SEAPLANE BASE.
| WORK AT HOBSONVILLE. BEGINNING THIS MOUTH. AIR OFFICIALS COMING NORTH. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) CHRIST CHURCH, this, day. The preparatory work of laving out the new seaplane base at Hobsonville, near Auckland. Is to be commenced after Plaster, said Major T. 11. Wilkes i Direc-
tor of Aviation) to a "Star' reporter. When asked how many machines, and of what type, would be based at Hobsonville. Major Wilkes said that it was a matter for Cabinet, and at present nothing could be announced.
In the course of the next few days Major Wilkes and Captain L. M. [sit* will leave for Auckland, where, in conjunction with hish % military and naval officers. practice at working out tactical soherr.e« in connection with Defence matters will be done.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 78, 2 April 1928, Page 10
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