MANY PHASES DEALT WITH AT PACIFIC AIR CONFERENCE
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, May G. The Minister in Charge of Civil Aviation, Mr. W. S. Goosman, returned to Auckland by flying-boat yesterday afternoon front Australia where he headed the New Zealand delegation to the fourth meeting of the South Pacific Air Transport Council held in Melbourne this week. A new Tasman air service between Melbourne and Christchurch had not been discussed at the conference, said Mr. Goosman on his arrival. All he could say was that it was hoped to have the Harewood airport ready by December and that then there would be no reason why the new service should not be started.
“The matter is under consideration,’' he added.
Many difficulties had been ironed out and an enormous amount of technical, financial and policy matters had been agreed on bv the five countries represented at the conference, New Zealand, Australia. Canada, Great Britain and Fiji. One decision come to was that the proposed aerodrome at Suva Point. Fiji, would not be built and that Nandi would continue to be used for both civil and military purposes. The Minister returned to Wellington by train last night.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23247, 8 May 1950, Page 7
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