LANDING GROUNDS
FOR AEROPLANES; . . v GOOD WORK REPORTED''. .X An important development, im.-thc Government’s scliemc for the malting of serviceable emergency- - grounds for aeroplanes throughout;tbe Dominion is the detaching of' Works engineer, Mr E. A. Glbsbh, A.M.T.C.E., to carry out the wofkvX.; The Minister of Defence, • the /Hon. ,T.j G. Cobbe, who is visiting Wllangarci, stated that Mr Gibson hadv made good progress in his work/ Ho was now carrying out his itinerary spection of landing grounds Xny tltc North Island preparatory to. up engineering plans for.thpip ment. Work was commenced'emergency landing ground at Dunedin (the foreshore), and at New Plymouth on the recently acquired area- for the municipal aerodrome. • , .Enginberijig surveys of the Hokitika and Hawefg. aerodromes wore in hand, •
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Northern Advocate, 3 May 1934, Page 9
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121LANDING GROUNDS Northern Advocate, 3 May 1934, Page 9
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