MAILS BY SEAPLANE
(Per United Press Association). AUCKLAND, December 16. For the first time in the history of the dominion mail matter was carried by a seaplane to-day, when a trial trip was made from Auckland to Dargaville and back to Auckland. The trip was accomplished without a hitch and the mails were carried both ways. The trip to Dargaville occupied one hour and thirty-five minutes and the return journey one hour and twenty-three minutes. The aviators received an enthusiastic welcome at Dargaville, where they were met by the Hon. J.'G. Coates, Post-master-General.
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Southland Times, Issue 18756, 17 December 1919, Page 5
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93MAILS BY SEAPLANE Southland Times, Issue 18756, 17 December 1919, Page 5
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