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Sir, The local Authorities, in, in particular that of the One Dollar their endeavour to fight the spread notes issued by the Hong Kong Goy ing of infectious diseases and of jernment, is crying to heaven, but epidemics, appear to have overlook-what is being done to replace these ed one of the most obvious menaces germ carriers by new issues? Evid- to public health the filthy state of ently nothing, until everybody has our legal tender. The dirty condi- become sick of it. tion of Hong Kong's paper money,
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Cadman Committee's Criticisms Of Imperial Airways
London, To-day. The Government has decided to adopt the recom- mendation, contained in the Cadman Report, that a Permanent Under-Secretary for Air shall be appointed who will exercise general administrative direction of civil aviation affairs.
A Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation will be added and a Director of Civil Research and Production appointed.
The Government has not yet finally decided whe- ther to adopt the recommendation that an addi- tional parliamentary under-secretary, solely concerned with civil aviation, shall be appoint- ed, but they are prepared to recommend an in- crease in subsidies of air transport companies from £1,500,000 to £3,000,000.
Decisions -between competing mining the allocation of increased projects should be governed by two subsidy payments. main considerations:
The Government agrees that the Firstly, the importance of main-assistance already given should con- taining and developing the Empire tinne for development and for pro- routes.
duction within the next five years Secondly, the importance of of an improved engine of the Diesel selecting routes which will afford type.
COM-
opportunities for substantial traffic The proposal that a petrol tax on and postal revenue, and where im- infernal air lines should be portant British commercial interests sidered or should be subsidised, is are concerned-
rejected on the score of impractica bility.
MAIN PRINCIPLE
NEW BASE
A site for the Empire flyingboat base is to be selected and developed without delay.
A number of the committee's re- commendations are based on the principle that British external air transport should be concentrated in a number of well-founded and The Air Ministry is actively en- substantial organisations, and that gaged in considering alternative the same external route should not sites, including Portsmouth and be operated by more than one Bri- Southampton, following Portsmouth tish company.
City Council's decision last Novem- They recommend that Imperial ber not to proceed with the Lang- Airways concern themselves pri- stone Harbour scheme. marily with development of Empire Arrangements for customs clear- air services, but that the title asso-ance at aerodromes will be reviewed ciated with "short haur”” services Imperial Airways have intimated to France and to Italy and the fly-that they fully agree with the re- ingboat services to Greece via Italy commendation that personal contact should be recognised.
between employer and employee The London-Paris terminal ser- should be supplemented by collec- vice should be operated by an tive representation. amalgamation of Imperial Airways FAILED TO COOPERATE and British Airways on this route.
London, To-day. British Airways should develop other air services in Europe.
The Cadman Report also states that although carriage of The Government accepts these air passengers in safety and com- recommendations, and both Im- fort and the conveyance of mails perial Airways and British Air and freight has been achieved by ways are willing to accept them. Imperial Airways with consider- IMMEDIATE REFORM able efficiency, the committee The committee recommends that could not avoid the conclusion serious defects in the management that the management had been of Imperial Airways require im- defective in other respects. mediate reform, and expresses the In particular, not only has it opinion that some change in the failed to co-operate fully with the directing personnel may well be Air Ministry but it has been in involved.
tolerant of suggestion and un- The Government agrees with this yielding in negotiation. recommendation, and it is under-Internally, its attitude on staff stood that the company welcomes matters left much to be desired. the suggestion that a wholetime
NARROW VIEW chairman should be appointed. It appears to us that the Man- The Government likewise agrees aging Director of the company- that one or two fulltime directors presumably with the acquiescence should be associated with the of the Board has taken a com chairman.
mercial view of his responsibilities The Government sympathises with that is too narrow, and failed to the committee's proposal that divi- give the Government departments dends of subsidised air transport with which he has been concerned, companies should be restricted to the co-operation we should have the limits usually associated with expected from a company heavily public utility companies, and will subsidised and having such impor- consider whether Anancial arrange-tant international- and Imperial ments can be made to this end.
-AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY"
contracts.
There should in our opinion, be In regard to the aircraft indus-lan immediate improvement in these try, the Government will give special respects, and this may well involve consideration to the question of ob-isome change in the directing per- solescence and replacement, deter- sonnel-Renter.