TYRES FOR CYCLES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20862, 14 August 1942, Page 2

TYRES FOR CYCLES

posM6n‘ [ in )! gisb6rne >;■ I£J SUPPLIES JNS.UFEI€IENT One of the committees established throughout The Dominion- by" the - Minister'-. of:u Sfipply -to jisypervise the replacement of cycle tyres has been 111 operation' fn Gisborne' and ha's shown that soqie very, gppd Treason's have to be submitted before authorisation will be -given for the issue of new tyres and tubes. Of 16 applications submitted/by ; qnp dfialer/ ionly two were approved, while others were deferred. . ■ • |

Stating his case, one applicant said lie had taken the tyresjind tube_s from his!’son’s “bicycle” to enable ""him" to travel to gnd from ,wpyki and therefore .he had applied . for ,£hrpe. mew tyres and'tubes,/ “I don’t think Gisborne is at all wel] treated in thei.matter;” said one dealer W;kepi asked:,about the .situation/ He added that .tfie , authorities did not seem to realise’theYiumber of bicycles there w.ei’ i e', I fi? v jpi?j?og]e/ i was generally considered as being second to Christchurch for numbers. ’

been allocated 7a tyres and tubes for the month, Napier-50; and'Gisborne only 50, this number having tp suffice .the needs, of seven' dealers and,' ,tlfe .’suirToTinding district." J ‘ *" .

Application forms for new bicycle tubes/may/ be »obtained -‘from any bicycle dealerf> r wh’b t -'wlll. endorse .it jf be regards the need as being" urgent. The signature of the cyclist’s employer or teacher is necessary, -but the approval of a- pplic.fi officer as a witness, for which'' arrangements werte previously made, .is not now required. Allocations by’ the committees will be considered on a system of .priorities, but if • other;, means-’-of transport are available, there is little chance Qf ■fipproval. •■'The 'cyclist ;: ’has tb'-’deelare that-his madiififi’iWfil bb'.usbd fsblely for travel'to work- bf ! t 6 school. :