AIRCRAFT LAWS.
Control Over All Machines and Aerodromes. FOR PUBLIC’S PROTECTION. (Special to the “Star.”) WELLINGTON, October 28. The Aircraft Navigation Bill, in charge of the Minister of Defence, the Hon J. G. Cobbe, went through all its stages in the House of Representatives to-night in quick time. The measure, as explained by the Minister, gives full control over aircraft and aerodromes, though Government machines and pilots are exempt from its requirements. This point caused a brief discussion, Labour members suggesting that there was a reason for the exclusion. The Minister replied that Government machines were alwAys maintained in perfect condition, while the pilots were carefully selected, and if they committed breaches of the regulations they were court-martialled. If Government machines caused loss or damage to civilians, the measure gave them the right to bring an action for damages. Regulations which would be issued under the powers of the Bill ’.vould enable the public to be fully protected. The leader of the Opposition, Mr Holland, remarked that those who knew the Government pilots realised they were the most capable of men, though this did not in his opinion justify their exclusion from the provisions of the Bill.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 257, 29 October 1931, Page 16
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