MAORIS AND CHINESE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 690, 15 June 1929, Page 1

MAORIS AND CHINESE

Protective Legislation Wanted

Urgency Stressed by Te Akaranas

K~SPEATEDLY urging that the mingling of Asiatics with Maori women should be prevented by law. Te Akarana Maori Association is now framing strong requests to the Government.

Opinions on the question issued by the Association have appeared in THE SUN and, this week, the views of a leading chief of the North Auckland tribe, the Karawas, were published. The association is aware of several cases affecting North Auckland natives.

r PHE Government is now to be asked to pass legislation prohibiting the unions of Asiatics with Maori women. It claims that such legislation would be practicable and points to the effiicacy of the South African law prohibiting unions between natives and whites. The Maori people feel as a whole . that such legislation is highly neces- ! sary, the association representatives j said today. The cases which have come before the association show that ; Maori women are forced by economic i circumstances to accept employment ' by Chinese. Further, the association would like |

! to see the total prohibition of Asiatics in New Zealand, and is suggesting that Chinese holding only temporary permits for staying in the Dominion should be deported. Immediate regulations to control the circumstances of the employment of Maori women in Chinese market gardens are wanted by the association. The opinion of those encouraging improvements in the social life of the native race is definitely that only harm is caused by cohabitation with Asiatics. Objection to the official apathy concerning the mingling of natives and Asiatics is made and action is urgently required.