AIR DEFENCES.
CHAIN OF EMERGEK(rf, LANDING PLACES. Jfp MINISTER FOR DEFENCE-/f INTERESTED. v *> "% j ? In Wellington last week a deAjlt*! tation representative of the «Sf, Zealand Aero Club waited tto'jELW Hon. J. G. Cobbe, Minister for jwl fence, and submitted to him fw |&f consideration a scheme' for QeSk establishment for defence purfwSr of a national chain of emeroaWpl 1 landing places for aircraft. Minister appeared to be impjgg«S&' with the scheme as detailed by,tl»fr deputation and promised to give ttffl his -earnest consideration. , }s* The deputation was introduced j® Mr S. G. Smith, ■ MP. for "MM** Plymouth. Mr G. M. Spence, Blenheim, the president of the "Km f" Zealand Aero Club, was to been one of the members of thtl* deputation and had set out to'fSl from Blenheim to Wellington, his aeroplane actually was city, but weather conditions > pj&b vented him from landing. flp Amongst those who attendflkf'' I were Mr S. C. Neilson, the New Zealand Aero Gfybt Iftllr secretary and treasurer of the WhS; lington Aero Club, and Mr Climie, secretary of the Caufatbanr Aero Club. The Commandaal the New Zealand Forces, General W. L. H. Smclair-BunSiff' was in attendance. 'wK The deputation urged the ment to take advantage of ufljgPg ployed labour for the purpostmf/ constructing a chain of eniergeiinß' I landing grounds throughoutthe||s§§| minion, on the lines of the Bcbm||§ details of which are given; HJjjjjffS' and which was drawn up byIBHI The scheme already has been,lSl|f dorsed by the Unemployment3|flß and merely awaits the approvisjwp| the defence authorities. *ffim% The Scheme Described.' *J§Sk Following are the details {t^MBI 2. The Director of Air be requested to prepare a "fißi showing his requirements lm|B national chain of emergency landings embracuuraßß whole of the Dominion. The r «E to show the approximate locnßf of each landing ground a five-mile radius, having in IMBII the suitability of the location IiHH the point of view of its PfQXuHHf to established and prospectivrfMßj^l 2. The Public Works DeparfflH» to be requested to place at thjjjllll posal of the Director of Air.SenJMjl§ a competent engineer knowledge of the constructJojajlpM requirements of aerodromes, officer in question to be caUedfljffllll to give advice on all en f& s WMHHi questions relating to aerc4ranߧ||| 3. A direct appeal to be patriotic grounds, to the °wn«afflH land in the area selected Director of Air Services, in 4|fHl land owners are to be ravttw|ffig§ place their land at the dispoasJaH the Government on the undetsttwK ing that the use of the > t aerodrome purposes terfere with the the land for farming purpoflnSjK 4. On receipt of advice -sWBK owners of land to the eggct*qWK the land would be purpose indicated, the T inspected by an officer of-4JMsl|Mf| Force and the advisory u>aki|^K 5. Upon the site being JpnHi suitable for emergency &NMpHral purposes, the land officer t*lgSHp Public Works asked to enter into the dgnsß||HH£ rangements for the -use ground as an emergency tmnKMKm by the Defence Departments™^™ 6. Upon the completion tflflsMMal necessary legal formalities, mpMJMjB lie Works Department'to*&pgHH| to proceed immediately .I£™|wHß engineering survey" of : #£i]HMHH| to proceed with the ling by the use of unemowßW|| labour. In remote focalinefcllgg would be necessary to estm||||H camps by arrangement wtß|||Hffi Unemployment Board. %' jKflflH 7. The Cabinet to be aajgdlM give the Public Works TtoV*j&sMßm the desired authority to cost of tools, camp and engineering surveys. ■■'& .n
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Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20909, 17 July 1933, Page 16
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