NEW ZEALAND FLYING.

Taihape Daily Times, 4 July 1919, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND FLYING.

MR. SCQTLAND'S VIEVV, NEW ZEALAND TO AUSTRALIA_ “I don”: think aviation out here win be a great ‘success from a connnercial point of view,” said Mr. J_ W, I{_ Scotland, the New Zealand avaitor, to a New Zealand Times reporter in in the course of a brief chat, He subsequently qualified his eXpl'eSsio;l of opinion by the proviso ‘‘‘unless some much cheaepr Way of flying is discovered. I think flying here will be found 10 be much too expensive method of carrying goods and mails." he continued. “The expense of fuel and upkeep of aerodromcs, and the: salaries required by pilots and mechanics. will be too formidable.’-’ “Well, it seems ‘EO pay in England, does it not ” commenfed the I'epol'ter_, “Yes,” replied Mr. Scotland, “but in England there is urgent matter to take in sufficient quantity to make it worth While.” “What of the possibilities of flight from here to Australia‘?:" the I'epol"sr.=r questioned_ - “Oh, flights from New Zealand to Australia is quite possible—~the Atlantic flight proved that,” replied Mr. Scotland, He added, however, that‘he saw no indiaction of the likelihood of such a flight being embarked on in the immediate future. Referring to the subject of iH't'é'l76.olonial flights, l\/Ir‘. Scotland remarked: “The thing is only in its infancy to a_ certain extent.‘ and you ean’_t. pick out how it is going to shape even yet. it should think that airshipg would become most popular for such flights.” “I met Hawker at Home,” continued Ml‘. Scotland. “He is a man of Small-

ish build and bright personalitY- He is always smiling and apparently knows litt:le'about fear_ I havenft met Alcock, but ‘Ehey are both prewar flyers. I saw ‘Pickles’ smash at Hendon on September 20, 1913. He was using a Champel machine and was very ‘badly injured. I saw‘ a. good deal of him While he w‘as in hospital. ’