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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 221, 1 September 1932, Page 11

Although one heard a great deal of derogatory comment regarding blending in England, with particular reference to butter, blending of tea to suit the public taste was a fine art, said Rotarian R. W. D. Robertson in the course of an address to the New Plymouth Rotary Club. The speaker illustrated his remark by quoting the case of a successful blender who evolved a very popular brand of tea which he retailed at 2/6 a lb., and secured a very wide clientele. However, owing to the failure of a particular crop ho was unable to secure one of the constituents of tho blend. He spent between 3d and 4d a lb. extra on a substitute for the crop that failed, but the public was displeased with the result, and practically the whole of tho trade was lost. Owing to this discrimination in public taste tho British merchant was always lookng for consistent quality and continuity of supply in anything he bought.