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U.S.-New Zealand Air Service Preparations Still in Progress
"PREPARATIONS for the proposed air A line between the United States and New Zealand are still in progress, Colonel Clarence Young, of San Francisco, who is in charge of Pan American Airways’
Trans-Pacific service told interviewers re cently. Before any definite move is made, the P.A. organisation is awaiting the com pletion of the present ’Frisco-Oriental route across the North Pacific in August.
Reports from Hawaii indicate that Pan American Airways’ supply ship North Haven will shortly begin a further pre paration of the bases for the Honolulu- New Zealand route, visiting Kingman Reef and other sites. There is also a report . current in Hawaii that the Fiji Government has invited P.A. Airways to use the landing facilities in the Colony.
The United States Federal Superin tendent of Airways (Mr. William T.
Miller) will shortly board the coastguard cutter Itasca at Honolulu for Baker. How land and Jarvis Islands. Officers and radio equipment will be taken to supple ment the small “colonies” of Hawaiian boys who were placed on those islands last year to strengthen America’s claim to the tiny dots of land.
Upper air weather observation stations will be established on the three islands to co-operate with the Pago Pago and Honolulu stations in making available weather data to the Honolulu-New Zealand air line. Mr. Miller, who is asso ciated with the U.S. Commerce Depart ment, said that the white officers would probably remain on the islands for a year.