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∙hat we the osuse of that reduction in your business of supplying
photographe?
There were ocrtain agencies opened and they sent brokers round to
the place and I had actually seen myself that certain elements
had approached clients on their way up to my cock-loft, pulling
them away and giving then visiting orria.
Chairwani hen you refer to brokers and elements you mean touter
Yee, that in right?
Er vnter-Blyth: Do you knoV
A.
wn on those anrday
Certain of the cards said that "so and so would do everything for
you and will help you to get Immigration permite in the shortest
possible time, and will also supply you with photographs, and they
are authorised by the 1.0. to 30 80". I produced some of those
many oards to fr. Forrost
never approved and had
never even approached the 1.0. for peralesion.
Chairman
You mean many of the agension?
Whore calling themselves agencies.
water-Blyth: het did you do when you learnt that these touts
were aparating?
I went to see the 1.0., and asked if I could have some sort of
sono
protection since I had invostod everything I ha into the business
and I felt I was losing and could not carry on this way.
hat did he say?
And then Mr. For-oot told me I
Then and only then I knew that agenoles were actually authorised;
but I never knew that before,
should improve matters if I could undertake to work as a sort of
agent, that is to supply photographs and also to help people to
fill up their application foras.
Did you have a further interview with Sir. Forrest shortly after
thet?
Yes, it happened that ir. Forrest actually had received informs-
tion and proof that some of his employees were interested in the
agency business; Ar. Forrest told me at the beginning he was very
much against any type of monopoly, but seeing what was going on
and the racket which was going on, he obrnged his mind and actualy
140 to put it in his own words "he was proposing to subrudt to Govern
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