AIR SERVICES

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20511, 30 May 1938, Page 6

AIR SERVICES

4.30 O’CLOCK EDITION

ACROSS THE TASMAN F *v DELAY UNTIL END OF YEAR A REPLY TO MR SAVAGE (United Pres* Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received May 30, 3.15 p.m.) SYDNEY. May 30 The Minister of Defence, Mr H. V. Thorby, stated that the attitude of New Zealand to the proposed Tasman air mail service had made further negotiations with the British Government necessary. The service would probably not commence until the end of the year. Mr Thorby was replying to a denial by Mr Savage, Prime Minister of New Zealand, that the New Zealand Government had raised difficulties in connection with the proposed Tasman •ervice. He said that the New Zealand Government had raised certain points that did not come within the scope of the agreement reached at the conference held in Wellington last year. **l am not able to disclose what those points are,” he said, "but the position now* is not the same as it was when the conference took place in Wellington." Mr Thorby added that the New Zealand Government had asked that the conference, which he had announced some weeks ago would be held in Sydney to discuss details of the service, should be held in New Zealand. The Federal Ministry believed that the conference should be held here, as representatives of the Australian and British interests were In Sydney and it would be more convenient for them to meet here than in New Zealand. No date has yet been fixed for this conference