chinese immigration into NZ By britney123456789101112131415 May 18, 1881 gaming act outlawed puckapoo and fan-tan two chinese games of chance May 18, 1881 poll tax law which made every chinese person oay ten pound tax May 18, 1896 the poll tax was increased to one hundered pounds May 18, 1898 the old age pentions act excluded naturalised chinese May 18, 1898 shearers accomodation act stated that chinese in the industry were to have seperate accomodation from the rest of the employees May 18, 1898 immigration restriction act which along with excluding criminals, the insane and people with infectious diseases also excluded chinese May 18, 1907 english read test for 'aliens' which included chinese Jan 1, 1908 chinese prevented from becoming naturalised citizens May 18, 1939 war refugees, including chinese, allowed to come on a temporary basis. tax on chinese ebolished May 18, 1974 immigration review permitted chinese with professional qualifications to come to nz
