Show Air Transport Stimulates Gold Output From New Guinea Mines New GuInea March I j AP Aviation has has' begun to pla play an important part In the development develop develop- ment ot of the gold fields in inthe the tho wilds ot of New ew Guinea Difficult ot of access air transport alone has made rapid development nt possible planes being used for tor gold goldi goldas as well as all kinds ot of cargo Air communIcation between Lae on the theNe Neis' Neis Guinea coast and the sixty miles Inland tIme the nearest accessIble ac- ac poInt to the Edie E creek has been maIntained for nearl near near- l lr two years ears The journey journe b by bush road re requIres requIre's requires quIres quIre's eight da days s As the natives are not permitted to carr carry more l lt s their j own on food for the trip progress is slow unsafe and unsatisfactory AIrplanes maO make the trip in an hour Cargo of f all been transported to the tho fIeld includIng a pound cast iron engine bed for forthe forthe the wireless station at Gold GoldIs Is the chief article of on the return trips One shipment ot of gold recently carrIed by plane to Lao Lae was worth So great has been the development develop develop- I ment ot of the new fields that the shipment of gold to Australia last year rem totaled ounces worth Every Eyer month except April gold was conveyed ed to Austra- Austra lia ha the largest argest shipments being In August when ounces valued at was transported |