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Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1929, Page 7

Most brands <>i' tobacco possess some distinguishing peculiarity. The peculiarity of our New Zealand brands is tliat once you acquire a taste for them —and it doesn’t take long! they “spoil” you for all other kinds. The peculiarity of the imported tobaccos that tehy are all more or less loaded wit hnicotine, so that their constant use is certain, sooner or Inter, to affect heart or nerves, or develop “smok ers’s throat”. Thanks to the trifling percentage of nicotine in the New Zealand they are absolutely safe and may bo indulged in without fear of consequences. These fine tobaccos owe their wonderful purity largely to the fact that the leaf is toastod, a process which not only helps to eliminate the nicotine but develops flavour and aromo to a marked degree. There are a number of brands, those mostly asked for being “Riverhead Gold” (mild and aromatic) ; “Cavendish” (a delightful smoke, medium strength), “Navy Cut” No. 3 (a blend of choice leaf) and “Cut Plug No. 10” (a rich dark, full-flavoured tobacco.)