OFFER OF AEROPLANES.
REPRESENTS A GIFT*.OF £500,000. Wellington, Last Night. Referring to the British Government's offer of a hundred aeroplanes for New Zealand, Sir James Allen stated that the machines were all new, of a standardised make, and of the latest construction. They had been built for wav purposes, but, owing to the termination of the war, had never been used. The offer was ah undoubtedly valuable one, representing a value of about £500,000. Whether it could be accepted depended upon the policy of New Zealand. It watf no use accepting the offer unless the Dominion knew what to do with the machines. To bring them out and keep them in cases would not be wise. To use them would mean an aviation establishment, -with hangars, aerodromes, and a staff. Until it was decided what Bhould be done in this direction nothing more could be said.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1919, Page 5
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146OFFER OF AEROPLANES. Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1919, Page 5
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