PROPOSED AIRPLANE MAIL SERVICE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15465, 9 March 1921, Page 5

PROPOSED AIRPLANE MAIL SERVICE.

MESSRS. WALSH BROS.’ EFFORTS. COUNCIL A OKNOWLEDGRS SUPPORT. The matter of commercial aviation for the East Coast was discussed at the meeting of the Gisborne Borough Council last evening. Introducing they subject, Cr. H. 11. DeCosta asked members if they had noticed the article dealing with aviation in the Herald of’-Saturday last. Messrs. Walsh Bros:,,‘he said, had a super-marine Hying beat at Auckland, and this would lie landed when the shipping troubles wore settled. If- was their intention, he said, to #y between Gisborne, Warvon, and Napier, taking mails, and having capacity _ for four passengers. Cr. DeCosta said he would like to know il the Council would assist Walsh Bros, in ai\v way, for they were the pioneer aviators in the Dominion. Cr. Mount said the Harbor Board had il ready granted them a site on which to erect a hangar to house the machiiu hat would carry the mails. Gisborne was isolated at any time, and especially at the present, when the Make was the only boat trading between Napier and Gisborne with passengers. “And we are lucky to have her,” said a councillor. ' ll was a matter, said Cr. DeCosta, for the Council's hearty sifpport, and he suggested that the people-of. Gisborne might help in some direction. ✓ The Mavor (Mr. Wildish) said that all must ‘agree that, the project, of Messrs. Walsh Bros., was a stop in the right direction. He thought a meeting should he held to consider the best way of assisting Walsh Bros. in. inaugurating the mail service. It. certainly was deserving of the fullest- support. Cr. Lawless opined that, the establishment. of an airplane mail service was of public interest, and a most, worthy object, and should he taken up in the right public spirit. Other councillors supported, and re marked that, Walsh Bros, were wanted in Gisborne, and the sooner they cam< it you Id he for the' benefit of the whole East. Coast-. ‘ 1 ' / . Alter further discussion, a motion was carried, giving, the highest moral sup port, to Walsh Bros.’ projected plans, Cr H.ill being the only dissentient.