PACIFIC AIRWAYS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 362, 17 February 1937, Page 5

PACIFIC AIRWAYS.

N.Z. NEGOTIATIONS.

Maritime Strike Held Matter

Up Temporarily.

ETess Association—Copyright. Wellington, To-day. _ When asked to-day if the state- :• tnent published In Auckland that serious difficulties had arisen between the Pan-American Alrwayq " Company and the New Zealand Government In regard to the company's proposal to establish a fly-ing-boat service giving three to four days’ connection between San Francisco and New Zealand, Mr. Harold’ Jatty ...reprttentative of the company In New Zealand, replied that he had from the- very commencement of the negotiations refrained from discussing the nature of the discussions publicly, for the company’s attitude was that It would have been Improper to take any steps which would unduly stir up pubtlo Interest while the discussions were In progress. He repeated that relations between himself and the Government had been consistently of a friendly nature, and he had personally been treated with the utmost courtesy. “I have every hope that the discussions will be concluded satisfactorily, very shortly now. An agreement was signed over 15 months ago, and it ia perfectly correct that nearly three months ago three experts of the company arrived in New Zealand, bringing with them all the equipment necessary for the establishment of such terminal facilities as are necessary for the reception and overhaul of a machine on its first flights. Those officers of the company are still In New Zealand awaiting instructions to commence their work. "The position Is that the company is ready, and has been ready many weeks now, to commence exploratory flights down the Pacific. Had it not been for the intervention of the Pacific maritime strike, an altogether unforeseen circumstance, experts and all the equipment could have been here many weeks earlier.”