ONE WORLD AIR AUTHORITY: LORD NATHAN’S HOPES

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 September 1947, Page 2

ONE WORLD AIR AUTHORITY: LORD NATHAN’S HOPES

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines was an example of cooperation between Governments with vital Pacific interests, said the British Minister of Civil Aviation, Lord Nathan, at a luncheon given in his honour yesterday by the Empire Paliamentary Association. Lord Nathan said that Tasman Airways was another example of cooperation between Governments. He hoped to see the time when, the air routes of the world would be run by a single owning organisation. That outcome would be inevitable if aviation were to have full opportunity under the economics of our time. Britain was active, keen, progressive and alert in civil aviation. She was making progress in the face of great difficulties and she was paying for war—for two wars in a single generation. “We are bracing ourselves for a fresh struggle with the old courage made new again. Don’t think that our spirit is abated or subdued,” said Lord Nathan.

The Acting-Prime Minister, Mr Nash, said that New Zealand wanted Britain in the Pacific air services. She did not want exclusive services by New Zealand, Australia and the United States. That was the reason for the British Commonwealth Pacific Airways coming into operation. Mr Nash added that he hoped before very long in New Zealand we would be within a day’s flying of any other part of the country. The internal air services were expanding rapidly, and it was expected that air transport would soon reach the stage when it would be possible to fly from Stewart Island to Waipapakauri in 24 hours.