AERIAL MAILS
ECONOMICAL METHOD
THE PRICES CHARGED. (Special to the "Slav.') WELLINGTON, This Day. There was some criticism of the aerial mail service when the Postal Estimates were under, discussion in the House yesterday. Dr. Newman wanted to know what was the use of the service, and if the authorities knew it had bren a failure between England and France, but the Postmaster General (Sir. Coates) defended the aviation experiments, stating that the'y had been carried out under contract and be personally thought that the postal aviation service was a practical, cconomica 1 way of keeping, pilots and mechanics well trained. Everyone \vould agree that it was essential to keen in touch with aviation developments. The Department had demonstrated, that it was possible to maintain an aerial service, which was done at the reasonable price of £22 for the round, fin from Auckland to Whnngarei, and £3O to.Dargaville. v ' \'
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Greymouth Evening Star, 14 August 1920, Page 5
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