Untitled

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 23, 10 November 1944, Page 3

It is. often complained that New Zealand-made goods are less xiopular with New Zealandcrs than the. imparted, though they may be better quality—and cheaper, too. Pe.rhaas this prejudice docs exist to some extent. If so, it certainly does extend to toasted tobaccos grown and manufactured by the National Tobacco Co., Ltd. (pioneers of the tobacco industry in New Zealand), and as showing the Avidespread use of this tobacco there is the. experience of a Public Hospital patient at GiS'borne. Not until confined, to thu surgical Avard did he realise the extent to which th<> use of the above Company's goods had grown. From '20 to 30 patients Avere in the ward at the time and most of them rolled their own cigarettes. Only two brands Avere in evidence. Riverhead Gold was one, and it was smoked by all Avith one exception. When our patient was leaving he noticed that the one exception had a newlyPl°o puoi[.iOApj ]o pos'iup.md oy his bedside. Other popular brands are "Desert Gold,'' "Cavendish" and "Navy Cut." (medium) and "Cut Plug No. 10" (full strength). All are toasted.