FLYING-BOAT BASE
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Inspection of Waitemata
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* AUCKLAND, Last Night. An inspection of Waitemata Harbdiii knd of fhe suggested sites for the establishment of a flying boat base will ba made to-morrow by Captain Musick and experts from the crew of the clipper. This is actually one of the most impoftant aspects df th© survey fiight as a, first-class teriainal base is an essential in the orgaiiisation of a commercial olr eervice. Captain Musick and liis officers together with Mr. Harold Gatty and the company's experts who have beOn tosponsible for - -V nd organisatio'n in Auckland will first obtaih a comprehensive vieW 6f Ihe harboiif ffom the suiatait of Moiiht Edcn. Having obtainect a panoramic view of the haibour with phfticiilUr feference to the selectibn of the most suitable quhrtCr for an estabiishment Of the base, the party will ' probably drive along the waterfront r'oad to inspeet the general oiitlook from that angle. Finally they will return to ihe City and boafd the Auckland Uarboui Board's lauiiCh to cota- J plete their inspection by sea. DUriiig his eaflier visits to Auckland I Mr. Gatty has made several inspections of the haibuur in fiompaliy with the Harbour Board;s ofiicial8 to piek out possib'lc sites for a flying boat base. j These sites will all be inspeeted and | theif advantages assessed by the experts ffOiti the crew Of the Clipper. A visit was paid this aftemoein to the company's temporary wireless station and matters in tliis connection will also form fclie subjecfc of reports to thc head ofiice of the company,
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 63, 1 April 1937, Page 7
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260FLYING-BOAT BASE Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 63, 1 April 1937, Page 7
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