Folder, labelled 4, containing letters, authorisation slips, train tickets, and permits relating to permission for people to travel to and from Napier, authorised by the Napier Citizen's Control Committee and other earthquake related departments, as well as district Police and Fire Stations. Some papers have permit numbers and others do not, as listed below. Many permits are handwritten and the writing difficult to read.

Included in the folder are permit slips from the Earthquake Relief Organisation, which reads:
This will permit... a bona fide refugee from the earthquake area (whose signature appears in the margin), now authorized to return home, to travel from ... to ...
Important Notice. This permit can be exchanged for a railway ticket at the commencing station shown hereon without charge to the holder. The railway ticket given in exchange therefore will entitle the holder to travel by rail and will serve as a permit to enter the earthquake area. The railway ticket will be collected by the guard before completion of the journey. If the holder desires to travel by any other means than the rail he (or she) will require to himself (or herself) meet the cost of transport, and must carry this permit with him (or her), and must produce the same when demanded before entering the earthquake area, otherwise he (or she) will be prevented from entering the area. An ink stamp reads: For and on behalf of the Napier Citizens' Control Committee, with a stamped signature of C O Morse.

Twenty seven permits from various Constables, for Senior Sergeant of Police, Police Station Palmerston North, issued to: B H Just; Mrs M L Percy; Mr T Peterson and J Farmer; Mr and Mrs A C Evans; Mr H K Stedman; Mr W J Hicks; Mrs Sutton, Mrs Lawson and Mrs Faceman; Mr John Stevenson; Mr G G Hancox and family; Mrs T E Crosse, Mr & Mrs R E Hewat; Mr E W Sutton, Mrs Sutton and family; Mr R S Garrett; Mr E Morris and party; Mr and Mrs Sigley and Miss Sigley; Mr J B Fleck; Mr and Mrs H B Beagley; Mr E D Evans; Mr W H Boyce, John Coombe; Mr Belfit; Mrs Belfit; Mr Stan Hintz; Mr and Miss Elliott; Mr Blincoe; Mr C Powell; Mr and Mrs E J Hickin; Mr and Mrs Walker; Mr and Mrs Gabriel and daughter.

Sixteen permits from Senior Sergeant, Central Police Station, Wellington, issued to: P P Barrett; Leslie Angus; E J Richardson; L W West; J R Carey; Dudley Rose; Chas E J Dowland; L L Wickens; Frank Newman; Mr Lamb; J M Stewart; Gerald Bradshaw; William Vern; W McRae; Reg R Simmonds; C M Muir.

Earthquake Relief Organisation permits:
Permit E 3017, Mrs D P McCallum and seven children
Permit E 1739, Mrs J Colbert and three children
Permit E 2983, Mr E Nicholson and two children
Permit E 2982, Mr C Nicholson
Permit E 2619, Mrs Lockwood
Permit E 2396, Mrs and Miss F Phillips
Permit E 2238, Mrs J Morrissey
Permit E 2679, A J Morris
Permit E 758, W Black
Permit E Mr A J Barr, Mr L Foyer, Mr Brown
Permit E 1870, Mr A G Banks
Permit E 1871, Mr Banks
Permit E 1126, Mrs C Cowbrick and three children
Permit E 1127, Mrs E M Newbould

Two permits from W D Thom, Constable, Police Station Ormondville, issued to: Mrs A Nikolaison; J Brown, wife and child.

Thirty six permits from the Waipawa Borough Council, signed by Geo Hunt, Mayor, issued to: Mrs E Smith; Mr & Mrs Rust; Mr R Spiller and Mrs Butler; Mr Taylor and family; F Jull and family; Mrs Ireland; Mr & Mrs Collins; Mr & Mrs Woodhouse; Mr Stall; bearer; Mr Maulder; Mr R L Carmie; Miss Gray; Mr Miller; N Barron; A Sullivan; Mr Bond and party; Mrs Wicks, Mrs Murphy; Miss Davis, Miss Cochrane; Mr Mudgway and wife; J Blake; Mrs Terin; Mr G Miles; Mrs Rumbal and family; T Bishop; Mr & Mrs Wood, Miss Shand; Mr Cesasine and family; Mr F Turfrey and party; Mr, Mrs & Miss Sebly; Mrs Raynor senior, Mr Reynor, Miss Raynor, Mrs Orbell, Mr Orbell; F Adelide and party; Mr & Mrs Hunter, Miss Arthur and boy;F Bell and party, Mrs Holt, F Holt, R Holt; F Dunn, Mrs Wills, Misses Wells, Miss Gidern; Mr Alex McDaird and party; William Hopert;

One permit from the Deputy Mayor, Waipawa Borough Council, issued to: Miss Nae.

Fourteen permits to proceed to Napier issued by the Waipukurau Borough Council, issued to: Mr and Mrs S and C Mason and family; Miss B Mason; Mrs Healey; A Mudgway; G L Tasker; Mrs Hanigan; Miss G Sinclair; J and K Ferguson; Mr and Mrs J L Ferguson; Mrs A K Manson; Mr and Mrs Saunders and two children; Mr and Mrs Timms; W J Bell; Mr F Hewitt.

Thirteen permits from Sergeant of Police, Police Station Dannevirke, issued to: Mr D O'Rourke and Mr J Devine; Freda, Amy and Maria Phillips; Mr L Frebend and Mr Lockwood; Mr F W Edkins; Mrs and Miss Carpenter and Mr R Anderson; Mr and Mrs Grant; Mr and Mrs D Fraser; Mr and Mrs W Simmonds and Mr Simmonds Junior and Miss Simmonds; James Hutchinson, Mrs Hutchinson, Henry Hutchinson, Ina Hutchinson, Nata Hutchinson, and Mr and Mrs Sharp; Mr and Mrs T Neale and Miss F Noad; Mr and Mrs A Hutchings and children, and Miss H Crowley; Mr N K Davidson; Mr H H Rushbrook.

Two permits from Mayor of Dannevirke, Dannevirke Borough Council, issued to: Mr K Drinkwater, Mrs Drinkwater; Mr and Mrs Pollock, Miss Barry.

Three permits from Walter McLenon, J P, Otane, issued to: Mr Jones and Mr Symmons; Mr Fife and wife; Mr Logan, Mrs Logan and Miss Logan.

Permit from Constable, Police Station, Pahiatua, issued to: Mr Tinney, Mrs Tinney, Mr E Gay, Mrs Gay and Mr J E Taylor.

Two permits from Sergeant, Police Station, Fielding, issued to: Thomas Brandon; William Baker.

New Zealand Police memorandum, District office, New Plymouth, permit issued to: Mr Charles Cameron Ward.

Two permits from Constable, Police Station, Greytown, issued to: Walter Leppien; Herbert Leppien.

Permit from Town Clerk, Taradale Town Board, issued to: Mrs C Shugar.

Permit from C Parsons, Clerk, Norsewood Town Board, issued to: Mrs C Shugar.

Two permits from Sergeant of Police, Police Station, Masterton, issued to: Yee Kin; Mr G R Beecroft, Mrs Beecroft and Mr B L Larsen.