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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1955Vol. XXVI, No.2

Company Established

p. 145 · Read in the full issue

Netherlands Ng Air

THE Netherlands New Guinea Aviation Company Ltd. was formed at Amsterdam early in September to operate air services within Netherlands New Guinea and to nearby territories.

The new company, whose forma tion was forecast some months ago has a capital of £A156,250 divided into 125 equal shares.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which will manage the operations, owns 24 of the present 25 fully paid up shares.

If Miss L. A. Hawkes, well re membered in the Cook Islands as Matron of Rarotonga Hospital is now stationed at the Bush Nursing Centre, McKinlay, North-west Queensland.