DARGAVILLE ’DROME
MINISTER INSPECTS SITE A TWO SECTION SCHEME (By Telegraph.—press Association) DARGAVILLE, Wednesday Before leaving for Whangarei this morning the Postmaster-General ityie Hon. F. Jones), inspected the post office and also in company with the Mayor, Mr Raymond Gibson, the proposed site of the aerodrome at Awakino Roacj, about three miles from the post office, which has been surveyed and reported upon by the Public Works Department. The scheme is in two sections, and entails taking, firstly 80 acres of land at present unoccupied and valued at about £3OO. It will give three run offs of 400, 500 and 660 yards. The second development will take an additional area of land valued at about £2OOO, which will give runways up to 1000 yards. The Minister promised to confer with the aviation grounds engineer, Mr E. A. Gibson, and to advise the Mayor lalcr as fo the outcome. The Minister stressed I lie need for boroughs such as Uargavillc establishing aerodromes, and suggested the first step should lie Hie formation of an airport board, comprising the borough council and adjoining counties.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20502, 19 May 1938, Page 14
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