Period
six months
Two Years
Four years Ten years
One year
26-
251
Figures for the period from February 13 to March 25 follow:
Head Office
18,610
6,250
2,075
10,175
50
General Agency.
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9,575
3,268
949
4,059
The figures given in column two include those of the General Agency.
As a number of one-year permits were for the Kobza Agency, they were
handed to the General Agency, hence there is difficulty in determining
the exact figures and the number is accordingly omitted.
We have rid ourselves of the market-like conditions under which we
formerly worked and, in recent weeks, we have been able to satisfy most of
the public with whom we have had dealings, with the result that you do not
now see the crowds lined up outside the doors which formerly saw. The
minute things settled down and work began to run smoothly, all the excite-
ment was over. There is now no need to call out the emergency unit of the
Police, nor is there any need to close the iron grille or the front door,
and the one police constable now on duty finds himself with little to do.
We have been able to learn from experience and we are now reaping the
benefits of what we have learned.
I hold no brief
We have been accused of discourtesy and incivility.
for those who are rude or uncivil and I can assure you that we are doing
everything we can to deal with cases of discourtesy which come to our
attention. Already some staff members have been punished. For your infor-
mation I should like to read a notice issued by the Immigration Officer to
the staff about the middle of January:
"In view of numerous complaints which have been made against the
Immigration Office, members of the staff are hereby warned that
cases of discourtesy to the public will result in the punishment
of the officers concerned. The public is entitled to due courtesy
and proper courtesy must be shown on all occasions.
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