Fees for Certificates under the Immigration Act [includes copies of 3 Chinese newspapers published in Sydney: 'The Chinese World's News', 'The Tung Wah Times' and Chinese Republic News'] [box 328]

Item

Title
Fees for Certificates under the Immigration Act [includes copies of 3 Chinese newspapers published in Sydney: 'The Chinese World's News', 'The Tung Wah Times' and Chinese Republic News'] [box 328]
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Chinese--Migrations
Foreign workers, Chinese
Government policy
Sydney (N.S.W.)
Press
Category
3. World War I
Author
Hon. T Paterson, Minister for the Interior
Keywords
translation
Creator
Correspondence of the Collector of Customs relating to Immigration Restriction and Passports
Current holder
National Archives of Australia, Sydney
Period of reference 
1936 – 1936
Date
August 14, 1936
Series number
SP42/1, C1936/5686
Item number
31112332
Access rights
Digitised
Rights 
Copyright National Archives of Australia
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Sydney
Language 
Chinese
English
Physical format
Newspapers
Correspondence
Abstract 
Statement for publication in the Chinese press by Minister for the Interior, “it has been brought to his notice that Chinese who are desirous of obtaining certificates under the Immigration Act, or extensions of certificates, have in some instances been required by certain agents to pay large sums because it was alleged that payments would have to be made to Customs Officers...”