NOTICE OF MAILS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 43, 21 February 1868, Page 2

NOTICE OF MAILS.

.•. For Picton, Wellington, JNapier, and South, and i-ustralian Colonies, per.fl»<Bbe, tfaiseveuiug, at 5. Local Maim. '■ For Appleby, Upper and Lower TMoutere, Motueka, and ltiwaka— Close every Monday and Thursday, at 8.30, a.m.; arrive every -Tuesday .»W&d Friday, at 4 p.m. Also, for Motueka, per steamer as opportunity offers. *"£\.r Collingwood, Motupipi. Takaka, and Slate- • ford— % every opportunity, per steamer or . » "sailing boat. i;*'DrvStoke, Richmond, Hope, Spring Grove, Wakerfl&d, and Foxhill— Close at Chief Post Office i daily at 2.30, p.m.; arrive at CJiief I'ost (Jffice at ]t o'clock, a.m. ¥*» 'Tadmor— Clo^e every FriJay, at 2.30, p.m.; arrive every Monday, at 1 1 a.tn For Wainiea" west—Close every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at H. ■ 0 p m ; arrivi- «very Wonday, Wednesday, and jTriday. at L> a.m. ror Wakapuaka— Clo.'e every WediiwJay and Mimriav, m :'.:»(>. p.m.; arrive every \Vedne?> .<l;iy and Saturday, at 1 1 a.m. i

■For vvestp-rt, Charleston, Brighton, and St Kilila, per in opjiort >ni»y offers. F.>r Haveludt, Blenheim, anrt Pictoii, overlan.1 — Ciosc on the 15th ami 3nth of every moath, at f> r>.^.» urrive on ihe I4ih and 29t'i.

SYDNEY J. DICK, Chief Pnsttnasrer.

The N'a..i<T Herald of the Uth says , ih at ihr steam boHing-down t'St.ahli«lirnen! is most rapidly approaching completion, ami is ex peered to ne open in a fortuight. Several lots of sheep are known to be ready for the 'p»t,' so that in a short lime, w.Slow may b- expected to be added to ou»* lot-id exports. Should the yield W sma-ll for the first lots operated upon, the extraordinary dry season will sufficiently account for the fact. The results wili be anxiously looked for by sheep breeders generally. The shareholders contemplate, as soon as possible, adding a meat preserving branch to tueir works. The two outlets for the supeifluous stock of the district will, no doubt, work well together. The second, or rather, the original boilingdown company have received their plant from the Louglands foundry, Melbourne, and it is said by those who have seen it to be a very good plant. The works of this company will be at the Meauee. A Kentuckian becoming incensed at the boastfulnesß of aa Englishman as to the superiority .of British inventions excbaimed, 'Pshaw! They are of no account. Whyy a house painter in my neighborhood grained a door so exactly in imitation of Oftk, that last year it pat forth leaves, and grew ad excellent crop of acorns j and another fellow ap in lowa has just taught docks to swim in hot water, and with saeh sucesa that they lay boiled eggs V T*ie Englishman from that time forth, exhibited a aaodest aad d'ubdaed air. '