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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 120, 7 June 1937, Page 8

A prominent Westralian business man, largely interested ln the tobacco trade and who has been holidaying in Maoriland, lias been. telling a .daily paper on his return home some of hig linpressions. "Oue thing that struck me especially," he said, "was that a,l| the tobacconists were selling the New Zealand grown and manufactured to^ bacco which on sampling I found of most excellent quality and as good in fact as any I have ever smoked. The manufacturers' etxensive works ara at Port Ahuriri, Napier. Here they ara producing five brands of tobacco that aro in geueral request, viz. Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Eiverhead Gold and Desert Gold aud Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead) Eiverhead Gold and Desert Gold being for cigarettes. A distinguishing feature of these blends is that tliey aro toasted, which process eliminates the nicotine in them and renders them virtually harmless. Over-indul-genco in some brands may affect heart or nerves. With 'toasted' th© smoker runs no such risk. I was told tliese tobaccos were being freely imitated. Shouldn't wonder. Good things cenei aJly are,"