Chinese Immigration By cornbop14 May 1, 1881 Gaming Act outlawed puckapoo and fan-tan two chinese games of chance May 14, 1881 Poll Tax Law made every chinese person pay a ten pound tax. (and the 1888 amd 1896 amedments) May 17, 1896 The Poll Tax was increased to a hundred pounds. May 8, 1898 The Old Age Pensions Act excluded naturalised Chinese May 14, 1899 Immigration Rescriction Act which along with excluding criminals, the insane and people with infectious diseases also excluded Chinese May 3, 1904 Shops and Offices Act stated that only British subjects could decide on the opening hours of shops and offices in each district May 9, 1907 English reading test for 'Aliens' which included Chinese May 20, 1908 Chinese prevented from becoming naturalised citizens May 27, 1939 War refugees, including Chinese, allowed to come on a temporary basis. Tax on chinese abolished. May 9, 1950 No more temporary permits or student visas issued to chinese although chinese men were permitted to bring their immediate family to New Zealand May 19, 1974 Immigration review permitted chinese with professional qualifications to come to New Zealand. May 16, 1987 Business Immigration policy selected immigrants on their personal qualities and not on their race
