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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2127, 13 May 1920, Page 4

, During (ho war (he passport, system came into force in Australia, and, as is the case in other countries, it is not to be abandoned, although peace is signed (says the .Melbourne Argus). In the Federal Senate last week a Bill for an Act relating to passports was introduced by Senator Russell, and read a (Irst time. It provided (hat: no person who appears to he more than 1G years of age shall embark at any phi.ee in the Commonwealth for a journey outside Australia unless he is the holder of a properly vised passport or other document authorising his departure. A penalty of £IOO, or imprisonment for six months, has been fixed for non-compli-ance with this provision of the Act. There is, however, a huge number of exemptions to this provision, including .members of the naval and military forces of the British Dominions leaving the Commonwealth on duty; the crows of overseas vessels; persons visiting New Zealand, if in possession of permits; bona fide tourists travelling to Papua or Norfolk Island, and all persons to whom emergency permits authorising them to leave the Commonwealth without producing a passport have been issued. Exemptions may also he arranged in cases where the Government enters into a reciprocal understanding with other countries. Any person entering the Commonwealth who is required to be in possession of a passport must, if required, give up his passport before leaving the vessel on which he entered the Commonwealth.