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APPENDIX II.—NET EXPENDITURE DURING LAST NINE YEARS.

APPENDIX 111. 1. General. The amount voted for civil aviation for the financial year 1935-86 was £20,014, and the expenditure £13,171, leaving an unexpended balance of £6,843. Civil aviation statistics, as they affect this branch as at 31st May, are as follows:— Current Licences. Pilots' A Licences (private) .. . . .. .. 395 Pilots' B Licences (commercial) .. .. 67 Aerodrome Licences . . . . .. 47 Registered aircraft . . .. . . 94 Ground Engineers' Licences .. . . . . 85 During the year four commercial companies operated services under licences issued by the Transport Department over the following routes: — Company. Route. East Coast Airways, Ltd.. . .. Napier-Gisborne. Air Travel (N.Z.), Ltd. . . .. Inchbonnie-Okuru, via intermediate aerodromes. Union Airways, Ltd. . . .. Palmerston North - Dunedin, via Blenheim and Christchurch. Cook Strait Airways, Ltd. .. Nelson-Blenheim-Wellington. Statistics for these companies are shown hereunder. During the year Mr. R. C. Kean, A.M.I.Mech.E., was appointed Chief Inspector of Aircraft, and attached to the staff of the Controller of Civil Aviation at Defence Headquarters, Wellington. 2. Aero-club Movement. During the year 125 pilots qualified for issue of A licences, and the sum of £4,480 was paid to clubs for pilots trained, and licences renewed, out of a total of £4,500 voted for this purpose. Of the above pilots trained, twenty-six, being either females or over the age-limit, were ineligible for subsidy. Each of the following clubs received issues on loan of one D.H. Moth aircraft, which were withdrawn from the Royal New Zealand Air Force: Auckland, Marlborough, Canterbury, and AVest Coast United Aero Clubs. Statistics showing activities of aero clubs for the period Ist April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936, are given hereunder. 3. Accidents. During the period under review the following accidents occurred, involving loss of life: — On 20th June, 1935, D.H. Moth ZK-ADO crashed at Waiho as a result of the rudder-bar being jammed by a roll of newspapers. The aircraft struck a tree-stump and burst into flames. The pilot was badly burned whilst making gallant efforts to rescue his passenger, whose life was lost.

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Year. Military Forces. ! Aviation. Total. Defence Vote. £ £ £ 1927-28 .. .. .. .. .. ! 453,580 j 28,179 I 481,759 1928-29 .. .. .. .. .. ! 425,813 38,782 ! 464,595 1929-30 .. .. .. .. .. 401,645 53,183 454,828 1930-31 .. .. .. .. .. 229,050 48,749 277,799 1931-32 .. .. .. .. .. 156,311 26,663 182,974 1932-33 .. .. .. .. .. 180,112 27,715 207,827 1933-34 .. .. .. .. .. 215,950 48,773 264,723 1934-35 .. .. .. .. .. I 321,686 ; 143,546 I 465,232 1935-36 .. .. .. .. ..J 378,181 173,944 I 552,125 Public Works Fund. —Vote, Contingent Defence. 1927-28 .. .. .. .. .. 39,706 280 39,986 1928-29 .. .. .. .. .. 23,029 44,623 67,652 1929-30 .. .. .. .. .. 7,896 38,870 46,766 1930-31 .. .. .. .. . 363 13,449 13,812 1931-32 Nil Nil Nil 1932-33 .. .. .. .. .. Nil Nil Nil 1933-34 .. .. .. .. .. Nil Nil Nil 1934-35 .. .. .. .. .. Nil Nil Nil 1935-36 .. Nil Nil Nil