MIGRATION PERMITS
CANADA'S; .CRAFT CHARGES DEPARTMENTAL DENIAL ■Australian Press Association. (Eeeeived 22nd- May, 1 30. p.m:) ' OTTAWA, 21st May. • Mr. W. J. Egan, Deputy Minister of Immigration, refuted graft charges in connection with immigration permits before the committee .of inquiry. He stated that 3061 ■ permits had been issued, and 2900 of these' had been sponsored by members of Parliament. None did so for gain. Not one officer of the Department had received one cent. The Department had discovered an attempt to use bogus permits, but not one had passed the officers. The matter was placed in the hands of the mounted police, and one man was apprehended. They had received complaints in two instances where money was taken for permits. •
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 119, 22 May 1928, Page 11
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120MIGRATION PERMITS Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 119, 22 May 1928, Page 11
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