ISSUE OF TYRES

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 66, Issue 5600, 2 April 1943, Page 3

ISSUE OF TYRES

MORE FOR SOME SIZES SECOND-HAND SALES An increase in* the quota of certain motor-car tyre sizes was announced yesterday by the Minister of Supply and Munitions, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan. “A close investigation of our stock and usage figures,” said the Minister, “reveals that in certain sizes the quota can now be increased slightly in order to afford some relief to those car owners who, while not coming within the eligibility list, nevertheless use their vehicles to a considerable extent for work of national importance. The increase operates forthwith, but naturally it is subject to revision. “Applicants .who qualify under the eligibility list will have first call on the monthly quota, and after their needs have been satisfied the balance will be available to holders of petrol licenses. In the 600/16 to 700/16 group it is not possible to increase the quota, and the main increase is in the 475/16 to 575/16 group. Other sizes in less current use have also been increased. SELLING SECOND-HAND TYRES “Any ban on dealing in secondhand tyres has now been lifted to the extent that permission has been granted to authorised tyre resellers to purchase used tyres from private or other sources and to sell them under permit. The dealers’ selling price is limited to a maximum of 50 per cent of the list price for new tyres of the same size and grade. These used tyres may be sold to any car-owner who establishes the need for tyre replacement, but the owner must apply for and obtain a permit in the ordinary way. “Persons selling ‘declared’ used tyres to dealers are advised for their own protection under the tyre and tube control regulations to obtain a receipt covering the transaction. “The applicant must locate the used tyre he wishes to purchase and state on his application form the price agreed upon between the seller and himself. Applications which omit these particulars cannot be dealt with, and it is not possible for the Ministry of Supply to furnish inquirers with information concerning the location of used tyres. “It is obligatory for car-owners purchasing a tyre or tube, new or used, to hand over to the scrap collecton the tyre or tube being replaced. NO IMPORTS FOR A YEAR “There has been no material improvement in the stock position of car tyres,” Mr Sullivan concluded. “No car tyres can be imported into New Zealand for approximttely 12 months, owing to the operation of a strict quota system between the Allied Nations.

“The measure of relief given to car users under the new procedure is made possible by greater utilisation of the existing stocks of those sizes which experience has shown are not being used to so great an extent by cars coming within the eligibility list. The position has also been helped by the manufacture in New Zealand of ‘B’ grade retreading rubber from used tyres, tubes and other rubber articles which were collected some months ago.”