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Evening Post, Issue 36, 12 February 1935, Page 9

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NEW ZEALAND INTERESTED

MINISTER IN SYDNEY

Dnlted Press Association—By Electric Tele-eraph-TCopyrlßht. SYDNEY, February 10. The New Zealand Postmaster-General (the Hon. Adam Hamilton), accompanied by Mr. G. McNamara, DirectorGeneral of the Post and Telegraph Department, arrived by the Monowai for conferences with Commonwealth authorities and the British air delegation concerning air mail services. Mr. Hamilton said that New Zealand was very interested in an air link with Australia, which the Dominion^Was ?u eF^ ed t0 subsidise, but did not think that the Government would accept the terms of "flat; rate" air mail rates which the British Go^rnment posed for 1937, as this would be very costly to New Zealand. - During the afternoon Mr, Hamilton called on the Prime Minister (Mr. J A..Lypns), the..Minister of Commerce r% E^ Paf e>. .and ;the PostmasterGeneral (Senator McLachlan). He had conferences with Messrs, Harold Clapp SELCh^, le? A u°yd Jones, representatives of the Australian National Travel Association, and tomorrow he will be •the.,guest-.of honour of the Empire Parliamentary Association at the State Parliament House. ■ ■■:-p | Mr. Hamilton and party were met on,arrival at the wharf this morning bythe Australian Director of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. J. W. Kitto) a representative of the Empire Parliamentary Association, Mr. H. Hartnett also^Mr. L. J. Schmitt, New Zealand Trade Commissioner.