SUPPLY OF BICYCLES
SHORTAGE DOUBTED BY WANGANUI IMPORTER 'United Press Association! WANGANUI, This Day. Explaining the effect of the import restrictions on the bicycle supply a Wanganui importer said a 55 per cent, cut was made in the importation of complete bicycles, but manufacturers could still import the same number of parts as in 1938 in the first period. Licenses for the sale of bicycles in New Zealand each year aggregated about 30,000, and about 20,000 were imported in 1938. Working on a 55 per cenl. cut there would be about 9,000 bicyclrs imported this year. There were about 12 manufacturing firms in New Zealand. In England it cost 4s to assemble and enamel a bicycle, and 15s in New Zealand, so that an increase of 10s would take place on assembled bicycles in New Zealand. The bulk of the parts came from England, except certain classes of spokes which were imported from Germany. Most of the dynamos for cycle lights also came from that country. While doubting the possibility of a shortage of bicycles he forecast a shortage of tricycles for next Christmas.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 14 April 1939, Page 2
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