TO IMPROVE AERODROME
PBOPOSAL TO SPEND £IO,OOO,
PBOJECT AT MASTEBTON. 'by lewtcrapn--Press Association.) MASTEBTON, Sept. 18. A proposal to expend £IO,OOO in wages in improving the surface of the Hood aerodrome at Masterton was outlined at to-night’s meeting of the borough council by Mr W. L. Free, president of the Wairarapa Aero Club. The money would be provided by the Unemployment Board and the work would be carried out by Telief workers under the direction of the Public Works Department.
The council agreed to provide £IOO of the guarantee of £3OO required before the scheme could be put in hand. It is expected that neighbouring county councils will find the other £2OO. The work will take about eight months.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 19 September 1934, Page 8
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