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For the period .rom July 1 to December 31. 1921. the number was 9.131. or an average of 1.532 per month. The amount of work in these apTeal cases involve consideration that is beyond the power of the Secretary or his assistant to give. Many vitally important questions arise each day in the Department of Labor. involving .not only these appeals but. questions arising in the Bureau of Immigration. of Naturalization. in the Childrens Bureau. in -the Womens Bureau. and in the Employment Service. The Secretary -of Labor. to facilitate the work. appointed. a Iboard of review of five members to pass upon these appeals. .kgiving full right to theimmigrant to have some one appear in 1his behalf. This board went into operation January 1. 1922. and .a summary of that month is as follows: Board of review. sumnary for January. 1922. .Number of cases reviewed ---------------------------------- 1. 291 Number of aliens involved -------------------------------- 1.994 Number of cases in which Senators or Congressmen were interested and beard ----------------------------------------- 174 Number of cases in which attorneys were heard orally ----------- 151 Number of cases in which attorneys were interested and heard by brief or other memoranda ------------------------------ 81 i Numiber of cases in which societies. relatives. friends. and interested parties. other than Senators. Congressmen. and attorneys. were heard ---------------------------------------- 57 Total --------------------------------------------- 463 i Nature or kind of cases coming before the board of review on appeal. INumber of alien contract labor ------------------------------ 4 Number of Chinese cases ---------------------------------- 58 Number of dangerous contagious disease ---------------------- -29 Number of loathsome contagious disease --------------------- 38 Number of crimes Involving moral turpitude ---------------- 61 Number of crimes involving prostitution --------------------- 19 Number of stowawas .--------------------------------- 30 Number of commumsts -------------------------------------Number without passport ----------------------------------- 49 SNumber of aliens under 16 unaccompanied ------------------ 21 Number of aliens assisted ------------------------------ 56 Number of accompanying aliens -------------.. ... ------- 9 Number coming as excess quota ---------------------------- 208 -Number likely to become public charge -----.-------- 595 Number physically defective -------------------------------- 128 Number of feebleminded ---------------------------------- 27 Number Insane -------------------------------------------- 14 Number entering without Inspection ------.. ----- -- 149 Number of illiterates -------------------------------------- 193 Number coming from "barred zone "------------- _---- 4 Number deaf and dumb ------------------------------------ 3 1.697 The summary of the work of the board to June 1 is as .follows : February. 192?. Number of cases -reviewed and decisions written-- ... 1. 285 Number of aliens involved ---------------------------------. . 993 Number of oral hearings by the board ---------------------- 296 March. 1922. .Number .of cases reviewed and decisions written -------------1.900 Number of aliens involved ---------------------------- ...-2.609 Number of oral hearings by the board ----------------------- 561 April. 1922. .Number of cases reviewed and decisions written -------------- 1.447 Number of aliens involved -------------------.. ....----2. 471 Number of oral bearings by the board ---------------------- 286 May. 1922. I Number of cases reviewed and decisions written ------------- 1.409 Number of aliens involved ---------------------------------2. 079 Number of oral hearings by .the board -------- --------------- 269 The Assistant Secretary of Labor now devotes 90 per cent of his time going over the results of this board of review. and he either confirms their findings or refuses to do so.