CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 437

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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]

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3. No Chinese subject who has been resident in any part of New Zealand for a number of years and is well known to his neighbours shall, if he desires to leave New Zealand temporarily with the intention of returning within 4 years, be required to leave his thumb impressions for identification.

4. Any Chinese subject who is able to pass the language test on entering New Zealand shall be allowed to land, like the subjects of other Powers, without paying any tax.

5. Any Chinese subject who is passing through New Zealand on his way to other countries shall be exempted from paying any tax, if he can find sureties to guarantee that he is a bona fide through traveller. If such traveller is afterwards found to remain in any part of New Zealand, he will be dealt with in accordance with clause 34 of the Immigration Restriction Act of 1908.

AFFAIRS OF CHINA.

CONFIDENTIAL.

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(No. 220.) Sir.

No. 1.

.:09 11 SEP 09

[August 16.]

SECTION 3.

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Mr. Rumbold to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received August 16.)

Tokyo, July 30, 1909. I HAVE the honour to report that the Dairen-Chefoo cable was opened to the public on the 16th instant.

On that date messages could only be sent to the Japanese post office in Chefoo, but I understand that communication with the Chinese telegraph office was to be opened on the 20th instant,

The rate fixed per word from any town in Manchuria where there is a Japanese office is 10 sen to the Japanese office in Chefoo, and 16 sen to the Chinese office in the same place.

I have, &c.

HORACE RUMBOLD.

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