OVERSTAYED PERMITS.
.THREE CHINESE FINED.; j'" DISREGARD OF WARNINGS.
Stating that warning seemed to be useJess and that fines might prove moro effective, Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday convicted and fined three Chinese £lO each for remaining in New Zealand for a period longer than that allowed by their* temporary permits. They were Fong Sin, aged 35, Wong See Tong, aged 21, and Yuen Show Quan, aged 27. Deportation orders were made iu all cases.
• " These men are champions at procrastination," said the of customs, Mr. A. V. Pena.
The magistrate remarked that Chinese should know by new what to do—they had been given enough warnings and the matter was frequently made public. ." But warnings seem to have been no good," he observed. " Perhaps fines will •have more effect."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19798, 19 November 1927, Page 14
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