ACROSS THE TASMAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume Li, Issue 16894, 26 November 1925, Page 9

ACROSS THE TASMAN.

NEW ZEALANDER'S DARING PROJECT.

WELLINGTON INTERESTED IN FLIGHT.

(Special to (ho Herald.) WELLINGTON, this day

An effort k about to be made to raise funds for the pun base of an aeioplane and to cover the- incidental expenses ol the trans-Tasman ilight contemplated by Flight Lieutenant J. ii. Monet ill and Mr. Victor Carmine.

The Mayor of Wellington. Mr. Norwood. lias consented to allow his room to be used for a meeting of those interested in the project anil who arc willing to assist in Hie campaign to rai.se the nece., .-,ar\- money, estimated at about £BSOO. Invitations are being issued to prominent men in the centres of the Dominion to meet and it is hoped to set up committees in the four principal towns to van va.sx for funds. The Mayor bad expressed a- personal interest in the daring undertaking of the two New Zealanders, wlm are keen to be the first to bridge by air the gap between New Zealand and Australia.

"I appreciate the great interest that would lie taken, particularly by veiling Now Zealanders, in this ilight.” remarks I lie. Mayor in a letter In Mr. Carmine.” “and |he national importance- of the undertaking.” The secretary of the New Zealand Sports Protection League law expressed bis readiness to assist I lie project. Tin; organisers of tho Ilight have ap preached the Air Service officials in regard to the proposed Ilight. and Captain J. M. Wilkes lias icionimendeil a number of machines which are considered suit able for use. All arc flying boats, and. being of British manufacture. ,ian be imported into, New Zealand free.