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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18202, 1 March 1929, Page 9

By jove! £1,200,000 worth of tobacco imported into New Zealand annually! fancy that! However, every year that passes from now on is bound to witness smaller and smaller importations of tobacco into this country from overseas, tor the simple reason that New Zealand is now producing such splendid tobacco of her own, that she must, ere very long become independent altogether of outside sources ot supply, it may be added that, in the opinion of experts, our New Zealand tobacoo is the purest in the world, because, unlike the foreign goods, it is practically free from nicotine, and may he indulged in to any extent with perfect safety. Its comparative innocnoiiMiesK is partly due to the soil in which the plant grown, and partly to ihe fact that the leaf is toasted in the proe. s> of manufacture. There nro several brands, ranging from Riverbead Cold (a mild aromatic) to Cut Plug No. 10, a rich, full-bodied sort. Betwixt ami between tonic Cavendish, a popu >r medium and Navy Cut No. 3. a blend «>f choice tobaccos, also of medium strength. ...