Tel. No. Holuohn 3434.
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S. 53790(F. 1.)
AIR MINISTRY,
ADASTRAL HOUSE,
KINGSWAY. W.C.2.
SiSCRiiT.
July, 1939.
Dear Lee,
(l^l) In reply to your letter, to Poster, of the
19th June, number 7025/2A/39, enclosing a draft telegram
which you propose to send to the Governor of Fiji regarding,
inter alia, the incidence of cost of the emergency landing
grounds in Fiji, we concur in the proposed telegram, ((IV)
and (VI) on page 3 of the draft), provided that the word
"estimated" is inserted between "half" and "cost", No
doubt the standard and method of construction v/ill be
determined by New Zealand and we shall have no say in it,
and we think, therefore, that before the work is begun we
should know the extent of our liability.
We do not, however, necessarily accept the view
that, as a matter of principle, the cost in this case is a
proper charge to Air Votes but in present circumstances, do
not think it worth while to press the point.
Yours sincerely,