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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16869, 5 February 1929, Page 10

The first meeting of the Opotiki Fire Board, winch was recently formed, was hold last week. Curiosity is frequently expressed by smokers when' told that New Zealand tobacco is toasted in the process of manufacture. "Why toasted?" they will ask. The explanation is simple. Toasting serves two purposes: (1) It helps materially to eliminate the nicotine.in the leaf; (2) it develops flavor and \ bouquet. Some imported tobaccos conI tain far too much nicotine to render their habitual use safe. The New Zealand tobaccos, on the.other hand, are so purified by toasting, that most of their nicotine content is destroyed. Hence it is that they may be freely indulged in without fear of consequences. As for flavor and aroma toasting brings out both iu the most marked way. There are, indeed, no purer .or sweeter tobaccos, and no tobaaeos less innocous than those produced in New Zealand. They , are not only superior to the imported, .hut also cheaper. There are various' .brands, special favorites being "11-iver-rhead Oold," a, beautiful mild aromatic; iNavy Cut No. . 3, a choice medium; ■•'Cavendish'' (the sportsman's smoke K another line medium, anil Cut Plug No. f 10, a rich, mellow, full-flavored 'baccy of rare excellence.*