CIDER IN NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19972, 5 July 1930, Page 19

CIDER IN NEW ZEALAND.

. C* J. - ' ■* : - NOT A NATIONAL DRENp. The Governor-General's suggestion that cider should be on > a more extensive scale in New Zealalnd raises an. interesting point. Blis Ex-' < cellency draws attention to. the growth in the manufacture arid eonsumptioji of cider in England and the Continent, •wheje. in many parts it is replacing the light wines-that have appeared btt the tables'of numerous clubs and cafes, ■, 'As a matter of fact cider never been used to any extent in .Hew' Zealand, the national palate ' apparently - being more suited to the more common beverages and stimulants. . .Whether the Hew Zealand palate can be «dnc&te<3 to cider is doubtful. One winkanjl spirit merchant told a Pebss yesterday that there had been fcn/In- ■■ crease in the demand for cider during the past year or two, but it wasiiiainly on account of its medicinal value,' sjiich , was; considerable. ' < '• It is undoubtedly a national drink in certain parta of England. At Home, however, cider is cheap and the apples „* are probably better -suited to the manu- . facture of the drink. Notwithstanding -that. New Zealand cider' is "of Very Idgh quality, and the same-merchant declared that it would compare-very favourably ~ with, the English .product. r \ "It is interesting .to note is ohe cider-making factory at Styx<nd ..." another in Nelson. " *-*<-*'. " i. i. 1 . - " *4 - , i J..