AVIATION

Grey River Argus, 13 August 1937, Page 10

AVIATION

PAN-PACIFIC AIRWAYS AND N.Z. MR. SAVAGE’S STATEMENT. [Per Press Association], WELLINGTON, August 11. “Our agreement provided for reciprocal rights,” said the Prime Minister (Mr Savage) when invited tonight to comment on the cable message from Washington on the Pacific air services. Mr Savage said that the New Zealand Government considered that the British company should have the same rights as the Government was granting to Pan-American Airways. The Government, however, was dealing with the company and not with the United States Government. Just how far the Minister of Finance (Hon. W. Nash) had got with the question during his visit to the United States he could not say, and until the return of Mr Nash at the week-end there was little more that he could say. AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION. DENVER, August 11. Seth' Terry, interviewed by the Australian Associated Press, regarding rumours that he was planning to buy up the existing Australian air lines, said they were absolutely false. Actually, he was planning to run a competitive service against them.

PLANES FOR CLUBS. GOVERNMENT ALLOCATION. [Per Press Association]. WELLINGTON, August 11. Proposals for the allocation of Government aircraft to aero clubs were announced to-night by the Minister-in-charge of the Air "Department (Hon. F. Jones). “Two machines which are due to arrive in the Dominion within the next few days, are to be offered to the Auckland and Otago Aero Clubs,” said Mr Jones, “‘and two machines which will arrive later in the year are to be offered to the Wellington and Canterbury Aero Clubs, as these clubs require machines of this type for the training of Royal Air Force candidates. Each of these clubs will be required to repay the Government the net cost of the machines without interest over a period of three years, and during that time to insure the aircraft in an insurance pool to be established by the New Zealand Aero Club, for an amount al. least equal to the unpaid purchase money. "The Government is prepared to order immediately four aircraft for free issue, one each to the Middle Districts, West Coast United, Hawke’s Bay, and Western Federated Aero Chibs. The aircraft to be provided will be either Tiger Moths or a similar type. All aero clubs are being adthat the Government is willing to place immediate orders for the purchase of ■ aircraft additional to those referred to above, but on conditions similar to those which have been imposed in respect of the Miles Hawk trainers being offered to the Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago Aero Clubs.” The Minister said that the proposals which he had outlined were arrived at only after very careful consideration, and he hoped that the aero clubs would recognise that an attempt had been made to deal with the position which had arisen in respect of Government loan aircraft in the fairest way possible in the circumstances which existed.