AIR PORTS.

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 8, 17 July 1930, Page 3

AIR PORTS.

GOOD, ORDINARY AND BAD

A friend lias placed at our disposal part of a letter lie has received from a' former resident of the Hutt, whose interest in the district still remains unabated. The extract is as follows:—

"I note that the reoent costly and dangerous (tiiough fortunately not fatal accident at the Wellington Airport at. Eongotai has'aroused great public interest and that the Aero Club is reported to be looking for better and safer quarters. Tihat capital little local news paper, the 'Hutt News' practically prophesied what would happen there when •discussing the question of securing ©ear Island-for an aerodrome and airport, and it is to be Jioped that the

Wellington Aero Club will be able to

seeuro safer quarters before they arc faced with" an appalling fatality. What a pity the lack of foresight and vision pic-vent the members of the local body in charge from eagerly seizing the chance of having the airport placed on Gear Island, and yet I suppose tie local editor, being a man, will not even say 'I told you so,' (which he eertainQy did).. How different it would be if those sort of things were managed by women! Their silly lack of the fore-

sight makes me savage; what an opportunity wasted, and they wero wnraed too by the newspaper."

[We leave the sex of "our friend's correspondent to the imagination of our readers, but there certainly is more than a grain of commonsense in. this clear-cut statement. However, even aow, we are not without udpe of being

ible shortly to make an announcement Dnthis subject which we are convinced wiLi cause much interest arid give a great deal of pleasure v amongst our reader?.—Ed. H.N.] •