ASIATICS IN NEW ZEALAND

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 6 April 1926, Page 7

ASIATICS IN NEW ZEALAND

KNCLt'SION KOl! TEN YEARS URGED (By TeUsraph.—Sycial to The Muil.) CHRISTCHGRCIL Ami! 5. ;.. ,! ~,- Gove: 1 :;; >.r;.(, be i rgei M» p.;,!.>.n>j'.),Lto : l.h.t .1.!! A,vi.tios be dehin ed !'-,.- ~.: 0.-. rj. .1., [n •«. Z-mlj: I f»:- l"V I It., pi-, villi rii confeteuee ■ i tin- rTttit ■ gn:wors' Associai ions submitted by Mi' A. S. I Jock ("I I ill ilif annual meel i fit? of ilk> C.nii c! 'lnn -y !'< iiiiiii nwers Associ:-.. lion. After ;in interesting disettssion 11 '<■ [■(•mil was adopted. Tin- chairman. Mr K. Kreimaii. said llml instead of pro hibitiug .Asi.il i.s from coming into the Dominion, ii might lu- better to limit 111,. number tlint would ho allowed in annually, say. throe or four. The United Stairs imposed :i limitation on immigrants. Mr Revkptl paid tli.it- Mr Ma.wy. when ho was Primp Minister .liad paid lip was (piitc prnpareil to limit them to one. nnd he ftlic speaker) n grettod that the matter was not settled then. Is limited to one. wliy nn.t prohibit them iilturptlirr"' The people of New Zealand could not live like t lie Asia: i.s and could ii.ii get coolies to work fi r tlteni Cor 2 6 n dnv and could not live m hovels "Look at the opium dens y/e will have herp unless Asia ties are prohihired," Mr Beckett said. He bad had a fair amount of oxmrienep amongst' Chirr ,sr in South Africa. lie added thai the growers would have the support of Ihe fruiterers in I lie matter. The chairman remarked that Hindoos. Ileitis subjects of the British Empire. could not'lie excluded. Up asked why ii was proposed to limit the exclusion to- lon vears. Mr P.o'eke-tl : If we get them dpharred for ten year.? we may gr| them kepi out altogether. In reply to .Mr K. W. Coup. Mr RockeM said his remit did not refer only to Chinofo-- -he spoke of Asiatic sellers of fruit on street corners in Wellington, and lip sometimes wondered if the inspectors went and saw where these men kept the fruit at night time. He would not. sav that thev did not keep i( m decent ' placi s. hut he had his dr.III.IS. 'Rev. J. Dickson thought they would make themselves ridiculous, if they agreed to the remit. They were asking l\r more than thev were likely to .net. He did not think ii was possible for the New Zealand Parliament to prevent Hindus coining into, the country. Mr 11. I'.. Morgan thought the Wellington municipality should' prohibit Asiatic fruit sellers on street comers. In the North Is-lnnd the fruit trade was in ih,- hands of Chinese and Hindoos. •■.. ii, were now living to push out. white men ill I'.'h list church. Tile remit Was agreed to. Rev. DickSon ah.in- dissenting.