on abroad and seek to land for discharge at British ports are subject to certain restrictions. They are, as a rule, either refused leave to land for discharge or are permitted to land for discharge on condition of repatriation. In certain cases alien seamen who have signed on abroad have to be permitted to land for medical reasons, but they are still kept subject to conditions until finally disposed of. Thus, under the provisions of the Aliens Order, the supply of alien seamen at British ports can be to a large extent controlled and the restrictions can be regulated as circumstances require. For this purpose the Immigration Officers keep in close touch with shipowners and agents and the consuls of foreign countries. Immigration Officers responsible to the Home Office are stationed at the following ports in addition to the ports scheduled as approved in the Aliens Order :

At the other Non-Approved Ports the work under the Aliens Order is carried out by Waterguard Officers of H.M. Customs acting as Immigration Officers under a general warrant of the Secretary of State. It will be seen that Table VII gives the total number of alie seamen who applied for leave to land for discharge during 1926, divided into the two main classes of those who signed on in the United Kingdom and those who signed on abroad, together witl particulars as to how the classes were dealt with. Of the 17,382 who had been signed on abroad, 1,106 were refused leave to land, 2,714 were permitted to land for discharge without conditions, and 13,562 were permitted to land for discharge subject to conditions, (11,028 to leave the United Kingdom, 466 for medical reasons, and 2,068 for other purposes).

TABLE 1.

SUMMARY OF THE ALIEN PASSENGERS (EXCLUDING TRANSMIGRANTS) LANDED AND EMBARKED IN THE UNITED Kingdom during 1926.

TABLE II—continued.

TABLE III.

NUMBER OF ALIEN PASSENGERS (EXCLUDING TRANSMIGRANTS) EMBARKED IN THE UNITED Kingdom during 1926, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO NATIONALITY.