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Hokitika Guardian, 7 July 1930, Page 2

“In view of the great development and improvements of cider-making in England in recent years and the extent to w-hich this wholesome and refreshing beverage (varying in strength from that of ginger beer to 7 per cent, of alcohol) has since the war displaced French and German wines in London clubs. I cannot help windering why it is not more largely manufactured in this country, if not on a factory scale (as I have myself conducted it as a useful outlet for bitter sweet apples in the surrounding district), at least as a. side-line or ancillary industry to that of the fruitgrowers,” remarked his Excellency, the Governor-General (T ord Bledisloe) at the Fruitgrowers’ Conference in Wellington. “There may be many areas where Kingston, Black Foxwhelp, and other bitter sweet varieties of apple commonly grown for this purpose would thrive well, and their juice in the form of cider would possibly prove, as it has in England, a useful specific recommended by the medical profession for the cure ol rheumatic ailments which I understand are not uncommon in some parts of New Zealand.”