Amendment to the shops and offices act stated that all people working in fruit shops apart from the owner and his/her spouse had to be paid the basic wage. This stopped Chinese fruiterers from using their children as unpaid workers .
Gaming act outlawed puckapoo and fan-tango Chinese games of chance
Poll tax law which made every Chinese person pay a ten pound tax
The poll tax was increased to 100 pounds
The old age pensions act ex
The old age pensions act excluded naturalised Chinese.
Shearer accomodation act stated that Chinese in the industry were to have seperate accomodation from the rest of the employes
Immigrationrestriction act which along with excluding criminals, the insane and people with infectious diseases also excluded Chinese
Shops and offices act stated that only British subjects could decide on the opening hours of shops and offices in each district.
English reading test for "aliens" which included Chinese
Chinese prevented from becoming citizens
Factories act limited the hours that laundries employing more than two people could be open. This affected Chinese laundries employed more than two workers.
Immigration restriction act which required all aliens to apply for a permit to come and only the minister of customs could decide who was allowed to come as permanent residents.
War refuges, including Chinese were allowed to come on a temporary basis. Tax on the Chinese abolished.
No more temporary permits or student visas issued to Chinese although Chinese men were permitted to bring their immediate famiy to New Zealand.
Immigration review permitted Chinese with professional qualifications to come to New Zealand
Business immigration policy selected immigrants on their personal qualities and not on their face.
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.
