PERMITS TO LEAVE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2623, 19 November 1915, Page 6

PERMITS TO LEAVE

ABOUT FIFTY ISSUED

TRIPS'POSTPONED

From all over tho country the Department of Internal Affairs is receiving applications for permits required under the new regulation by men wishing to leave New Zealand. Altogether 100 application forms have received and about 50 permits granted. Of tliese many have been given to visitors, tourists, and commercial travellers, who wish to return to Australia. Among the successful applicants yesterday were 17 Chinamen. Permits wore also granted to other aliens, for aliens are allowed to leave provided they are not enemy aliens. Several applications Have been held up meantime, and soma of these aro very likely to bo refused. Indeed, some of the applicants who apparently found it difficult to furnish satisfactory reasons for ' leaving the Dominion havo not returned to the offico' sines, learning exactly what are the conditions precedent to the issue ' a permit. -Apparently the regulation has not been passed any too soon Iho departure of the Sydney boat was postponed until to-day, and it is now probable that all those entitled to permits who wish to catch this steamer will gat them in time. The Riverina 13 leaving Auckland for Sydney on Tuesday, and in order to .meet the tonvemence of people applying at Auckland for permits to leave by this steamer, an officer of .the Internal Affairs Department has been sont to the northern port.