COMMERCE CONGRESS

Evening Star, Issue 22463, 7 October 1936, Page 14

COMMERCE CONGRESS

AIR MAILS AND COGNATE MATTERS FORWARD POLICY ADVOCATED [Pan United Press Association.] WELLINGTON. October 7. At to-day’s sitting of the Empire Congress of Chambers of Commerce Mr F. V. Parsons (London) moved—- “ That this congress welcomes the British Government’s scheme for carriage by air in 1937 of Imperial first-class mail matter without surcharge, and, while appreciating the great value of this development to the business community, urges that air mails should be operated on a 24-hour schedule, and further urges that the air mail services should cover at least 2,500 miles in 24 hours. To this end the congress desires to impress upon the Governments of the Empire the great importance of providing, without delay, ground organisation along the Empire air routes in order to make easy the operation of air mail services, by night as well as day.” The resolution was carried. A further resolution dealt with radio aids, urging His_ Majesty’s Governments to use their influence at the International Telecommunications Conference at Cairo in 1938 to ensure that the wavelengths allocated for use by aircraft shall be exclusive to them. A further resolution sought a reduction in the high rate of postage on letters by air mail.