SALE OF TYRES AND TUBES

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23535, 13 January 1942, Page 4

SALE OF TYRES AND TUBES

REGULATIONS TO BE EXTENDED NEW PROCEDURE FOR PURCHASE (P.A.) WELLINGTON, January 12 An indefinite extension of the control at present exercisedoverthe sale of motor tyres and tubes was an nounced this evening by the Minister for Supply (the Hon. D. G. Sullivan). The Minister referred to the notice published in the Gazette Christmas whereby the sale or disposal of rubber tyres and tubes was brought under the Supply Control Emergency Regulations with the object of conserving stocks to the- utmost. _ . The Minister said that in view of the present supply position it had been decided to extend indefinitely the notice at present in force, which was to have expired on January 31. The appropriate notice would be publishea shortly, , , , _ “There is little need for me to emphasise the necessity for continued control over tyres and tubes,” said Mr Sullivan, “for recent events have made it more urgent than ever that we should conserve our present and prospective supplies for defence and other essential purposes. lam quite sure the public will realise that the inconveniences and delays which may be caused in procuring tyres and tubes in future will be. unavoidable if adequate control is to be retained over the disposal of stocks. However, with a view to minimising the time taken for members of the public to obtain authorisations fot* purchase of tyres and tubes a new procedure is to be brought into operation this week. "In future authorisations for the sale or disposal of tyres and tubes will be in the hands of the district officers of the Transport Department in the four main centres and the traffic inspectors in other places. These district officers and traffic inspectors are in close touch with the local petrol advisory committees and will be in a position to obtain all the necessary information in each individual case. The new procedure will require that before the sale or disposal of either new, old, or retreaded tyres or tubes can be effected, application is to be made to the officers concerned, who have printed forms available setting out the details required. These forms are to be completed by the applicant and handed to the dealer or retreader from whom the tyre or tube is to be obtained.” Mr Sullivan said that he was appreciative of the co-operation which had been received from the New Zealand Tyre Importers’ Association in arriving at a plan for handling the difficult situation which had arisen in supplies of tyres and tubes, and he was sure that the new procedure would result in a smoothly-working system of control which would achieve the desired objective of maximum conservation of supplies with a minimum of inconvenience to those requiring supplies for essential purposes.