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Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1938, Page 6

ROAD TRANSPORT PURCHASES. CHRISTCHURCH, April 27. A statement on the Government’s policy in the purchase of road transport services was made by the Minister oi Railways, tire Hon D. G. Sullivan. He told the visitors to the official opening of the new Linwood Post- Office that there were no grounds for fear that the Government intended, to buy all the transport services. Sometimes he felt just a litle envious of the Postmaster-Genera], the Hon F Jones, because his department lacked competition, Mr Sullivan said; “When the Minister of Railway; wants to buy up an extra service 01 two, there is a dinkum fight,” said Mr Sullivan. “Those people who ar( a little bit afraid that we are going to buy up all the transport service need not be afraid. That is not th< intention. We want to bring in sonn of the more important.”, The purchase of some of the ser vices winch the department had mad' in the south, the Minister added, har meant a saving to the department o' £SOOO last year,, giving this as an example of the department’s policy ii. purchasing the services.

Head Office, NELSON. Telegram*j Straitalr, Nalaon LOCAL BOOKING OFFICEB: AIR TRAVEL N.Z., LTD., HOKITIKA AND UNION S.S. COY, REVELL STREET. Pnorie 1345. Telegrams Airtravel, Hokitika. WELLINGTON GLACIERS ONE DAY SEN VICE. COMBINING COOfC STRAIT AIRWAYS AND Ai. LTD. TRAVEL (N.ZI TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS FRIDAYS. COOK STRAIT AIRWAYS PLANE LEAVES WELLINGTON 7.4$ ARRIVING AT HOKITIKA AT 10.45 a.m. CONNECTS WITH AIR TRAVEL PLANES TO FRANZ JOS'”* & FOX GLACIERS. RETURN JOURNEY. —Air Travel Planes leave Fox Glacier at 1.3(1 a.m. Franz Josef Glacier at 9.45 a.m. and connects with Cook Strait Airway* , Plane at 11 a.m at arriving in Wellington at 2.15 p.m. sama day. FARK^WEL LIN GTON-HOLITIKA HOKITIKA- FRANZ JOSEF HOKITIKA-FOX GLACIER Free Baggage SSlb*. Excess at 4d pw U>.