AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1930, Page 6

AVIATION

GBEEN BAM) IiOITI

United press Association —By Electric Telegraph— Co py right).

LONDON, .June 9

Fourteen explorers ai'e leaving on .July 3rd in -Sir Ernest Shnc-hloioii's old ' ship “Quest'' to survey tne G reenhmd ice cap wilii the object of establishing an air -route between Britain and Canada. Tim expedition will lie under the leadership of 11. G. Watkins. When the route is surveyed an - exphrimental flight will be- made from '■England- to- Winnipeg and back via-rbe Fame islands, Iceland. Greenland, Ballin'Land and Hudson Bay.

N.Z. AKIM) CLUBS

NINE MAIN ONES

AVI-! LUNG TON. June 9

That it is the Government’s' inten-' tion to allow nine main aero clubs' InXew Zealand instead oi lire, as originally intended, was made known' "at the meeting in Wellington on 'Sn'f.nrdav, when a New Zealand Aero Club was. established.. •

Sir Francis . Boys, who was .elected president, said; hist might that;, provision laid Jk-cu mpgje tor the. affilialien of live clubs, in ilio■ North Island and four ; in the. South. • Ol; these four Marlborough and .Canterbury were., already .established, and. Southland and Otap:n■ Would bo admitted when they still-ted. •• - ; ■

The three oualificalions for admission to the New Zealand C lub were: - -1) The eluh should' Le incorporated. (2) It should have an aeroplane. f 3) It should have an instructor and ground engineer.

Thus, many ofUlic small clubs, explained Sir Francis. would not ho admitted. hut the policy was for these to federate with the nearest big club r,o that all would receive direct or indirect representation on the Dominion hodv. Ashburton had joined with Canterbury for this purpose.

Tim Government, having nine clubs to provide for, could, pot. give as much, help-as it;.shad-,done in the past. Foi; example, it refused to be responsible, for repairs to club machines. Indeed, (be only tiling it was continuing for Hi,, established; clubs .was the subsidy of £25 a year for every pilot member trained. ...

Sir Francis' remarked that the Canterbury delegate bad been, particularly satisfied with the conference. Tbe.v 1 1 ad gained liberal representation bn the executive’.- and their proposals, bad been favourably viewed. Provincial feeling was. ’happily, almost absent from the conference. ’ 1

ATLANTIC FLIGHT

R KNC! I'M AN’S R ETUHN ATTICA IPX

VAN( OUTER." June -8

A ‘ message -•front-'-’Natal (Brazil) states The French fiver. Aiermoz took off to-night for St. Louis (Senegal). ~.in ..,nn .attempt to retrace bis route across the South Atlantic whicli lie covered last month with a Paris mail, lie returned] however, 26 minutes alter his departure.