AIR PAGEANT

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 421, 30 April 1937, Page 4

AIR PAGEANT

TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS Meeting Of Committee ( Further arrangements in connection wikh the air pageant to be held on Coronation Day were discussed at a meeting of th? Stratford Aero Club liasst night. Mr. Percy Thomson presided. Trains would arrive at five minu'tes intervals, stated a letter from the District Traffic Manager, and would 3top only at the station. This was preferred by 'the d'lvrtment and would spread the period for transport of rail passengers. Several taxis had agretd to apply for licenses to operate a service to and from the aerodrome, said Mr. H. Scott, convener of the transport committee. Arrangements had been made for the billeting of visiting pilots, said Mr. J. L. O. Rowe, convener of the entertaining committee. In order to ensure safety a request is to be made to the borough and county councils to prevent cars parking on Flint and Esk Roads. Union Airwrays wrote that it was. l waiting for a report from the engineer of the Public Works Department on the condition of the surface of the aerodrome before deciding definitely about sending a plane. Permission would not be given by the power board for electric power [ to be extended to the aerodrome, said I Mr. R. R. Curtis. Arrangements for !a telephone to b?i installed at the [aerodrome were left to the grounds | committee. i Mr. Thomson is to receive w-ea'her reports for outgoing pilots. The StratI ford Citizens’ Band would be avail. [ able, it was reported, and a list of i invitations had bsen sent out. Six i new members were elected. 1 Marquees are being lent by the De- | f nee Department which is also enj deavouring Ito arrange for visiting De. I fence Force planes to drop Verey I lights. ' ‘ ! Traffic will be controlled by Legion I of Frontiersmen, Territorials, Borough [Council inspectors and Automobile ■ Association officers. I The car parking area and '’peetators’ enclosure will be wired o*T and larrang men's will be made for planes i to be parked near the spectators.