AVIATION CONFERENCE

Evening Star, Issue 22458, 1 October 1936, Page 2

AVIATION CONFERENCE

LUMO’-fEON TO VISS7IM DELATIONS

EMPIP.E VALUE OF GOKKES3IAL SctUiO

[Ter Untied Press Association.]

WELLINGTON, September 30

A complimentary luncheon was Lr. tiered by the Government to-day to tin Australian and _ British delegation which are attending the aviation an, air mail discussions. The Prime Minister (Mr Savage) presided. Welcoming the delegates, the Pnuu Minister said that whatever diflicu.t;;-.

they might have to discuss they could not overlook the outstanding fact that they were part and parcel of the same race. Ho visualised a time in the near future when the British Commonwealth of nations would be bigger and closer together than it was to-day. Up to tile present he was afraid they had drifted along without realising the big problems around them, but to-day they wore discussing matters that concerned the whole of the British race and the whole of the civilised world. .Sir Archdalo Parklnl!, in reply, spoke of the friendship between Now Zealand and Australia. Anything that could be done to establish closer contact between the two countries should be welcomed. It was imperative that the two dominions should be as closely allied as possible, at the same time, of course, preserving their own identit'es. Mr E. G. L. Bertram, on behalf of Great Britain, also returned his thanks. His trip out to New Zealand, he said, had made him realise just what a big place the Empire was, and he saw the value of regular commercial air services in bringing the parts of the Empire together. He hoped that on his next visit ho would he able to cross the T'-mnn also by air.