UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH FOR OVERDUE PLANE

Chronicle (Levin), 9 June 1947, Page 5

UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH FOR OVERDUE PLANE

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HASTINGS, June S. ^n intensivo aerial .search witiiia liie Jimts permitted bv tlie weather, lias beei mi.succes.sfully, cnmlucted vester (lay and today by six planes, :'or .Mr. .J ohi Dennis Taeon, aged 2:5, who Itft Ihe lawke's I5av and East Coast V'i'0 G.'J ; aerodroine, Hastings, at 3 am. \ --I. ■ " for Taupo in tlie elub Tiger M- • 1 wlio failed to arrive at lrls destu*' n. A maehine which is 1-e lieved.o ba lliat piloted by Taeoa, was reportid flying in misty weather uver the Reiaroa district about 20 miles north (f Tan]io about 11 a.m. ycsrerday. Whei it left Hastings the pia/ e ha 1 about i tlnee hoiirs' supplv of petrol and thftfore could not have renmine 1 airbornc for long after it was rep-ir -i 1 at Repaoa. Today 's search operaG/ms ther.ei'ce cejitred mainly in that atea lvl^ibh s. JAavJv wooded for tlie most Jiafb pfit is not without its expansos oi ' open country. IThe search planes comprise two from the Hawke's Bay and East Coast A . "lub, one from the Oen tral Ilawke' i'iy Aero Chili, oue owned by tlie P.W.- ne Ii.N.Z.A.F. Harvard from New li/i..outh, and the New Zea land Aerial ^lajiping Company's Beech Cra f f . Both yererdav and today the weather for fljing was not good, tlie cei 1ing being ! >w particularly in the liill areas. Coi lilions berame so bad tliis afternoon f mt the search was aban doned but' vill be resumed tomorrow. Ko land pa ties are yet operating. Mr. Taro! is a brother of Wing Cotn mander W,i Tacoii, olfieer in charge thfe Iving's Fli£ t. His mother and fatlier are Mr. an Mrs. E. R. Taeon, of Has tings. Ile 'rvcd as an air gunner in the tvar.

deputation from tlie Canterbury Manufacturers' Association, Canterbury Chaiubet of Commerce, Canterbury Einployers' Association and Retailers' Association, waited on tlie Mayor (Alr. E. H. Andrews) and tlie electricity committee of the City Council. ''There are two delinite problems," Mr. Hitehcock said. "One is to save units and the otlier is to save equipment in the event of overloading. It is linportant to remeniber ^flrat when toe rpiestioii of big loads arises, it is sometimcs necessary to eut power immediatelj'. ' ' The adoption of the prineiple of priority in power supplies with industry receivifig next priority after essential publie services, was urged in rfeptesentations made by the deputhtion. Speakers emphasised that production and the livelihood of many thousands of workers would be aifected if drastic duts were made in the potver supplies to industry. The speakers also contended that altliough cuts in supplies to doniestic users would cause considerable inconv6iiien.ee, it was more important that there sliould be as littie poSsible interruption in the floW of consumer goods from factories during the present pefiod of shottages of sucli goods*