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Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1929, Page 6

A Tost brands of tobacco possess .some distinguishing peculiarity. .The peculiarity of our New Zealand brands is that once von acquire a taste for them and it doesn’t take long! they “spoil” you for nil other kinds. The peculiarity of the imported, tobaccos is that toilv are all more or less loaded wit l.nicotine, so that their constant use is certain, sooner or later, to affect heart or nerves, or develop “smok ers’s throat”. Thanks to the trifimg percentage of nicotine in the New Zealand they are absolutely safe and may be indulged in without fear of consequences. These fine tobaccos <pvc their wonderful purity largely to the fact that the leaf is toasted, 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 ashed for being “Riverhead Gold” (mild and aromatic); “Cavendish” (a delightful smoke, medium strength), “Navy Cut” No. 3 (a blend of choice leaf) and “tut Plug No. 10” (a rich dark, full-flavoured tobacco.)