ASIATIC IMMIGRATION
POLL-TAX NOT ENOUGH
MR R. McKEEN SUGGESTS SIXTH STANDARD TEST. A member of the audience at Mr'R. McKeen’s meeting last night asked the candidate what the Labour Party’s policy would be in referenoe to permits to Asiatics to land in New Zealand, thus raising a question of which little has been heard during the election period. Mr McKeen replied that at present a poll, tax of £IOO was levied "-upon Asiatics coming. to New Zealand, yet their numbers were growing every year In order to restrict this inflow the Labour Party moved in 1920 an amendment to the Immigration Restriction Act to impose a sixth standard educational test, but the amendment was defeated by the Government With the aid of the Liberal Party. The Chinese were at present exempted from industrial awards, for industrial legislation was so framed that they were exempt from the awards, thus giving them preference in competing with Europeans. They were not compelled to pay award wages or observe award hours, consequently -they were on a better wicket than the white people. With a sixth standard test they would be intelligent enough to conform to New Zealand laws and customs.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19251104.2.67
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12286, 4 November 1925, Page 6
Word Count
196ASIATIC IMMIGRATION New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12286, 4 November 1925, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in