By jove! £1,200,000 worth ‘of tobacco imp or tOcl into New Z eaload annually! Fancy- that! However every year that pais'ses from mow on is bound) to wiltmesls s'niall'elr anil smaller importations of tobacco into this country from overseas for the simple reason that New Zealand is now producing such splendid l tobacco 1 of her own that she must ere very long become independent altogether of outside sources of supply. It may be added that in the opinion of experts our New Zealand tobacco l is the purest in the world, because, unlike the foreign goods it is practically free from nicotine, and may be indulged' in to any extent with perfect safety. Its comparative innocousness is partly due to the soil in which the plant is grown and partly .to the fact that the leaf iia toasted in the process of manufaictuT’e. There are several brands, ranging from Biverhead Gold (a mild aromatic) it a Out. Plug No. 10, tu rich, full-bodied sort. Betwixt auitl between conic Cavendish, a popular medium, alnd Navy |Cut No. 3, a blend of choice tobaccos, also of medium strength.*
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 31 January 1929, Page 5
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187Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 31 January 1929, Page 5
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