EMPIRE AIR MAIL
TWICE-WEEKLY SERVICE
NEGOTIATIONS PROCEEDING.
COME INTO FORCE IN 1937
(,3y Telegraph.—Press Association.}
WELLINGTON Friday
The Postmaster-General, lion. A. Hamilton, stated' 1 to-day that negotiations had been proceeding for some time with His Majesty’s Government in Britain for an Empire air mail. The Minister said lie was now able to announce that the proposals included a twice-weekiy air service between Britain and Australia lor the carriage of first-class air mail only. The scheme is based on the oarrlaga of a letter weighing naif an ounce from England to Australia for the existing English postal rate of lid. Much has to be done yet, and it is not likely that this scheme can come into force until. 1937.
•So far this country Tlas not dealt with the carriage of mail across the Tasman by air, but no doubt New Zealanders will look forward to the extension of the scheme from Sydney to New Zealand. It will be recollected that the. Government elected to become a foundation member of the Empire air scheme, and will now contribute £SOO a year by way of token. j. A further sum will be necessary if New Zealand is to benefit by the new scheme, which must be regarded as eyen more startling than the introduction of penny postage within the Empire.
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Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19456, 21 December 1934, Page 7
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218EMPIRE AIR MAIL Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19456, 21 December 1934, Page 7
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