New Guinea Aviation.

Freight War Continues.

From Our Own Correspondent.

Wau, N.G., Feb. 24.

THE freight war continues unabated.

The two smaller concerns—Capt.

Holden and Mr. Parer’s Pacific Aerial Transport Ltd.—are offering goods and freights to their customers at the same rates as Guinea Airways and the Pacific Trading Co. P.A.T. ad vertise that goods will be delivered at Edie Creek from Salamaua at 6d. per lb.

Guinea Airways itself has not actu ally reduced prices, but the company known as the Pacific Trading Co., which is apparently a subsidiary of the big aerial company, offered goods at Wau at prices, which made it appear that it was obtaining freight for about 3d. per lb.

With goods delivered at Edie Creek for 6d. per lb., and allowing 1 1/3d. as the usual charge for cartage between Wau and Edie Creek, it would appear that P.A.T. has gone one better than the other firms for its customers, and is actually freighting goods to its cus tomers at the Creek for 4 2/3d. per lb.

Guinea Airways stationed their pas senger Junker and a Moth at Wau to cater for week-end trade between Bu lolo and Wau, thus offering keen com petition to Captain Holden.

On Sunday last, P.A.T. filled both its ’planes with passengers for a picnic trip to the new ’drome on the Waria, where a New Zealand company is starting operations. The Graina ’drome, on the Waria, is said to be as good as any in the Territory, and P.A.T. appears to be making a bid for the freighting for the new company.