CHINESE IN NEW ZEALAND
EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE CLAUSES POSITION DISCUSSED. / [From Our Parliamentary Special.! WELLINGTON, This Day. The Chinese population in the* Dominion came under discussion in the House of Representatives yesterday during the second reading debate on the Immigration Restriction Amendment Bill.
Objecting to certain clauses in the bill, which, he said, were specifically aimed at the Chinese, Mr W. E. Barnard (Labour —Napier) said that the Chinese were an ancient and highly civilised people. Clauses in the bill, however, made it appear that tne Chinese were inferior to all the peoples of the earth. A day might come when the Chinese Republic would be in a position to require an alteration to the law by asking for therepeal of the offensive clauses. It would be more dignified on New Zealand’s part to repeal these clauses voluntarily.
The Minister of Finance, Mr Coates; “We do not intend to overhaul the immigration legislation this session. The position has been discussed with the Consul for China, but, at the Govern-' ment’s request, the representations were temporarily withrdawn, pending an amendment to the Act. Hon. W. Downie Stewart (Government—Dunedin West): “The position was that we refrained from removing the Poll Tax until we saw how the new Act worked.” Mr Coates said a note would be taken of Mr Barnard’s representations, so that they could be dealt with by the Government next session.
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Northern Advocate, 23 October 1935, Page 5
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