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Government is, however, prepared to accept the Honourable Member's suggestion, and appoint a Committee further to investigate the question.
MOTIONS.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.-The Resolutions standing in my name are in connexion with the building of a new civil hangar and slipway at the aercdrome. Until recently the position was, as Honourable Members will be aware, that the Air Ministry and the Colonial Government each paid half the cost of the existing hangar which they jointly occupy. It was found to be too small for both parties, and it was agreed that the Air Ministry should refund to this Government the other half of the cost of the hangar together with the whole cost of the seaplane slipway adjoining it, and that the Govern- ment should build a new civil hangar and slipway at the western end of the aerodrome. With the refund, the total sum paid by the Air Ministry to this Government amounts to $570,937.50 which has been credited the loan account and the difference between this sum and that mentioned in the resolution is attributable to the necessity, now considered to have arrived, for constructing a fully equipped air port capable of dealing with an air mail service.
Details of the estimated cost are as follow:
Steelwork for hangar and R.P.M.
Roofing
Steelwork for annexes and R.P.M.
Roofing
£18,500
4,500
£23,000 @ $16 $368,000
Erection of Hangar..
40,000
Erection of Annexes
110,000
Drainage
10,000
Water Supply
3,000
Lighting, Telephones to hangar
and annexes only
19,000
Roads and Apron
15,000
Total $565,000
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