AERIAL MAIL SERVICE.
CRITICISED AND DEFENDED,
(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, Friday.
The proposed aerial mail service came in for adverse criticism from Southern members f.o-duy. Dr. Newman, Welling, ton South, dubbed it as an unnecessary expenditure, and one for which he failed to find any provision in pcrusnl of the Estimates. From what lie could gather it would serve fi few towns like" Whangarci. The project hud already proved n failure, be said, between France and England. # The Postmaster-General explained that aviation experiments had been carlied out under contract, and he personally thought, that the postal aviation service was a practical and economical way of keeping the pilots luid mechanics will trained. Everyone would agree that it was essential to keep in touch with aviation developments. The Department had demonstrated that it was possible to maintain an aerial service, which was done at the reasonable price of £22 for the round trip Auckland to Whnngarei, and £30 to Dnrgaville.
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 194, 14 August 1920, Page 13
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