THUMB PRINTING ASIATICS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 May 1937, Page 7

THUMB PRINTING ASIATICS.

NATIONALS PROTEST TO ME. TEASER (By Telegraph —Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Last Night. As a protest against a recotnmendation made by the Fruit Marketing Committee that legislation should be enacted providing for the identification of all Asiatics by means of thumb print records, the Auckland branch ot the New Zealand Indian Association passed the following resolution which was telegraphed to the Acting-Prime Minister, 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 Vegetable Committee fo* all Asiatics engaged 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 Dominion will not pay any serious attention to this un-British suggestion. ‘ * Furthermore, in our opinion, it wil! 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 matter in due course, which sincerely trust will be on British fair play lines.”