IMMIGRATION LAWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1041, 4 August 1930, Page 11

IMMIGRATION LAWS

REGULATIONS FOR LANDING IN SAMOA RESTRICTIONS REVISED On Monday next the consolidated and revised regulations governing the landing in Samoa of persons from overseas will come into force. There is a definite prohibition against the landing of people whose presence may be injurious to the peace, order, or good government of the territory, and those who, at any time within five years of the date of their arrival in Samoa, have been convicted of any criminal offence punishable by imprisonment for one year, or who have been released from such imprisonment within five years. Except by the authority of the Administrator, no immigrant can land in Samoa until he has signed a declaration giving particulars of name, age, nationality, parentage, proposed duration of residence, business in Samoa, •and the amount of English money in his possession. Under a new regulation, the Collector of Customs Is required to obtain from the person desiring to land a security sufficient to cover the cost of transport to some place outside Samoa, should he not be permitted to land in Samoa. The security may be either a cash deposit up to £SO, a boat ticket, or a guarantee. Persons desirous of landing must also declare their preparedness to swear or affirm to obey the laws of Western Samoa. SPECIAL PERMIT Under .the new regulations, the Chinese, against whom there was a specific ban by the 1.924 regulations, come under the general restriction applied to all persons other than those of British parentage, for whom a special permit is required. While the Chinese will not be required to swear their willingness to obey the laws, they must declare that they are not disaffected or dangerous persons, or those who advocate the overthrow of constitutional government by force or violence.

The regulations define immigrants as persons who are not Samoans, permanent residents of Samoa, or persons born there. The issue of permits and temporary permits for labourers brought to Samoa for service for definite periods is also dealt with iu the regulations.