General News
In Service
The third of four Fokker Friendships bought from Aer Lingus by the National Airways Corporation Went into service yesterday. Staff at the N.A.C. engineering headquarters at Christchurch Airport spent three months, involving about 22,000 manhours, overhauling the aircraft and modifying it to N.A.C. standards, and it was test-flown on Thursday. Work is progressing on the fourth Friendship, which is expected to be in service before Christmas.
Charitable Bequests
Heritage, and the Aged People’s Welfare Council, will benefit under the will of Herbert Harry Conway, a retired farmer, of Christchurch, who died on August 26. Mr Conway left the whole of his estate (apart from one small private bequest) to the two organisations, in equal shares.
Sports Traffic
“It was at the height of the winter sports season,” said the Engineer (Mr W. J. Bevis), reporting to the Malvern County Council yesterday that an average of 1185 vehicles a day had passed over the Darfield-Coalgate road on the August 5-9 weekend.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31161, 10 September 1966, Page 14
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164General News Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31161, 10 September 1966, Page 14
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