THREE ’PLANES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 243, 30 October 1920, Page 2

THREE ’PLANES.

MEETING NEW ZEALAND REQUIREMENTS. MB. TATTON IN SYDNEY. After considering the advantages and disadvantages of the various types of machines suitable for local conditions, Mr. L. Tatton, of the recently-formed New Zealand Transport* Co., has come to the conclusion that the Avro machine, as made in Sydney by the Australian Aircraft and Engineering Co., Ltd., is the most suitable (says the “Sydney Sun.”) Accordingly he has 'ordered three machines; one is now ready for testing, and the second, with Sunbeam engines, will be completed before Christmas. “The New Zealand Government is considering the inauguration of aerial mail services,” said Mr) Tatton to a “Sun” representative, “fin'd it proposed Jo link up the North and South Islands by regular trips between Wellington and Blenehim. ‘ ‘ Napier to Gisborne is another route likely to be traversed, for the roads are often impassable in winter, and there is no train service. Furthermore, the country is exceedingly valuable.” 1 Mr. Tatton compares the encourage-' ment given to aviation by the New Zealand Government with “the apparent apathy of the Commonwealth authorities.” “In New Zealand,” he says, “companies are subsidised, afid there are aerial laws based on the British Air Ministry’s Aerial Navigation Act.” i On his return to New Zealand, Mr. I Tatton will conduct passenger flights on similar lines to those conducted at Sydney. Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, will be the 1 headquarters of the new company.