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No. 9.
AUSTRALIA.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL LORD TENNYSON to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
(No. 218.)
(Received January 26, 1903.)
[Copy to Foreign Office, February 4, 1903. L.F.]
Commonwealth of Australia, Governor-General,
December 22, 1902.
REFERRING to your circular despatch, dated 16th October, 1902,* forwarding to the Officers Administering the Governments of the States of Australia a copy of correspondence with the Foreign Office respecting the position in Australia of Asiatics, and in particular of Japanese, I now have the honour, at the instance of Prime Minister, to invite your attention to the existing Commonwealth Laws,
my which deal more or less directly with Asiatics, for instance:-
The Post and Telegraph Act, 1901, Section 16; and
The Commonwealth Franchise Act, 1902, Section 4.
2. With respect to the various State Acts regulating the admission of persons to Australia, I have the honour to state that the Immigration Restriction Act of the Commonwealth is administered in priority to the Acts of any of the States of Australia.
3. The provisions of Section 92 of the Constitution relating to the free inter- course among the States may also be considered as of importance.
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I have, &c.,
TENNYSON,
Governor-General.
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The Chinese Immigration Restriction Act, 1888, Amendment Act, 1890,
54 Vict., No. 29.
The Jury Act of 1867, 31 Vict., No. 34, s. 3.
I have not sent a copy of this despatch to the Governor-General.
(No. 1.)
SIR,
I have, &c.,
HERBERT CHERMSIDE,
Governor.
No. 11.
VICTORIA.
GOVERNOR SIR G. S. CLARKE to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
(Received February 9, 1903.)
Aliens, Nos. 1063, 1462.
State Government House, Melbourne, January 2, 1903.
Sugar Beet Works, No. 1440. Factories and Shops, Nos. 1445, 1654. Police Offences, No. 1126. Licensing, No. 1111.
Constitution, Nos. 1075, 1242, 1601, 1701. Chinese, No. 1073.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 42, of the 16th October last,* respecting the position in Australia of Asiatics, and in particular Japanese, and to transmit copies of Acts, &c., as noted in the margin, giving information as to the position in Australia of Asiatics, so far as this State is concerned. In practice, regard- ing memorials for naturalization from Syrians, inquiries are made (independently of the pro- visions of the Aliens Act) as to their character, circumstances, and the likelihood of their per-. manent settlement in Victoria. Japanese are not treated differently from other aliens. The question of dealing specially with Syrian and Indian hawkers has been much discussed, but has not been dealt with by legislation.
Gold Buyers, No. 1780.
Juries, No. 1104.
Mines, No. 1514 (see Regulations attached).
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No. 10.
QUEENSLAND.
GOVERNOR SIR H. CHERMSIDE to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
(No. 98.) SIR,
(Received February 9, 1903.)
Government House, Brisbane, Queensland, December 22, 1902. I HAVE the honour, with reference to your despatch, Queensland, No. 48,* enclosing copy of correspondence with the Foreign Office, in which information is sought by the French Government respecting Laws or Regulations applicable in Australia, to Immigrants of Asiatic race, particularly Japanese, on arrival, to reply as follows:- A
I have the honour to forward you one copy of each of the undermentioned Queensland Acts† dealing with the matter, but beg to state that Japanese are not specifically referred to in these provisions:-
Aliens Act of 1867, 31 Vict., No. 8.
dd The Elections Act of 1885, 49 Vict., No. 13, s. 6.
The Sale and Use of Poisons Act, 1891, 55 Vict., No. 11, s. 7.
***The Railways Construction (Land Subsidy) Act of 1892, 56 Vict., No. 11,
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The Land Act, 1897, 61 Vict., No. 25, s. 85 (2).
. The Mining Act of 1898, 62 Vict,, No. 24, 8s. 15 (7), 17, 24, 30, 71, 88, 89,
90, 92, 97.7
The Chinese Immigration Restriction Act, 1888, 53 Vict., No. 22.
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↑ Not reprinted.
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No. 12.
VICTORIA: QUEENSLAND.
I have, &c.,
G. S. CLARKE.
COLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.
SIR,
Downing Street, February 24, 1903. I AM directed to transmit to you, for the information of Lord Lansdowne with reference to the letter from this Office of the 4th of February,f the accompanying copies of despatches§ with their enclosures in original, from the Governors of Victoria and Queensland, on the subject of the laws affecting the position of Asiatics. 2. I am at the same time to observe that in each of these States there are also in force the Acts of the Commonwealth of Australia, copies of which accompanied the letter from this Office of the 4th of February.
I am, &c.,
H. BERTRAM COX.
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• No. 3. ↑ Not reprinted.
L.F. transmitting copy of No. 9.
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