Air Fleets

More Big ’Planes For New Guinea

BEING- evidently confident that the main transport system of the New Guinea goldfield in the future will be by air, the New Guinea aerial transport companies are steadily building up their fleets and improving their ground organisation.

Within a short time, Guinea Airways will have two large Ford passenger ma chines in commission; and the Holden Co. also will have two.

The most recent purchase of Guinea Airways is described as “a Continental luxury liner, beautifully fitted”; this should arrive at Lae in June.

Guinea Airways also have purchased from West Australian Airways (Major Brearley’s company) two De Haviland 61’s (similar to the “Canberra,” well known on the goldfield).

At the other end of New Guinea, in Dutch territory, active developmental enterprises are afoot, in which aeroplane transport is being extensively used.

Aeroplanes, also, to a steadily increasing degree, are being used for the develop ment of Central and North Australia.

It seems inevitable that the aeroplane will be used to a great extent in the future development of the Pacific Terri torities generally.