"HUMILIATING"

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 104, 4 May 1937, Page 8

"HUMILIATING"

THUMB-PRINT PLEA

INDIANS' GRAVE CONCERN

(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 the identification, of all, Asiatics by means of thumb-print records, the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Indian Association passed the following resolution, which was telegraphed to the Acting Prime Minister (the Hon. P. Fraser):—

"This meeting of the Auckland, branch of the New Zealand Indian Association views with grave concern the-thumb-prints recommendation made by the Fruit and VegetaMe Committee for all Asiatics engaitea in the fruit and vegetable trade. If put into operation this unjust recommendation will be most humiliating to our nationals and we have not the slightest doubt that the fair-minded,, legislators of this wonderful Domini|fi will not pay any serious attention to this unBritish suggestion. Furthermore, in our opinion, it will be a most unfair act towards one of his Majesty's subjects legally domiciled in this country.' We would appreciate an official statement from you regarding this matter in due course, which we sincerely trust will be on the British fair play line."