Chinese Immigration To New Zealand

  • Gaming Act outlawed puckapoo and fan-tan two chinese games of changes

  • Poll tax law which made chinese person pay a ten pound tax.

  • The poll tax was increased to a hundred pounds

  • The old age pensios act excluded naturalised chinese

  • Sheares accommodation act stated that chinese in the industry were to have separate accomodation from the rest of the employees.

  • English reading test for "Aliens" which included Chinese

  • Chinese Prevented from becoming naturalised citizen.

  • War refugees, including Chinese , allowed to come on a temporay basis

    War refugees, including Chinese , allowed to come on a temporay basis
  • No more temporary permits or students visas issued to chinese

  • Immigration review permitted chinese with professional quallification to come to New Zealand

    Immigration review permitted chinese with professional quallification to come to New Zealand
  • Business immigration policy selected immigrants on their personal qualities and not their race

    Business immigration policy selected immigrants on their personal qualities and not their race
  • English language test and the linking of residency with tax payments once again restricted the numbers of chinese who were able to qualify as immigrants.