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They were talking about local industries in the" smoke-rqo'nj of an Auckland Club' the other night. “I remember when the first -New Zealand tobacco came on the. market, nigh upon half-a-century ago,” remarked the ancient mariner smoking the big cherryivood, “the lines included both cut and plug —of sorts —also little smokes called “cigarillos”—just a hit of a leaf with a filling of ‘cut-up.’ They had a fair sale : —for those' days—hut the manager (an old friend of mine) told me it was the foreign, labels he-d'liad -printed and stuck on tlicj boxes that. Sold them. No use, he said,' to offer them, as New Zealand-made—no olio would hayo looked at them!” - What a change' tfio years liavp wrought! Today 1 o'iir beautiful blew Zealand tobaccos—Cut Plug-No. 10 (Bullshead); ' Navy ;Cut No 1 . 3 b(Bulldog), Cavendish,' Itiverhead .Gold and ,Desert Gold—require no foreign labels to sell them! -They sell 'at sight’ and the demand ih'always growing.’ Not only is the'quality superb hut they’re harmless no matter how .freely you indulge, They’re- toasted k-

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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12703, 7 November 1935, Page 2

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Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12703, 7 November 1935, Page 2

Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12703, 7 November 1935, Page 2

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