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Post by NZBC on Apr 5, 2014 17:24:42 GMT 12
CHINESE JOIN LABOUR PARTY
(By Telegraph Press Association.)
NEW PLYMOUTH. May 18
Believed to be for the first time in New Zealand, twelve Chinese have been admitted to membership of the Labour Party. They are employed on work at the aerodrome at Stratford, and have joined the Stratford branch. They are mostly Cantonese who came from Wellington to join the Public Works Department gangs. Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 116, 19 May 1939, Page 5
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Post by NZBC on Apr 5, 2014 17:32:31 GMT 12
HINESE IN CAMP
PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES
(Special to the "Evening Post.")
NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day
What is believed to be something unique in public works camps can be found in the Inglewo.od-Kaimiro district, fourteen miles from New Plymouth, where 29 tents, including two bathrooms and one wireless tent, have been erected for twelve Chinese and about nine whites. All the Chinese ai-e from Wellington and have been in camp for the past three months.
Their work, along with those of the other employees, is mainly to clean out creeks and drains on, settlers' farms in the district. All the Chinese, according to one of them, are being paid £4 a week, but when working in water while cleaning out drains they receive £4 5s a week. Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 99, 24 October 1938, Page 15
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