NO TRACE OF LANDING
: ; MINISTER'S STATEMENT (United Press Association) ; . WELLINGTON, 16lh Jan.' ••' -The Minister- of Defence. (the Hon. P. J. BoHestori) stated to-day that?the .. report from the .master ot the Kaiwarra - ;V carefully perused, while it was very' definite regarding the sight- '•'.'. ing ;©f the " 'plane in the vicinity of Porirua Harbour p;m., no, trace had beenfound on any of -the beach es> ''- ; or. snrroundmg.'couhtry to indicate that ; t- 'a landing had been searching •- ;;; • aeroplanes hadicovered thei'whole of the country between Cape Palliser and Wa- \ ngsnui Heads, and as Captain Rhdlay --,'■ had; the assistance of two observers ■ with powerful glasses and the visibility . notr that the airmen were anywhere in even •V' ; -;•': flew lower-over -the yalleya than couldi be deemed safe to convince himself that. avery should.be viewed. 'Practi'Zsf cally every portion: of the .country: along t"~ : the coast,and inland from'east 'vito^PaUiser^Bay.;had- been searched.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 17 January 1928, Page 5
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144NO TRACE OF LANDING Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 17 January 1928, Page 5
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