The fifteen Chinese who arrived at Wellington from Sydney by the Eivcrina included an infant whose age ia le3s than a fortnight. As the child was horn in Sydney, the argument has been rateed that in the eyes of the law it is an Australian and not a Chinese, and that therefore the.parents arfl not liable for the payment of the poll tax of £IOO. The money' was paid on deposit to the Collector of Customs, and the question of whether the tSx must he exacted haa been referred tf the Minister for Customs-
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Taranaki Daily News, 1 May 1920, Page 9
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94Page 9 Advertisements Column 5 Taranaki Daily News, 1 May 1920, Page 9
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