AVIATION SERVICES
LOCATING LANDING GROUNDS. REMARK'S BY MINISTER. ('Per Press Association.—Copyright.) MASTERTON, This Day. The Hon. T. M. Wilford is visiting Masterton on aviation matters aad searching for landing grounds. “If not found in Masterton,” he said, “we will search further down the Valiev.”
interviewed, be said: 1 ‘During -my recent travels abroad I realised bow far behind New Zealand was in this important Ibraiicb of transport. I have been inspecting grounds from Auckland to Invercargill and now we have found our way to Alasterton. It took ns over three hours by rail from Wellington to Alasterton, and by aeroplane tin' same journey could lie accomplished in half an hour. If you want people to stay here, it is imperative that aeroplane landing grounds be provided.’’
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Northern Advocate, 11 June 1929, Page 7
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126AVIATION SERVICES Northern Advocate, 11 June 1929, Page 7
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