PRIORITIES FOR TYRES

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 72, Issue 6239, 7 June 1946, Page 5

PRIORITIES FOR TYRES

NEW CLASSES ELIGIBLE NO WORD OF EXTRA SUPPLY With the issue of a new priority list of tyre controllers, the basis of application for new tyres has been widened to include private cars and certain classes of business cars not previously eligible- So far there is no official indication, however, that more tyres are to be released, for sale. Classifications in the new list are: Priority 1: Cars operated by the Governor-General, Ministers of the Crown and Parliament members, those operated by High Commissioners, Trade Commissioners, consulsgeneral, and those holding similar State positions. Priority 2: Public bodies and’local authorities, local authorities or private enterprise responsible for the maintenance of electricity, gas or water supply, sewerage and garbage services; vehicles used exclusively for the construction, maintenance or repair of roads, railways, tramways, omnibus and ferry services and aero\dromes; fire brigade vehicles for the transport of fire-fighting equipment and personnel; ambulances and vehicles under exclusive contract to public hospitals; vehicles used for the conveyance of mails; all tractors, graders, farm implements, botli industrial and agricultural; vehicles employed in the construction and maintenance of railways, tramways, cmnibus, air or ferry services, aerodromes; cars used by doctors for their professional activities, clergymen in country districts; buses, including school buses and cars run by air-line companies; vehicles used for the loading and discharge of shipping; hearses, taxis, public carriers, private hire cars, rental cars, industrial and agricultural organisers’ cars, when used exclusively for official purposes; incapacitated persons (on production of medical certificate). Priority 3: Vehicles for the transport of materials for essential works, including housing or essential production, carriage of livestock (excluding racehorses), milk, cream, fruit and vegetables, meat, general foodstuffs and produce, bulk distribution from nearest rail or shipping terminal or storage of petroleum products, lubricating oils, charcoal, substitute motor fuels, carriage of iron, steel and other metals, coal, timber, wheat, wool, firewood in bulk, mining and sawmill equipment, fixed agricultural and dairying machinery, transport of raw materials and equipment, and wholly or partly manufactured goods, vehicles used by fat stock buyers and drafters principally for this class of business. '

'Priority 4: Primary producers; skilled tradesmen, bulk distribution of newspapers; oral surgeons, nurses, clergy, veterinarians, masseurs, etc.: circuit picture operators in rural districts.

Priority 5: Standard priority for all trucks for business purposes not governed by priorities 1 to 4.

Priority 6: Cars used permanently for travelling to factory, source of supply, site of fabrication, etc.; shift workers, special employees; tradesmen servicing industrial plants, road transport units, shearing* sheds, etc.; A.A. patrols; licensed surveyorsPriority 7: Barristers, solicitors, bank managers, in country districts; licensed estate agents and rent collectors; representatives of wholesale firms; sharebrokers, insurance brokers and agents.

Priority 8: Barristers, solicitors, etc., inmetropolitan areas. Priority 9: All other cars for business purposes. Priority 10: Private cars.