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- 2 - which, in turn, subdivide to the district authorities according to the reported needs; the local authorities, on the other hand, pass on the form of reference to be issued by the municipalities on the basis of the specific requirements specified by them. Circular No.7 of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour of the lo.Fe- bruar l942 ordered that bicycle tyres be issued for both the original equipment, i.e. for the procurement of Crage Maegasthat of a bicycle, as for the replacement requirement only in cases where there is evidence of an urgent vital need. The cases in which this condition is deemed to be met are listed in detail on page 20 of the circular annexed to the annex. 3.) If today more bicycles are still used for recreational purposes, the majority of cases will be workers who have received initial or replacement equipment for professional purposes, or those who already had a bicycle when the reference certificate was introduced in October 1 940. This assumption is also supported by the fact that cycling has always been very popular among young people in the profession of protectorate and that, therefore, countless bicycles were already in the possession of the population when the reference obligation was introduced. If the bicycle is used for professional purposes every day, it has been expected that it will last 3 years. If a bicycle is only used for recreational purposes on Sundays or during holidays, the service life of the tyre will naturally increase considerably. In such cases, it can be expected that a tyre with good care lQ will last up to l5 years. It must also be taken into account that, prior to the introduction of the reference certificate obligation in the