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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16923, 11 April 1929, Page 4

The main Napier borough roll for the forthcoming municipal elections contains 7739 names, and the supplementary roll 1014 names, so that 8753 people will have the right to exercise their vote on May 1. Rotarians down South reeentliy entertained at lunch an English journalist wandering far afield in search of “copy.” When an adjournment was made to the' smoke-room the guest was offered a “fill” by somebody. Presently he asked the name of the tobacco. Told it was grown and manufactured in New Zealand he was astonished. “Yours is a wonderful country,” he said. "It produces all the necessaries of life and some of its luxuries as well! This tobacco is some of the best 1 have ever smoked.” He was greatly interested to learn that unlike somo imported brands, New Zealand tobacco contained so little nicotine that it could he indulged in ad lib. without fear of consequences, lie then inquired where “this wonderful tobacco,” as he called it, was procurable, and was informed that it couid be obtained of any tobacconist, also that brands ranged from a mild aromatic to a full-flavored sort. The former is “Riverhead Gold and the latter “Cut Plug No. 10.” The happy medium is “Navy Cut No. 3.”*