§ 38. Mr. Wakefieldasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, what steps he has taken to ensure that all Colonial Governments have experts in up-to-date civil aviation requirements in their secretariats to ensure that reliable information can be given him in connection with the information he has asked for on the question of post-war civil aviation developments in their territories?
§ The Secretary of State for the Colonies (Colonel Oliver Stanley)No such special appointments seem to me to be necessary at present. In replying to my recent inquiry, which was only the preliminary to the preparation of detailed schemes for civil aviation services and ground facilities, Colonial Governments will be guided by the invaluable local knowledge and experience of those of their officers who for a considerable time have been handling regularly all questions of civil aviation. When the time comes to prepare details of routes, landing grounds and so on, the local authorities will generally need the advice of experts fully informed as to air policy and the capacity and performance of the aircraft which will be available.