SUNDAY FLYING
MINISTER WANTS TEST CASE UNDER PROYISIONS OF ACTj. Twice during the last year the presiaent of the New Zealand Aero Club, Mr. G. M. Spenee, has interviewed the Minister of Justice to ,ask that the Police Offences Act should be amended to make the intention of the Legislatuie clear on the subjeet of flying for hire on Sunday, relates the annual report of the club. On nsither occasion was he successful in obtaining any definite statements as to the Minister s attitude on the question. Ultimately written application for the amendment, showing that'it was only necessary to insert the word "aircraft" in the appropriate section, elicited a reply that, for reasons which were not stated, the Minister could not see his way to introduce jfche amendment, but suggested that this club or one of the constituent clubs might provide facilities to enable an authoritative decision by the Supreme Court to be obtained, in view of the conflieting decisions of the magistrates on the matter. Three prosecutions, one .in Wanganui, one in Auckland, and one in Napier, have been instituted against pilot instructors and club officials, the two former having been dismissed by the magistrates, and the other is mtely decided in favour of the pilot. The police have indicated that they iiitend to appeal.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 367, 31 October 1932, Page 3
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