Aviation.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1922, Page 3

Aviation.

LON DON-BOMBA Y SERVICE. JUtS I RAMAN AND NCABLE ASSOCIATION. LONDON, Aug LO ; Gorrel’s Committee, set up to consider an Imperial air mail service, has issued its lirst report. It recommends a line to India should be run by private enterprise, supported and encouraged by linancial and other assistance from tlie State. The Government. it says, should guarantee iuteres that the rate of live or six per cent, on the initial capital invested, for live years, but this State interest liability should be limited. Tenders from linns for a, service should be invited.

The Committeo favours laud planes but says the question of the craft should be referred to the Aeronautical Research Committee, who should be given two hundred thousand sterling spread over three years, for experimental work. The Committee recommend the Clairo-Baglidad-lvaraclii-Boinhay route for daily living. It is considered that the machines will fly by day at an average speed of one hundred miles an hour. If night Hying becomes possible. the journey to India will be reduced at least by bait. The Committee estimate the. cost ol a single trip weekly from London to Bombay at three thousand pounds. 'Phis would bo reduced bv one-third if a trip is made daily. A weekly service would cost half n million, and a daily service one million U five per cent, of the present letters are carried, the air postal fees would yield £825 each trip. Four passengers at, £SO each would bring in » further £2OO per trip.