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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19339, 1 June 1937, Page 13

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POPULAR SAMMY KILLED

STRUCK BY MOTOR CAR

(Por Press Association.) DUNEDIN, fids day. Sammy Hie seal, a long frequenter ot the peninsula roads and beaches a ul ofttLea a gate-crasher of harboursido res - donees, was killed on Saturday evening, being struck by a motor ear. Sammy was almost as popular as the late Joey.

agreement, which, will be for one year, •ifl concerned will do their utmost in tindireriion. One of the chief factors ... assessing the cost is the risk of acmden to aircraft, which may involve at the worst its total loss, or. in many cases, damage to the extent of several liuudi ds of pounds. From an examination ot the records of accidents, it is clear that number were due to lack ol experience, and, in some isolated rases, to unnecessarily low flying, which is a breach of the air navigation regulations. It is hoped that the scheme now proposed will lead to more thorough instruction, anil will bring about a stricter observance of the regulations. “There is no intention of controlling tho activities of the aero clubs, since much of their success lies in the enthusiasm and initiative of their executive and member*, but to tho extent that the Government pays for the instruction ol certain individuals it will supervise the methods adopted and the standards reached. Apart from this the clubs will lie free to carry on their full activities ns in the past. Owing to the nature of the equipment used flying instruction can never he very cheap, but it is Imped nevertheless, that if full advantage is taken of types of aircraft now becoming available, an increasing number will be able to avail themselves of The opportunities of learning to fly. “Full information regarding the Civil Reserve can he obtained from the secretary of the nearest aero chili, to whom all applications for enrolment should be sent. The final selection however, will he made by the Air Department.”