CITIES’ CLAIMS FOR AIRPORTS

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27380, 19 June 1954, Page 6

CITIES’ CLAIMS FOR AIRPORTS

ALLEGATION OF EXTRAVAGANCE “The Press” Special Service MASTERTON, June 18. The cities made extravagant clain for airports for luxury flying, Mr 1 T. Daniell, a member of the Margin: Lands Board, said in an address to tt Masterton Rotary Club today. He wi discussing the question of financii aerial topdressmg operations in tf Wairarapa. “We now want a few hundred tboi sand pounds for planes, but how ai we to finance an operation so nsce sary to the well-being of our margin; country when the Govemma borrows all the money in sight?” askt: Mr Daniell. The cities made extravagant clain for airports for luxury flying. Chrii church demanded £2,000,000 for Han wood, and Auckland £3,000,000 fi Mangere, and Wellington demanded 1 extravagant £5,000,000 to be spent« an impossible site for an overse terminal. The new highways bqai had a £20,000,000 highways deveJo] ment programme. Auckland sti wanted its bridge and Tauranj wanted a £6,000,000 harbour. Referring to the few hundred then sand pounds wanted for planes. I Daniell said the Meat Board had sa it would not lend the money till company was two years old and thi the Wool Board had been “as lift] helpful.” Where did utility and products flying obtain support when + he ind vidual farmer was “slugged” with 15s-in-the-£ income tax plus a prim tive and unreasonable capital levy i cash at death, Mr Daniell asked.