TASMAN FLYING BOAT

Grey River Argus, 12 August 1935, Page 3

TASMAN FLYING BOAT

ORDERED BY COMPANY Capt. Taylor’s Announcement (Aus. and N.Z. Caoie Assn.; SYDNEY, August 7. Captain P. G. Taylor (Sir U. King ford Smi'ih’s associate) announced that following the negotiation which led to the establishment of the transTasman Air Services Company, Lid. arrangements had been made for the construct ion in England, under license, of a type of Hying boa* regarded as most suitable betAveen Australia and New Zealand. He pointed out that British companies were co operating in the manufacture of theye I'y ing-boats. which in due course would be flown from England <o Aus tradia .and thereafter played on the tians-Atlantic service. Commenting on Captain Taylor’s announcement regarding the construction in England of Hying boats suitable for the Tasman service Air Forbes said that the New Zealand Government Avas naturally moyt sympathetic toAvards the utilisation of British machines, but he was unab e to express any opinion until, in con junction with Che Postmaster-General, he had examined the reports of the experts. He was positive the air mail at vice to New Zealand would be instituted in the near future. Mr Forbes stressed New Zealand's desire that 'the service to New Zealand should be a continuation of the Eng-land-Au s-tJralia route. Pending discussion Avith the New Zealand PostmayterGeneral. he did not desire to express an opinion on the proposal to establish a separate New Zea'andAus’tralia service, prior to the inauguration of the Imperial scheme. PALMERSTON NORTH QUESTION AUCKLAND August 7. Transport Co-ordination Board, as (licensing authority controlling avia tion in the Dominion, has agreed to re-open the question of whether or not Palmerston North should be included in the Auckland-Dunedin trunk air route of Great Pacific AirAvays. Advice of -t’his important development was received to-day by Trevor Withe-rs, organiser of the Great Pacific Airways. The Board has now announced its intention of dealing Avith th? question of Palmerston North nt a pub'ic sitting.

ROOF LANDING FOR WELLINGTON SUGGESTED AT NEW RAILWAY STATION. WELLINGTON. August 7. A. suggestion that ‘the -oof of the new Wellington railway station might be constructed -t'o serve as) a landing place for aircraft, was put to the Chamber of Commerce, last evening, by a who said he was sorry to see 'that gables were included in the plans. If the roof had been made flat it would probably have been large enough for a 'anding place for autogiros with passengers. That' type of aeroplane would be in use in ten years. Th,, railway station roof could be extended by joining it with the Government Printing Office* or roofing over the platforms. Another member said that the building would have t'o be specially designed to serve as a landing p'ace for planes. The present building wou’d not be strong enough. The sreretary Mr H. S. Fairchild, su'd that air experts would probably have something to say about updraughts and down-drauvhts. Tt,c President. Mr M. G. McCaul said it was n matter that members might see end think over. Ho called for the next business.