MELBOURNE AIR RACE

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21133, 7 April 1934, Page 14

MELBOURNE AIR RACE

PLANS FOR PARTICIPATION BY NEW ZEALAND NO WELLINGTON SUPPORT (IKB.-S ASSOCIATION TELIOK.VM.) WELLINGTON, April 6. Neither the proposal made by the Auckland Aero Club that an appeal should be launched for the collection of up to £IO,OOO, to provide means for a New Zealand pilot or pilots to enter for the England-Melbourne centenary air race, nor the suggestion made by the Canterbury Aero Club that a fund should be built up by public subscription or otherwise to make possible the offering of a prize of £SOOO for the continuation of the race across the Tasman Sea, has met with support from the Wellington Aero Cub. After discussion of both proposals, the executive decided to advise the New Zealand Aero Club, through which advice of the suggestions was received, that, the Wellington Club regretted that it did not favour cither scheme. In the opinion of the executive neither scheme would result in as great a benefit to aviation in New Zealand as if (lie money were spent here directly in one or more of several necessary directions.

CABINET'S ATTITUDE

LITTLE PROSPECT OF SUPPORT li'R£.,S AS3OCIATIUH TEI.EGJUU.) WELLINGTON. April 0. Although the Cabinet has yet lo consider the proposal, enquiries made to-day in Ministerial circles indicate that the Government docs not feel disposed to imc, nor does it feel justified in using, public funds to support, the pnlry of a New Zealand machine for the Melbourne centenary air race. Little hope was entertained of the Government finding any money for the proposal, and it is generally agreed that any funds available could be put io better purpose. DUNEDIN'S DECISION irnr.s;; a-.,-ou*ti<'N i r.i.niu.M.) DUNEDIN, April fi. No support for Die project of entering a New Zealand competitor in the centenary air race; will be given in Dunedin. The Mayor Mho Rev. E. T. Cox i stated this 'morning that the matter had been fully investigated and it had been decided that no action would be taken.