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TASMAN AIR SERVICE SEPARATE PLAN COSTLY OPINION IN NEW ZEALAND KINGSFORD SMITH OFFER FEDERAL CABINET’S VIEW By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 10.10 p.m. Aug. 16. The Minister of Defence, Mr. R. A. Parkhill, announced to-day that he had been advised by the acting-Prime Minister of New Zealand, Sir Alfred Ransom, that the Dominion Government was not prepared to co-operate in establishing a trans-Tasman air mail service until all British first class mail matter was carried by air between London and Sydney. Sir Alfred Ransom had indicated that a separate scheme would be very expensive and unnecessary, it was stated. Mr. Parkhill added that this view had been confirmed by conversations he had with Mr. G. W. Forbes (New Zealand Prime Minister) during his recent stay at Sydney. The Federal Government would now concentrate on expediting the LondonSydney plan, said Mr. Parkhill. The earliest date mentioned for its beginning would be early in 1937. Cabinet meanwhile had deferred consideration of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s proposals.
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1935, Page 7
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