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Annex II.
EXISTING AND CONTEMPLATED FACILITIES.
(a) Newfoundland.
A civil airport provided with ground organisation
essential for commercial air operation has been constructed at
Hatties Camp for landplanes, and also a marine air base at
Botwood for flying boats and an emergency alighting area at
Gandar Lake.      These facilities are located in the Bay of
Exploits area.      There is no intention of creating for civil
aviation purposes a base on the Avalon Peninsula or on the
south coast of Newfoundland.
(*>) Bermuda.
A flyingboat base for commercial operations has been
made at Barrell Island and facilities there have been granted to
Pan American Airways on a reciprocal basis. .
(c) Eastern Side of Bahamas.
There are no civil aviation facilities existing or
in contemplation.
(d) Jamaica.
Pan American Airways are already in occupation of an
air base at Harbour Head, Kingston.     A land aerodrome is being
constructed on the Pallioadoes,  Kingston,      ¦»—————1
(e) West Coast of St. Lucia.
There is no suitaK.e site at St. Lucia for the
construction of a land aerodrome.      The most suitable area for
seaplane operations is at Port Castries but in swell conditions
Cul de Sac Bay or Gross Inelt Bay may have to be used as
alternatives.
As the island is small, the question of facilities for
the projected inter-island service must be considered in the
light of the detailed proposals of the United States Government.
(f) Trinidad.
Present air facilities consist of the flying boat base
used by Pan American Airways at Cocorite Bay (the water area of
which has been declared a Government aerodrome), and of a land
aerodrome at Piarco, the latter being capable of development to
Air Ministry standard requirements.
(g) Antigua.
The Port of St. Johns is an excellent site for seaplane
operations and is in use by Pan American Airways as a refuelling
base*,     A site for a land aerodrome exists just east of Port
St. Johns.     The Chiefs of Staff propose to reserve St. Johns
Harbour as a flying boat base.      It is presumed that this
reservation would also extend to the potential land aerodrome site,
(n)   British Guiana.
The operations of Pan American Airways are at present
conducted from a site on the Demerara River south of Georgetown
Harbour.     A local company also operates from a site at
Georgetown.