INDIANS PROTEST
THUMB PRINT SUGGESTION CONCERN IN AUCKLAND . As a protest against the 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 at a meeting passed tho following resolution, which was telegraphed to tho acting-Prime Minister, the Hon. P. Eraser: — "This meeting of the Auckland branch of tho New Zealand Indian Association views with grave concern the thumb prints recommendation made by the Fruit and Vegetable Committee for all Asiatics engaged in tho 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 tho fair-minded legislators of this wonderful Dominion will not pay any serious attention to this un-British suggestion.
"Furthermore, in our opinion it will be the 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 we sincerely trust will ho on a British fair-play line."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22719, 4 May 1937, Page 13
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187INDIANS PROTEST New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22719, 4 May 1937, Page 13
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