NEW ZEALAND TOBACCO.

Otago Witness, Issue 3861, 13 March 1928, Page 29

NEW ZEALAND TOBACCO.

LONDON, January 25. Early in November there arrived from New Zealand by the s.s. Port Melbourne four cases of tobacco grown in the Nelson district. It was consigned by Messrs Buxton and Co., on behalf of the Nelson Tobacco Growers’ Association, to the High Commissioner, who was requested by the Government to consult the Imperia! Economic Committee on the subject before proceeding to sell tbe consignment. In connection with the sale the question of moisture is a very important one, and with a view to checking this and of getting an idea as to the nicotine contents and the smoking qualities, samples were submitted to the Imperial Institute for analysis and report. Matters are now so far forward that an important firm of tobacco brokers are ar ranging a sale. The same brokers are also to be commended for the assistance they gave the High Commissioner’s depart ment in the early stages by furnishing full information and samnles of various grades of leaf for the guidance of the growers. The brokers have also arranged for the buyers to furnish, as soon as they have them, the particulars of trying out the tobacco,, so that irrespective of price, a good deal of valuable information should be obtained which will be of assistance to th? growers. One thing seems to be apparent; the New Zealand produce is pipe tobacco, and would have to be used in a blending pro cess.