AIR BASE NEEDS
NEW PLYMOUTH MAKF.S CLAIMS MINISTER HINTS AT NEW POLICY NE WPLYMOUTH, Today. Claim* that New Plymouth b. made an air base for Taranaki advanced to the Hon. T. M. Wit ford, Minister of Defence, today when he inspected the airdrome. " The Minister said that New moutli had set an example in erectia* its hangar, and was being followed populous centres like Wellington and Christchurch. Some air clubs laclunj essential support would have to be eu . courage!. This was the first deputation he had - I received which was backed by th* - I Chamber of Commerce and municipa, 5 and county bodies, indicating a real d*. 3 ; sire to make a lasting effort in avia. • [ tion. The Government required thi I co-operation of local bodies with atro | clubs. Unless that existed, it ino good asking for help. 1 was impossible for all clubs i got help. However, landing- ground,
on the way to terminal point* wen absolutely essential. Those giving jj, yards runway in every direction would be the most favoured. The Government’s scheme to £Zo for every pilot rained is sull „ operation, but he could not say whether it would continue, as ho had eiha, ideas.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 666, 18 May 1929, Page 8
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198AIR BASE NEEDS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 666, 18 May 1929, Page 8
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