CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 324

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have here figures which I have extracted from the cash book ( which

I can produce to the Commission but which I cannot leave with them

because it is in use), with reference to Mr. Pudney's answer in the

last hearing; which show that over a certain period in February and

March the total daily turnover of cash averaged $24,215. It must be

remembered of course that on the day after a Sunday or after a

public holiday it is considerably greater.

Amounts taken by Assistant Immigration Officers on board ships:

February 10th to March 31st $446,326.50

Average

Refunds of deposits:-

$ 9,678.00 per diem.

Average for 5 days 27.2.41 – 3.3.41

$14,537.

Mr. Walter Hanming Chen.

I have here the figures for the agencies, which were asked for at

the last hearing:

Permits issued from 27/12/40 to 15/1/41

Entry permits,

6 months

5,500

1 year

525

do

2 years

5,800

Residence Certificates

4 years

1,250

10 years

2,050

(old forms not excluded; present permit forms came into use on 27.12.40)

Applications entered by different agencies through the General Agency between 13.2.41 and 25.3.41:-

Entry permits:

6 months

do. do.

Residenc

1 year

3,177 14

2 years

1,868

Ceritificates:

4 years

10 years

2,557 498

Chairman:

That brings our Commission, as far as taking of evidence is

concerned, to a close. We now adjourn sine die to consider our report.