chinese Migration

  • Gaming act outlawed puckapoo and fan tan two Chinese games of chance

  • The poll tax was increased to hundred pounds

    The poll tax was increased to hundred pounds
  • The old age pensions act excluded naturalised Chinese.

  • Shearers accommodation act stated that Chinese in the industry were to have separate accommodation from the rest of the employees

  • immigration review permitted Chinese with exluding criminals, the insane and people with infections diseases also excluded Chinese

  • shop 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 prevent from becoming naturalised citizens

  • Factories act limited the hours that laundries employing more than two people could be open. this affected chinese laundries as most of them employed more than two workers.

  • Immigration restriction act ehich required all aliens to apply for a permit to com and only the minister of customs could decide who was allowed to come as permant residents

  • Amendmet to the shop and offices act stated tht all people warkong in fruit shops apart from the owner and his/her spouse had to be paid the basic wage. this stopped Chinese fruteres from using their children as unpaid workers.

  • war refugees, including chinese allowed to come on temporary basis. Tax on Chinese abolished

  • no more temporary permits or student visas issued to Chinese men were permitted to bring their immediate family to new zealand

    no more temporary permits or student visas issued to Chinese men were permitted to bring their immediate family to new zealand
  • Business immigration policy selected immigrants on their personal qualities and not their race

  • English language test and the liking of residency with tax payments once again restricted the numbers of Chinese who were able to qualify as immigrants.( and the 1888 and 1896 ammendments)

    English language test and the liking of residency with tax payments once again restricted the numbers of Chinese who were able to qualify as immigrants.( and the 1888 and 1896 ammendments)