Outport Air-Routes

Qantas Catalina Surveys

From Our Own Correspondent

Srabaul, May 18.

URVEY flights are being carried out at the present time by a Qantas Cata lina flying-boat with the object of establishing flying-boat bases at out stations not now served by land aircraft.

On May 14, this aircraft arrived in Rabaul en route to Bougainville and Namatanai, New Ireland. It is hoped as a -vi e^ a fortnightly service will be established for both Bougainville and Namatanai.

This will mean a great deal to these outports, which at present are serviced only by small ships at irregular intervals.