periods will be at rates of £5, £10 and £20 respectively. Any accommodation so reserved, but not made use of, to be available for hire to other aircraft. No refund to be made to the monthly lessee, unless he is thereby prevented from obtaining accommodation, in which case a proportionate refund will be made as in the opinion of the Secretary of State appears reasonable.

B-Landing Fees

These will be in respect of the cost of maintenance of the aerodromes, use of landing lights and beacons and supply of navigational information.

The charges will include ordinary attendance, e.g., guiding machines, starting propellers, refuelling, etc. (For pushing machines with stopped engines any considerable distance charges will be made in accordance with 3 (a) below.) At R.A.F. aerodromes where no attendance is available the charges will remain the same. The charges will be:

to aircraft or to members of the

gers, goods, or or accommodate 3. (a) Atten

F. personnel ot! included in the 1

on the basis of 1 personnel will b only to a limite dromes to be spe

(b) Stores, s any standard sp be supplied to wherever possib

and when no of able. Such sup current retail p

(c) Repairs v for civil aircraft arrangements ca confined to such craft to proceed No repair which clusive of the cos

will be undertak

made and submit

Repairs carri

at R.A.F. aerodromes.

VII-Licensed Aerodromes

1. The proprietors of licensed aerodromes will be regularly supplied through the Air Ministry with the latest approved meteorological information, and will be responsible for exhibiting the same in a conspicuous place, and for supplying the same to pilots requiring it.

2. Proprietors of licensed aerodromes should, as far as possible, keep records of wind and weather.

3. Adequate first aid appliances must be kept at all licensed aerodromes.

WINSTON S. CHURCHILL,

Secretary of State for Air.

Owing to the fact that the subject is new and a great many of the provisions, when interpreted by rigid minded or biased officials, proved destructive, the enforcement of some of the provisions of this act was suspended, and modifications and general revisions are to be made from time to time. Lawmakers who desire to draft aerial laws should, therefore, inquire before adopting any of the provisions contained in this act. The authors will be glad to supply the latest information available on the subject.

ons

States should be made by the Federal Govern-
ment.

State registration of aircraft can hardly be
avoided.

To enforce these laws and regulations requires a staff of experts similar to the staff of the Steamboat Inspection Service, of the Department of Commerce.

The work of registering aircraft and licensing aviators being analogous to the work of registering ships and licensing sea navigators, which is done by the Department of Commerce, it has been proposed that the Department of Commerce be put in charge of this work.

Temporary legislation to this effect, proposed in February, 1919, and was approved by President Wilson, Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield, Chairman Charles D. Walcott of the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, the Aero Club of America, the Aerial League of America, the Aerial Touring Association, and the Pan-American Aeronautic Congress.

The memorandum pointing out the need of aerial laws and the proposed legislation which were approved by the above mentioned authorities last February, read as follows:

establishment of

ern aerial navig and its depender

"1. At the pr for the establish

to govern civil a States and its d

passed prior to 1 setts and Conne

"2. The War sale several thou which, if put upo

largely by amate ernment rules an able that many litigation ensue.

"3. There is a tions, especially ing by unlicense ing the borders both Canada and

"Proposed Law in the Unite encies an States a

"That no pe within the jurisd its dependencies

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plication therefor; erce is hereby aus and to make and regulations for the Such aircraft; any alations to be pun$500.00; and the

sum of $25,000.00 is hereby appropriated."

Subsequently it was decided to wait to enact legislation until such time as the reports of the Aeronautic Commission of the Peace Conference could be studied, so that the national aerial laws will harmonize with the international aerial laws.

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