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Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1707, 19 January 1895, Page 2

A visit to Nelson, Moate and Co.’s tea bond on the South Belt, and their Indian and Ceylon tea ■warehouse in , Colombostreet, will go a long way towards confirming the statement that their business is one of the largest of its kind in Australasia, and a perusal of the Customs House returns of the colonies show it to be one of the most extensive in the world in comparison with the population of the colony. One of the largest firms in England specially advertise that their sales are -lib out of every 251 b sold in England; whereas Nelson, Moate and Co. aver that they sell, through the 'grocers, nearly lib to every 41b sold in New Zealand, and this in the face of the greatest competition, for there are more packet teas on the New Zealand market, and more firms competing in comparison with the output of the two countries. The firm are direct importers of Indian and Ceylon teas, and possess the largest stocks and variety to select from in the colonies, and supply the trade first hand, so the public who purchase Nelson, Moate and Co.’s teas from grocers can depend upon getting an article as direct from the garden to the teapot as it is possible to get tea.—ChristchurchiSti&r. j ■ • .