AIRCRAFT FACTORY
j, ESTABLISHMENT IN NEW ZEALAND STATEMENT BY BRITISH MINISTER. VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO EMPIRE DEFENCE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day. 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 28. The Air Minister (Sir Kingsley Wood) announced in the House of Commons that New Zealand had accepted the recommendations of the British Air Mission, enabling the establishment of a De Havilland factory and the training of additional personnel. The increase would enable New Zealand to send overseas 1,300 trained men annually in the event of war. As a con • tribution to the cost of the New Zea • land programme, the British Government was increasing the grants paid under the present training scheme. New Zealand’s assistance was a most valuable contribution to Imperial defence.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 June 1939, Page 8
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120AIRCRAFT FACTORY Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 June 1939, Page 8
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