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has decided to discontinue the subsidy to the Flying Club and to devote the whole of the annual subsidy of $30,000 to the training of Volunteers in flying and the maintenance of the flying efficiency of Volunteers already trained. The
Government is prepared to continue the subsidy in respect of any present member of the Flying Club who has actually commenced flying but has not obtained the A Certificate up
to a total of fifteen hours flying for each such member.
While the Government is anxious to encourage airmindedness
in the Colony it is considered that, so far as the expendi-
ture of public funds is concerned this end can be achieved
more properly by training members of the Volunteer Corps in flying than by subsidising a Club which includes ladies
and non-British subjects among its members.
No provision has been made for next year in
respect of the subsidy to Commercial Aviation. This re- presents no change in the policy of Government but as there is still no immediate prospect of the subsidy being
required it has been considered inexpedient to continue
to burden the Estimates with the amount of the subsidy.
The vote for the upkeep of the Aerodrome has been in-
creased by $1,000 and retransferred to this Head from
Public Works Recurrent. During the current year it has
been found necessary to purchase a motor roller and a
fire engine for the Aerodrome and the Estimates show
certain increases under "Other Charges" and "Personal
Emoluments" consequent upon these purchases.