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Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 147, 19 June 1934, Page 7

Mr “Tod” Davis (not unknown in commercial circles) relates that during his last trip Home he was invited to a very smart smoke-concert, at which several notabilities were present, including a certain illustrious personage Conversing with the latter Mr Davis greatly interested him by producing a specimen of New Zealand toasted tobacco which he said was now in almost universal use throughout the Dominion. “The proof of the pudding,” laughed the distinguished guest as he accepted a fill of Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog). This he presently pronounced “uncommonly good”—a verdict endorsed by others present. Mr Davis told them that there were five brands of toasted including Navy Cut No. 3, the others being Cavendish, Riverhead Gold, Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead) and Desert Gold adding that the culture and manufacture of this tobacco constituted a flourishing New Zealand industry, and that the toasting neutralised the nicotine, so that you could smoke “toasted” even immoderately with absolute safety. “We don’t get tobacco like that in England,’ remarked the guest of the evening. He was right!—they don’t!