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Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1918, Page 2

A scheme is under consideration for restricting tobacco manufacture, and an early decision is expected (writes the London correspondent of the Press under date of December 25th. By it smokers may expect to be called upon to ration themselves, and the restrictions should apply to women as well as men. Certain popular brands can only now be sent from-in-bond in.standard parcels. These varieties cannot be made in sufficiently large quantities to fill Die requirements of the authorities, and it has therefore become necessary to standardise the contents of gifts despatched duty free. During the past three years' millions of cigarettes and tons of tobacco have been sent, duty free, to sailors and soldiers, but now, as the result of a large advance in the cost of producing tobacco, added to the high rates for. freightage, war risks, and marine insurance, and the rise in the price of wrapping materials of all Itinds, it has been found necessary to raise the in.-bond ijuotations of some of the brands. For sotne time very, little tobacco has been coming into the country. The prenunt consumption is about 80,000 tons 9 year. There is now Ibsb thai: a year's supply in bond, and shipping facilities do not permit of more being imported.

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