WIGRAM AIR STATION
+ MINISTER’S ASSURANCE WELCOMED “The citizens of Christchurch, and. ; n fact, all residents of the South Island, will welcome the assurance of the Minister of Defence (the Hon. F. Jones) that there is no intention of interfering with the status of the flying training school at Wigram,” said the Msyor of Christchurch (Mr E. H. Andrews), in an interview with a reporter of “The Press” yesterday. “I do not know the origin of the rumour about the transfer of the flying training school to the North Island, but I can only say that it came to us on what appeared to be such good authority as to esuse us grave concern.” continued Mr Andrews. “It appears that our apprehension was not justified, and we are glad that this is
Assured of the future of Wigram as an Air Force station jf the first rank, Christchurch could now concentrate on its endeavours to make Harewood, the city’s civil airport, second to none in the Dominion. The City Council had reaffirmed its intention to do this and it would not relax its efforts to have Harewood made an overseas terminal. ____
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24983, 18 September 1946, Page 6
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