Gifts to Museum.
A large collection of photographs of old Maori chiefs which have much historic value has been presented to the Auckland War Memorial Museum by Mrs J. Kenderdine, of Parnell. Several other gifts of value include a selection of Maori and Islands articles of ethnographical interest from Mrs Alice Weston, of Devonport, and two plaited Maori kits from Colac Bay, Southland, given by Mrs E. McDowell, of Parnell. Value of Air Mail. The success of the new air mail service in speeding up the interchange of communication between New Zealand and Great Britain is well illustrated in the recent experience of an Auckland resident. Taking advantage of the first “all-up” air mail, which left Auckland by the Mariposa on Friday, August 5, he wrote to a friend in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This letter was delivered in Belfast on August 19, and the friend replied on the same day. His answer was delivered in Auckland on September 5, exactly one calendar month from the date on which the first letter left Auckland. This contrasts with the period of three months that has been allowed for a reply in the past.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 September 1938, Page 4
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191Gifts to Museum. Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 September 1938, Page 4
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