South Tasman Airservico[?]

Goes to TEA

rpHE projected airservice betweee A Meloourne and CAbristchurc: which most observers believed woult go to a private air-company, will 1 operated by Tasman Empire Airwap Limited.

This was announced by the New Zee land Minister for Civil Aviation in Julu While in Opposition, the present Ne' Zealand government insisted that tMd new southern route be opened and thri it be operated by private enterprise.

The Minister has stated that the “goo ernment found itself bound by the es isting agreement . . . giving TEA excll sive rights to trans-Tasman services.’ (Figures released in NZ about lasi November showed that the existing TH service, without opposition, lost £170,03. stg. in the year ending March 31, 194 Sf Although Canada Pacific Airlines, LtL have been negotiating with the NZ gOD ernment for permission to run ther trans-Pacific service through NZ (ii stead of direct from Fiji) to Sydney at present, no announcement has beo made as to when or if this will be p©( mitted.

National Airways Corp. to be Sot

IT was announced in New Zealand July that the present governmesj wanted to sell the National Airwas' Corporation which was set up durir the Labour government’s era to run ; internal NZ airlines and certain Pacii: regional services.

The NZ government now wants “sell out, lock, stock and barrel,” a.£ several Australian airline companies as said to be interested.

At the time that the announcemej was made, the leader of the NZ Oppr sition (Mr. Fraser), apparently with tf idea of deterring intending purchases; said that his Party, when they got bas into office, would immediately natiomr ise the airlines again. (In spite of thuJ monopoly NAC services have been n at considerable loss,).