PERMITS TO TRAVEL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 207, 30 August 1916, Page 2

PERMITS TO TRAVEL.

To the average Britisher who has _een x wont to travel free from the trouble of ' {retting a permit, the regulations en- ' forced since the outbreak of war seem somewhat irksome. The office in Auck- . land where permits are issued to those ' going outside the Dominion has been ' pretty busy since the restrictions ap- ; plied to women. Every possible care is ' taken to make the getting of a permit * as little trouble as possible conson- ' ant with the public safety. Many men ! realising the need for the present pre- ' cautions, submit with the best of grace, ' but 6uch is not always the case with : women, and the regulations have at } times to be explained at some length. That the Department officers do all they ' can to facilitate matters in reapeet to ' granting permits was evidenced one day I this week, i A well-known Auckland citizen bad applied for a permit, and was 6 informed that he would require a per- ' sonal reference. A gentleman standing by at once remarked: "Icm vouch for \ knowing him forty years," and as thef speaker was known, the reference was * promptly accepted. • Persons who desire to leave New Zea- i laim\ can obtain, at the Government _ Buildings, a printed form of application. ' Tnis shows that the full name, address 1 and occupation of the applicant mast be ' given, also the name of last employer (this is struck out where the applicant ia a woman). Other questions to be answered by a man are the names of nis wife and children if the applicant is married. In the case of a woman this query is varied to whether ehe is single married or a widow. The remaining ] quest,ons are as follows.— "Are yon, , family Imng with you? If not, give i reasons and their means of support"; , place of birth Uown and country) j nationality, length of residence in New , Zealand, age last birthday, reason for ■ leaving New Zealand, also whether per- i ma-entiy or not A personal descrip- 1 tion is also required, and the name and ! address of the person to whom reference • can be made. The signature of the applicant requires to be witnessed by a Collector of Customs, Postmaster, Police Officer or a Justice of the Peace. \Vhen applying for _ pernrit X enoL" 8 aI W t0 W"- Wri "for- . ences provided they are from some per- 1 a»K«tj_i*sf_S. i