ADDRESSES ON AIRPORT

Press, Volume C, Issue 29510, 11 May 1961, Page 17

ADDRESSES ON AIRPORT

Junior Council

Invitations

Mfr Several speakers will be asked to address the Christchurch Junior Council on the Christchurch airport. This was decided at a meeting of the council last evening. The member of Parliament for Avon (Mr J. Mathison), Mr S Barltrop, the chairman of the airport committee (Cr. A. R. Guthrey) and the Minister in charge of Civil Aviation (Mr McAlpine) will be invited to speak. The Junior Council had earlier read a letter from Mr Mathison in which he offered to address the council on the subject. He said his address would be nonpolitical and he would be willing to answer questions. “What would be achieved by having Mr Mathison address the council?” asked Mr R. K. Godfrey. “It would while away some more of our precious time.” Mr J. A. Williamson said Mr Mathison was well informed on the subject. Letters from Mr Mathison about information released to a Christchurch newspaper by the chairman of the Junior Council provincial affairs committee (Mr G. H Perkins) were discussed in committee.

Mr R. W. Strong said that no information be released to newspapers without it first coming before the council. Mr J. W Francis said this would mean valuable publicity would be lost. Mr Godfrey agreed. Mr Strong amended his motion to say that materia’ released should first be approved by the chairman and vice-chairman of the council. This was lost