THUMB PRINT RECORDS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 186, 4 May 1937, Page 10

THUMB PRINT RECORDS

Objection by Indians to Committee’s Suggestion By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, May 3. As a protest against a recommendation made by the Fruit Marketing Committee that legislation be enacted providing for Hie identification of all Asiatics by means of thumb print records, the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Indian Association passed Hie following resolution, which was telegraphed to the Acting-Prime Minister, Hon. P. Fraser—- “ Tills meetlug of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Indian Association views with grave concern the thumb-prints recommendation made by the Fruit and Vegetable Committee for all Asiatics engaged in the fruit and vegetable trade. If put into operation this unjust, recommendation will bo most humiliating to our nationals and we have not the slightest doubt that the fair-minded legislators of this wonderful Dominion will not pay any serious attention to this un-British suggestion. Furthermore, in our opinion, it will be a most unfair act toward one of His Majesty’s subjects legally domiciled in this country. We would appreciate an official statement from you regarding this nuitteu in due course, which we sincerely trust will be on the British fair play line.”