IRKSOME LAWS.
VISITORS TO AMERICA
(by TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Sen*. 23.
Further correspondence on the subject of detention of New Zealand visitors at Angel Island, San Francisco, is published, blaming the American consuls for their ignorance of the provisions of the Act. Mr Gunsaulus, American Consul-General, in . reply, published a long statement, the gist of which is that the new Act was only passed towards the end of May and went into force on July 1, so that consuls a;t a distance were entirely dependent on cabled instructions. He admits- that there may have been misunderstanding in some cases as to the details required in viseing passports and that the officers in America did not consider they conformed to the requirements of the new law, and he regrets the inconvenience that may have been caused. He also points out that while passports vised is some evidence of the right of visitors to enter the United States, final decision rests with the immigration authorities, who- are charged with the administration of the Act-.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 23 September 1924, Page 9
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