ABSTRACT
A visit to the tobacco warehouses in the Victoria Dock proved of great interest and clarified the rather diverse impressions on the subject of packing and handling obtained in the City. Bales of the 1935 crop from Fort Jameson were inspected and opened. Thanks to careful packing and improved transport facilities, the tobacco had arrived in good condition and little damage had been occasioned en route. The one serious objection apparent was that in order to prevent shattering, the tobacco had of necessity been packed with a slightly higher moisture content than would have been necessary if hogsheads had been used. The big manufacturer definitely prefers hogsheads to bales, but the large financial outlay in Revenue dues is a serious deterrent to the smaller man, who consequently favours bales, on which he has to pay much less to secure release from Bond.
