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PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS AND BILLS.
[BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] "Wellington, Tuesday. THE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS BILL. Copies of the Chinese Immigrants Bill, I bearing the name of Major Atkinson, were distributed to-day. It is provided that I the Act is only to come into operation when the Governor in Council is satisfied that the Chinese in the colony exceed 500. Ships arriving in the colony may not carry more than one Chinaman to every ten tons of tonnage, the owner, charterer, or master being liable to a penalty I not exceeding £10 for each passenger so carried in excess. The master on arrival is to give a list of the Chinese passengers on board and before landing, and the Chinese must pav to the Collector of Customs £10 for every such Chinese. This shall not apply to any Chinese member of. the crew, unless lie lands witli the intention of remaining in the colony. If the master neglect to pay the poll tax, he is liable to a penalty not exceeding £20 for each Chinese permitted to land without being paid for, and in addition to any such fault the vessel shall be forfeited and m.iy be seized, condemned, and disposed of in like manner as ships forfeited for a breach of any law relating to the Customs of the colony. On payment of the poll tax the Customs officer shall give each Chinese a certificate, which shall always be admitted as evidence of the sum having been paid. If. at any time within three years from the date of landing of any Chinese in respect of whom such sums shall have been paid, such Chinese shall depart from the colony to any part beyond the seas, and shall, before his departure, prove to the satisfaction of the Colonial Treasurer :—l, That, during his residence in the colony, he ha 3 not been confined in any gaol or lock-up, after conviction of any offence 2, That he has paid all fines and penalties imposed upon him under the provisions of any Act in force in the colony 3, That he has paid all expenses incurred in respect of his confinement or medical treatment in any public hospital, charitable institution, lunatic asylum or other place for the care, treatment, or cure of sick poor or of insane 4, And that no expense or charge has fallen upon the revenue for his support; then upon the production of his certificate the amount so paid in respect of such Chinese shall be repaid to him on board of the vessel by which he shall so depart; bnt if he shall fail to make such proof within the period aforesaid the amount shall be paid into the public account and form part of the consolidated fund. If any Chinese shall enter, or attempt to enter, the colony without the poll of £10 being paid he shall, besides such sum, be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10. At any hearing the justices may decide upon then- own view and judgment, whether aay person charged before them is a Chine.se or not within the meaning of the Act. All Chinese witiiin the colony at the time the Act comes into operation may within two months thereafter obtain a certificate of exemption from the payments under the Act. A certificate of exemption may also be granted in case of temporary absence from the colony. New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6108, 15 June 1881, Page 6
[BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] "Wellington, Tuesday. THE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS BILL. Copies of the Chinese Immigrants Bill, I bearing the name of Major Atkinson, were distributed to-day. It is provided that I the Act is only to come into operation when the Governor in Council is satisfied that the Chinese in the colony exceed 500. Ships arriving in the colony may not carry more than one Chinaman to every ten tons of tonnage, the owner, charterer, or master being liable to a penalty I not exceeding £10 for each passenger so carried in excess. The master on arrival is to give a list of the Chinese passengers on board and before landing, and the Chinese must pav to the Collector of Customs £10 for every such Chinese. This shall not apply to any Chinese member of. the crew, unless lie lands witli the intention of remaining in the colony. If the master neglect to pay the poll tax, he is liable to a penalty not exceeding £20 for each Chinese permitted to land without being paid for, and in addition to any such fault the vessel shall be forfeited and m.iy be seized, condemned, and disposed of in like manner as ships forfeited for a breach of any law relating to the Customs of the colony. On payment of the poll tax the Customs officer shall give each Chinese a certificate, which shall always be admitted as evidence of the sum having been paid. If. at any time within three years from the date of landing of any Chinese in respect of whom such sums shall have been paid, such Chinese shall depart from the colony to any part beyond the seas, and shall, before his departure, prove to the satisfaction of the Colonial Treasurer :—l, That, during his residence in the colony, he ha 3 not been confined in any gaol or lock-up, after conviction of any offence 2, That he has paid all fines and penalties imposed upon him under the provisions of any Act in force in the colony 3, That he has paid all expenses incurred in respect of his confinement or medical treatment in any public hospital, charitable institution, lunatic asylum or other place for the care, treatment, or cure of sick poor or of insane 4, And that no expense or charge has fallen upon the revenue for his support; then upon the production of his certificate the amount so paid in respect of such Chinese shall be repaid to him on board of the vessel by which he shall so depart; bnt if he shall fail to make such proof within the period aforesaid the amount shall be paid into the public account and form part of the consolidated fund. If any Chinese shall enter, or attempt to enter, the colony without the poll of £10 being paid he shall, besides such sum, be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10. At any hearing the justices may decide upon then- own view and judgment, whether aay person charged before them is a Chine.se or not within the meaning of the Act. All Chinese witiiin the colony at the time the Act comes into operation may within two months thereafter obtain a certificate of exemption from the payments under the Act. A certificate of exemption may also be granted in case of temporary absence from the colony. New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6108, 15 June 1881, Page 6