoV afford proper protiCKitioH^ tho <',lfcy must *J)G|p, If, tho prcflonfc police staff iß,in» ; ■fiUffieio»t for fc))o work of tbo Jar^ov fc<Wrt<s (4)0 »i|i»})itani» >nw9t oontribHfcft eomotiii<»K lowu'dw tiwiv ovrri }>Mto«-. tion,' Id in a very diKugrooablo idoo, but ifc luiiHii bo enrrind out noonor ov livtoi', Wo all know thulr tho Pi'ovinoial Gnvormnoht wa« Htrongly:' m'gfld 'on nil »ide» to cut down tUo coeii of ih« polioo. Thoy did bo »h fur r\n thoy dftl'ed, having vospoofc to tbo nalbty of lifo nnd jipoiwi'liy fIU ovof tho province, 'And now it ficoma tliftt UiOV TiftVO' <JUt .it.down too low for Chrmtchurch'i Thiti ■i«unplt.'a««nf), but wo mu«t rpmomborj thnt tho Government; muufc doal out ;ju«tieo with an - 'eye)! band, Other ' -plncoij bosidoH Chnatolnirch wquiro • police, mid now difltricto aro orying but foe them, '■whoi'a At 1 preaonl; non,o are* in , ■ •..<■!. i. --r, ,I* Wo aro no fllarmiots, and do not

boiiovo that Oh Hatch uroli hn» becomo tt no«li Of tluovofl. A fo>v bad oharactora ivro Bitto to 1)0 found in ovory town, and tlioso'will bo all the mow ACtivo if thoy Ituow that thopolico arc' WCflk in numbiot 1 , nnd tho inhabitants caroleßß, One roinody pooplo alwoya havo, and that ie to bo carotlll about thoir proporty and noli loavo it oxpo«ed.