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ENTRY OF RACE ALIENS CHINESE IMMIGRANTS NUMBER GREATLY INCREASED A total of 217 Chinese have arrived at Auckland since the beginning of this year, compared with I93 during the whole of last year, states the- "Herald." During the same period 34 Chinese left from Auckland, the total departures in 1919 being 55. Equally largfe numbers of Chinese have beeir entering the Dominion through the port of Wellington. The Customs authorities state that every passenger steamer now brings the. full complement of Chinese allowed, one for every 200 tons burthen. At present there, are stated, to lie over 90 Chinese in Sydney awaiting vessels to bring them to New Zealand, while accommodation on steamers from Hongkong to Sydney is fully booked up to July or August. The new arrivals wait in Sydney, under bond until they can secure a passage to New Zealand. An interesting point in connection with recent immigration is the increase in the number of women admitted. The recent heavy influx of Orientals is held to be mainly due to the fact that shipping conditions have returned to normal, enabling the large number o Chinese who had gathered in Sydney to reach their destination. The new arrivals appear to have little difficulty in meeting the education test, which with a. poll tax of 100 is the only restriction imposed on Chinese immigration into the Dominion. Only one or two .in the course of a year fail to meet the test, and if refused entry on these grounds they have the right of appeal to a magistrate. .Recently two men who failed to pass the test to the satisfaction of the Customs officials exercised this right and both appeals were allowed. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=DOM19200410.2.14&srpos=72&e=-------100-DOM-1----0poll+tax-- Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 167, 10 April 1920, Page 6