CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 191

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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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