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LANDING PERMITS.
For Alien Passengers.
Inconvenience Regretted.
CANBERRA. Thursday.
Temporary permits to land at Syd
ney and Melbourne will be granted to
the Central European aliens who were
re-evented from leaving the Nleuw
Holland on arrival at Brisbane yester
day.
Mr. J. McEwen explained to-day
alien passengers at sea were over
looked when the department Issued
Instructions that landing permits had
to be obtained by persons who might
' be suspected of trying to remain to
Australia. Passengers at sea were
i exempted but notification did not
; reach Brisbane before the Neuw. Hol
land arrived.
Mr. McEwen added Brisbane was
not the destination of any of the per
sons to question -but he regretted in
convenience they suffered through be
ing refused permission to go on shore.
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