WORK AND ANXIETY
RIGID CENSORSHIP
PASSPORTS AND PERMITS
"Rigid censorship keeps from publication much of the story of the working of many parts of the New, Zealand war machine," said the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Parry; to-day. Unless a member of the public service, the average citizen, he said, had but scanty knowledge of the feverish activities and heavy responsibilities of State departments, all of which had some connection with the war. The branch of the Internal Affairs Department which dealt with passports and permits to leave the Dominion was one carrying a full load of responsibility.
Thousands of applications for passports and permits had been dealt with since war broke out. The checking and rechecking necessary in all cases gave the officials considerable work and often anxiety. Only applications which met with the provisions of the policy laid down between the Allied Governments were granted.
Hundreds of applications have to be turned down and the feelings of these applicants and of the officials who have to convey the decisions can be well imagined," he added.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 121, 25 May 1942, Page 6
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177WORK AND ANXIETY Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 121, 25 May 1942, Page 6
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