AIR-MAIL SERVICE
ACROSS THE TASMAN ATTITUDE OF AUSTRALIA MANY DIFFICULTIES [By Telegraph—Tress Association—Copyright) CANBERRA, Feb. 2. The Minister of Defence, Mr. R. A. Parkhill, discussing the prospect of an air service linking Australia and New Zealand, said that although his Department had long realised the advantages, there were many difficulties to bo overcome before a regular air service could be established over such a large expanse of water. The recent visit of the New Zealand delegation had provided an opportunity for the exchange of views on the subject, but deeper consideration was deferred until after the return of the Commonwealth Controller of Civil Aviation from a trip abroad, where he was studying the latest developments of aircraft, wireless, and other aids to transoceanic navigation.
NEW ZEALAND’S ACTION APPROVAL BY THE TIMES. LONDON, Feb. 1. The Times welcomes the news that New Zealand has agreed to participate in the scheme for a fast, cheap Empire air-mail service, and expresses the opinion in regard to the letter rate that a bold policy is generally safer and more profitable. It instances the success of the recent sweeping reductions in long-distance calls.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 29, 4 February 1935, Page 7
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188AIR-MAIL SERVICE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 29, 4 February 1935, Page 7
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