The Archive · 1937

New Zealand Gift for America

sevclit, ro Tue what" Auckland, Dee. 28.

A fine rug of New Zealand' wool, u present from the Prime Minister, Mr. N. J. Savage, fo President Roose-volt will be part of the frst cargo the carried by alr from New Zea~ and to the United States aboard the Pan-American Airways "Samoan Clipper"

A'letier from Mr. Savage will ae company the rug paying tribute to American enterprise and to the establishment of a service which will Strenpthen the two peoples.

The departure of the "Samoan Clipper" has been postponed until Thursday because of bad. weather Samoa. 5 Im the neighbourhood of Page Page,

The clipper ship arrived in Aucktand on December 28 in a trial Might fo America snd New Zealand—

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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