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TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 18. Discussions concerning the projected Trans-Tasman air service took place in Wellington to-day between Ministers of the Crown and Mr A E Rudder, personal representative in Australia of Imperial Airways and a director of Qantas Empire Airways. In an interview this evening the Prime Mm ister (Mr M. J. Savage) said the discussions in the morning with Mr Rudder had been attended by the Minister of Finance (Mr Walter Nash), the Minister of Marine (Mr P. Fraser),, and himself, and they had been continued in the afternoon between Mr Rudder and Mr Nash. " I hope to be able to make an announcement shortly regarding the establishment of an air service across the Tasman," said Mr Savage. Mr Rudder left for Sydney by the Awatea, which sailed from Wellington to-night.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23504, 19 May 1938, Page 7
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142AIR TRANSPORT Otago Daily Times, Issue 23504, 19 May 1938, Page 7
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