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Restrictions on en-
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NEW SOUTH WALES.
board which 16. Any vessel on Chinese shall be transhipped from another vessel and be brought to any port or place in this Colony, shall be deemed to be a vessel bringing Chinese into the said Colony, from parts beyond the said Colony, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Act.
Secs. 5 and 16 of 52 Vict., No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA,
of such vessel, shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty of 5001, for each Chinese in excess of such number.
6. Any Chinese who shall enter this pro- vince by land without first obtaining a permit in writing from some person to be appointed by the Governor in Council, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be liable, on conviction, to a penalty of not less than 51. nor more than 20%., and in addition or substitution for any such penalty, shall be liable, pursuant to any warrant or order of the Treasurer, to be removed or deported to the Colony from whence he shall have come : Provided that this section shall only operate during such time as may from time to time be fixed by the Governor in Council by proclamation to be published in the "Govern. ment Gazette," and any such proclamation may be revoked by the Governor in Council by proclamation similarly published.
10. Any vessel on board which Chinese shall be transhipped from another vessel and be brought to any port or place in this pro- vince, shall be deemed to be a vessel bringing Chinese into the said province from parts beyond the said province, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Act.
No. 439, secs. 5, 6, and 10.
New ZealanD.
10. Any ship on board which Asiatics are transhipped from another ship and brought to any port or place in New Zealand, shall be deemed to be a ship bringing Asiatics into New Zea land from parts beyond New Zealand, and, together with the owner and master thereof and all such Asiatics, shall be subject to all the foregoing provisions of this Act.
No. 64, seca. 3, 4, and 10.
TASMANIA.
port at which such Chinese shall be landed, or other medical officer appointed by the Governor in Council for that purpose: Pro- vided that no such vaccination shall be performed where such Chinese shall be exempt under the provisions of "The Vaccina. tion Act, 1882."
No. 9 of 1887, secs. 2, 3, and 5.
REMARKS.
apply their Acts to Asiatics tran shipped from another vessel, so that if a Peninsular and Oriental liner was wrecked, no vessel that took off ita crew could bring them in, much less land them in South Australia. In New South Wales, it might bring them in but not land them, unless a proclamation was issued granting exemption. New Zealand and Tas- mania have no power to issue such a proclamation, but the Bills of those Colonies do not apply to British Indians; but they would seem to apply to Indians from the Native States-Hyderabad, Mysore, &c.
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6. Before any Chinese arriving from parts beyond this Colony shall be per- mitted to land from any vessel at any port or place in the said Colony, and before making any entry at the Cus- toms, the master of the vessel by which such Chinese shall so arrive shall pay to the said Collector or other principal officer the sum of 1007. for every such Chinese, and no entry shall be deemed to have any legal effect until such pay- ment shall have been made, and such Chinese for whom such sum has been paid shall receive from the said Col- lector or other principal officer a cer- tificate to that effect. And if any master shall neglect to pay any such sum, or shall land, or permit to land, or suffer to land, or to escape from such vessel at any port or place in the said Colony any Chinese before such sum shall have been paid by such master or his agent, or before such list shall have been delivered, such master shall be liable for every such offence penalty of 500l. for each Chinese so landed, or permitted, or suffered to land, or to escape; and in addition to such penalty shall also pay the sum hereby required to be paid for each such Chinese.
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7. Every Chinese arriving in this Colony after the passing of this Act, otherwise than by a vessel, shall pay, or there shall be paid for him, to some officer whom, and at such places as the Governor, with the advice of the Execu- tive Council, may appoint at, on, or near the borders of the Colony, or otherwise conveniently situated for that purpose, the sum of 100.
Becs. 6 and 7 of 52 Vict, No. 4.
16. No poll tax shall hereafter be taken or demanded from or in respect of any Chinese.
No. 439, sec. 16.
5. Before making any entry at the Customs, and before any Asiatic is permitted to land in New Zealand, the master shall pay to such Collector or other principal officer, by way of poll. tax, the sum of 1007. for every such Asiatic; and no entry shall have any legal effect until such payment has been made.
No. 64, sec. 5.
4. Before any Chinese arriving from parts beyond Tasmania shall be permitted to land from any vessel at any port or place in Tasmania, and before making any outry at the Customs, the master of the vessel by which such Chinese shall so arrive shall pay to the said Collector the sum of 104, for every such Chinese. And if any master shall neglect to pay any such sum, or shall land or permit to land, or suffer to land from such vessel at any port or place in Tasmanis any Chinese before such sum shall have been paid for or by him, or before such list shall have been delivered, such master shall be liable for every such offence to a penalty not exceeding 201. for each Chinese so landed, or permitted or suffered to land; and in addi- tion to such penalty shall also pay the sum hereby required to be paid for each such Chinese. And in every such case, in addition to any such penalty, the vessel shall be forfeited, and may be seized, condemned, and disposed of in like manner as ships forfeited for a breach of the law relating to the
No. 9 of 1987, sec. 4.
Customs.
Poll-tax.
New South
New Wales and Zealand exact 100%, Tasinania only 10, while South Australia exacts no poll-tax. It is not clear that New Zealand and Tasmania do not levy the tax on all Asiatica, &c. on board, whether they land or not. This requires to be made clear.
Tasmania, sec. (4) of the Act of 1887, in addition to the pecuniary penalties, forfeits the ship. This Act is already in force, but the penalty is excessive, and an increased pecuniary penalty, for which the vessel should be liable, should suffice.
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