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THE ROMANCE OF TEA.

» ° f haS - Vot to id t shod,, , a "° 3t J "t*>^tui K work id " ™?uld I*. One of the most in * anc, nt Ce °L C n hln^ those of India ■ « 1, J , V ,v Zealand, too, woiM' •Oa Jftf ■-■ raj. >s fire-proof. Thci- i,.,,., , , a ." so| ute'v In the course of a dlat wiUl M ~ -Nelson, who has had 'II ,-, «-'-« of tea tastrng am^d^Tr'!" eSedht i" 1 t -" a was Jar «»»■ r ' In the tasting-room vestenhv („.,<. , wre seen, in the process of ta'stii," i teas from the chc<t i,,, „. ? ■ Wends teas for special ™ i «P«-ial ,istnets. were being esTe 1 f ,' oo or, strength till „. , jf / f ' other characteristics.

The electrically-driven machinery Kn * f " ".'' " 01k - ail <l perhaps the most H orcstmpr process w-as that of leaf-breal,-n«. Uhci, teas cave the gardens thev are of various sizes of leaf, ami th- ',. >m>st be broken down to "!, ~t l to effect Wending. Then the'tea must -cleaned, i.e., rood from dust. When mixed the tea ,s stored i„ weal bins whence ,t is taken for packing in tins' lead-foil, paper—and even billies f„ v mining communities. The packin" blending, making of tins, and other work incidental to the business keep -i large staff busily employed. Eventually the firm intends supplvin" the trade direct from India and Ce'vlon through their Wellington hcaduuartcis only, instead of having branches at Auckland, Dunedin, ami Christchiirch, as at present. Xelson, Moatc and Co. have not only theso branches, but have brandies in Colombo and Ilobarl, ami their inlc-ols in Calcutta are walked ! by one of the largest of the oreal In- , dian tea houses. Xelson. Moale and f'o i is Hie oldest firm cmriigcd in Ih" tea ! trade in Australasia.—Evening I'osl. )

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 201, 14 August 1908, Page 4

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THE ROMANCE OF TEA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 201, 14 August 1908, Page 4

THE ROMANCE OF TEA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 201, 14 August 1908, Page 4

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