AIR SERVICES

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19880, 8 May 1936, Page 8

AIR SERVICES

ACROSS THE TASMAN. AUSTRALIA TO NEW ZEALAND. GOVERNMENT APPROVAL AWAITED United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. SYDNEY’. May 7. Captain P. G. Taylor, chairman of the Transtasman Air Service Developi ment Company, Limited, announced j yesterday that local finance and an J Australian personnel and organisation jis available to commence a regular I service between Australia and New j Zealand, which might be regarded as (the first stage of a British air line ! across the Pacific to Vancouver, via ( Suva and Honolulu. The only thing now required, said Captain Taylor, was the Commonwealth Government's approval. SINGAPORE TO AUSTRALIA. SURVEYING THE ROUTE. SECRECY REGARDING DISCUSSIONS United Press Assn.—tiec. Tel. Copyright SINGAPORE. May 7. Major Brackley, Air Superintendent of Imperial Airways. Limited, and Mr Hudson Dysh. manager of Qantas Airways, took off from Singapore this morning in a flying-boat for Australia with the intention of surveying the route. The two officials will stop at several places in the Dutch East Indies before they arrive at DarwinSeveral conferences were held in Singapore while Major Brackley and Mr Dysh were here, but the utmost secrecy was observed in regard to the discussions. The survey is regarded locally as an indication that a Anal agreement has been reached regarding the method of operating the SingaporeAustralia air link. MERGING OF SERVICEB. SCHEME IN AUSTRALIA. LARGE COMPANY FORMED. United Press Assn.—Elec. T*L Copyright. MELBOURNE, May 7. A large company is being formed in Melbourne to merge important air services in Australia. The parties interested are Holyman’s Airways, the Adelaide Steamship Company, and the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, all of which own and operate air services. The capital of the company is likely to be £500,000. It is believed that the company ultimately will absorb other air companies. Consideration also is being given to the taking over of the Transtasman Development Company. PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYB. AGREEMENT COMPLETED. MINISTERIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. The Minister of Public Works, the Hon. R. Semple, stated to-day that although an agreement had not been approved by Cabinet he was able to say definitely that there was no serious hitch so far as New Zealand was concerned regarding Jhe Pan-American Airways. The company's representative had discussed the old agreement with him, taking exception to certain parts, and this was the subject of a conference between himself, Mr Harold Gatty and the Solicitor-General, Mr H. H. Cornish, and the objectionable features from the company's point of view had been removed. Unless there was some unforeseen hitch at the other end the agreement would be completed. Mr Semple added that the New Zealand Government had cabled the British Government for certain information and was awaiting a reply. The real delay over the whole matter seemed to be due to the American company not having a copy of the agreement before it was signed.