FIRST FLIGHT ON JULY 12.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 150, 26 June 1940, Page 8

FIRST FLIGHT ON JULY 12.

PAN-PACIFIC ROUTE. U.S. Postmaster-General Gives Sanction. POSTAL RATES ANNOUNCED. United Press Association.—Copyrisbt. •. v _ ' (Keccivcd 2 p.m.) WASHINGTON, June 25. The Postmaster-General for the United States; Mr. Farley, has • announced that the first flight in the New Zealand air line starts from San Francisco 011 July 12. The machine is to arrive at Auckland on' July 17, and will .leave again on-July 20 and arrive at San Francisco on July 24.

Mr. J. A. ; Farley.

. He added, that .the- first flight was scheduled, -/.to go through. Los Angeles, Honolulu, .Canton Island and/Noumea. The postal rates from California to Auckland would.- be -50 cents for eacli half • ounce, with graduated rates to > intermediary, points.. . •The rates froifi Auckland, to Noumea •■••• would' he 1/; to Canton,' 1/6; to Honolulu,; 2/; ;and to , San Francisco or - Los Angeles; 3/6 for eacli . half ounce.;