OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18632, 16 February 1935, Page 14

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

AIR TRAVEL ADVANTAGES THE END OF ISOLATION NAPIER VISITOR'S VIEWS ;‘Vt is an uni “ say my c»ut uppo. sometimes knocks qun i.y upon tiuupor mill sue. is nuowtcl to pass Wllliout, recognition, x tytii UlsLipi'ue pt-opie \vin nui mio w to pass, non - , Vr*, tue uppoi iuiniy Wultii, wiiuiu a IOW Wl-eKS, Will piiv-WIR itseiX, to Ultlu ixi tile lor ill oi a regular uii* eonnecuon witn me lUuiv ay teunnuis at xNUprer. ’Pile imtiauon ol mis service oii‘u.\regular daily’ seneduie inu.su speu the enu 01 Hisuome s loug-susLuneu isolation, and gne a remui'.mDie- r - uiup vo nusme.is ueteiopiiieiit ill tins uis* triot, besmes ofieimg a most lavoraoie alternative’ to tlie long loau journey wmch most travellers now laoe wnen leaving Uisuoriie." in tnese terms Mr. is. A. Coe, a wellknown Napier business man, yesterday expressed' llimseii regarding me prospect ot the early commencement ol operations on tlie part oi trust LoasL Airways. Mr. Coe declared that lie iiuu no ' personal liuerest ih ’tne' airways company, beyond tliat possessed uy every resident of the riawke's Hay ana Poverty liay districts who must occasionally travel between the two centres, and ■ who wanted to use .the most advantageous system ol transport. Already lie has made a number of visits .to Uisborne by aeroplane, and yesterday morning lie arrived per , medium oi the Mawke s liay Aero Club’s machine, piloted by Flignt-Lieut. A. Cl. Gerrand. - “Having, an obligation to visit Gisborne from time to time, to superintend the interests of my company in this area, 1 may say tnat my visits have been mucn more frequent since it became possible to travel by air, and to make the journey in a little more than an ’Hour,” observed Mr. Coe, who is district manager for the Norwich Insurance Company.

COMFORTABLE: TRAVELLING “l share the fear, entertained by a great number of people, oi various types of road Hazards, and when only road services were available, i came to Gisoorne only so oiten as I had to. Nowauays, my trips are much more frequent, and while I travel comfortably and saiely in the air, I feel that others can na\e the long road journey, with its occasional involuntary shrinivings at the sudden appearance of huge Smies and other traffic in the highway. The essence of mental comfort in the an* is to travel in a good machine, and to know tnat your pilot is well qualified. Tnose features are assured, under present circumstances, and will be assured when the East Coast Airways start their service.'’ The Napier visitor strongly emphasised the advantages to be gained by the saving of time, and the avoidance of the arduous road journey between Gisborne and Napier; but he also drew attention to the probability of a strong revival of business here when the air service comes into its own. Every transport development of late years, he pointed out, had been directed towards more speedy transit, and the centres which were best situated in regard to rapid communication undoubtedly were the best for business. Once the operation of an air service on a regular schedule becomes an accomplished fact, he prophesied, Gisborne would find the old bogey ol isolation disposed of, and communication with other North Island centres would be carried on with an increase of facility and comfort.