THE CITY AIRPORT

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 83, 4 October 1929, Page 10

THE CITY AIRPORT

IMPORTANT DECISIONS

SCALE OF CHARGES

BASED OX CEOYDON

The Airport Committee, consisting of the Mayor, Mr. G. A. Troup, and Councillors Wright, Hislop, and Burn, last evening laid important proposals before the City Council. These were adopted in full, as follow:-

1. That an application be made by .the council for the necessary licence for,authority to use the airport at Lyall Bay.

"2. When the licence is obtained the landing and housing fees for aircraft using the airport be similar to those charged at the Croydon Aerodrome, England, with one exception. (See schedule below.)

3. That the following charges be made for admission of the public to the airport ground:—Adults, one shilling; children, under 15 years of age, sixpence. 4. That the City Solicitor be instructed to prepare the necessary bylaws for the control of the airport and its operations. f- That plans be prepared and tenders called for the erection of another hangar and the work put in hand as soon as it is found to be required. 6. That arrangements be made for the installation of a petrol service station at the airport, for the purpose of refuellin" aeroplanes and motor-cars. 7. That the use of the ground be granted the Wellington Aero Club on ICth November for the purpose of holding an air pageant, on condition that the proceeds of the pageant are used for the purchase ot an aeroplane to be located at the Wellington Aerodrome. , 8. That the airport be officially opened on 16th November, at the commencement ot the pageant. ?. That the Defence Department be permitted to demolish the old concrete dwelling at the airport on the day of the pageant. ■ 10. That steps be taken for the erection of a mast with an air direction cone and other apparatus,, and also for the purchase of an anemometer. LANDING AND HOUSING FEES. The scale of fees adopted (landing fees per landing and housing fees per day) is as follows:— /- . • Class Small type, occupying less than 500 sq. ft. of floor space, 2s; 3s. Class A.—Small type, occupying less than 900 sq. ft.; ss; ss. Class B.—Medium type, occupying over 000 sq. ft., but not exceeding 1800 sq. ft., 10s; 10s. lo £ lass 9-~J jarSc i-ype, occupying over 1800 sq. ft., but not exceeding 3600 sq. ft., £1; £1. Class D.—Large type, occupying over 3600 sq. ft., £1; £1 10s. Class E. —Large type, occupying over 3GOO sq. ft., with more than two engines, £1 10s; £1, 10s. MONTHLY1 RATES. ' Exclusive of Inclusive of landing fees, landing fees ~ , , £s d. £s.d. ' £ja63 A A 410 0 610 0 Ca SS A .:.... 60 0 -11 0 0 Class B 10 0 0 20 0 0 c,ass C 20 0 0 40 0 0 ' <-ass D 36 0 0 56 0 0 Hass h 36 0 0. 66 0, 0 MONTHLY KATES FOR PRIVATE MACHINES. ; Exclusive of Inclusive of lauding fees, landing fees. £! assA A A 210 so fio o" £ ass A 50 0 710 0 Cass Bio oN) 15 0 0 Cass C ...... 20 0 0 30 0 0 £ ass g 30 0 0 40 0 0 Class E 30 0 0 45 0 0 M?vnr y'npi *« C°"noiilor G. Mitchell, the ?J ! f 1, 1! 3' the colmeil w°uW retain tZ £° Of TTall bV gal'f and on the gioimd He referred to the companies at present being floated, and said that the S' CtL P1'°P(? S- ed t5- bnild ia ac«>rdance to use ma. chmes the companies proposed Councillor Hislop remarked that it was sL:es mdeveLp°ed. arrangement "' C^^ Councillor M'Keen said that it appeared to h,m that the charges were rather on the high side. However, the council would see how they worked out. At Croydon flying was well established, and there was therefore there a reason for such charges. He did not think that charges should be made for admission to the S'""""" except on special occasions. The Mayor replied that the charge was proposed partly to ensure some revenue and partly to keep the ground clear of children, particularly during the first few months. Unless there was some restriction the ground would be simply rushed by children, and the council, it had to be remembered, would be responsible for accidents that might occur. Councillor M'Keen asked whether theMayor did' not think that the Government s conditions were rather stiff. They asked for free landing facilities, the right to erect a hangar, and the right to enclose an area of two acres. The Defence Department's enclosures as a rule had not much to recommend them as things of beauty.

lhe .Mayor replied that the conditions were not extreme. The hangar accommodation provided for was only of 2000 square feet, a building 40ft by 50ft, and it was possible that an arrangement could be made for the Defence Department to have the use of two acres nearby, so that the continuity of the flying ground would not be affected. The new arrangement, he thought, was considerably better from the council's point of view than the old agreement.