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and ensure that each flight is undertaken within the prescribed Safety limits. Under the present system, this calculation is done for the pilot through a system of inelastic and arbitrary regulations, the observance of which must surely come into disrepute in the course of time as their application becomes more and more complicated. 331. Therefore, in the case of State aerodromes, all that will be required will be that their physical dimensions and other details be published in the Air Pilot or other readily available aeronautical publications. In the case of private and municipal aerodromes open to use by civil aircraft generally, a licence will be issued in the normal manner,, to ensure that the aerodrome complies with minimum equipment and safety standards as prescribed in the licence. The licencee will, however, not be responsible for the safety of individual operations on his aerodrome ; that will continue to be the responsibility of the pilot. The licencee's only continuing responsibility will be to maintain his aerodrome and equipment in accordance with the published dimensionsand conditions and to notify the Civil Aviation Directorate of any changes. 332. A private aerodrome which is used solely by the owner and not for any operation of other aircraft or any operation involving the carriage by air of persons or goods for hire or reward (which includes flying club operations) does not need to be licensed, since the safety of the public is not at stake.