THE CHINESE BILL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1754, 23 June 1888, Page 3

THE CHINESE BILL.

' The pomnit’ee of the members of the House of Representatives appointed to draw up reasons for ‘ disagreeing with the amendment aside by the Legislative Conned in the Chinese Bill- have formulated Uios<reasons as follows s—(1) Aa '“J I , the interpretation of the word Chinese, Introduced by the new section 2, will defeat the object of the Bill by permitun* the immigration of persons of the Chinos* ' race who* although natural bora British subjects, have all the which render them andesirable citizens in a European community. (2) As t i sections lift 11 ,12, that the Chinese who live in do not as e t« e an Intelligent interest in the affa]B°fth looal governing bodies, (3) that loose ' CWne.s Mpeci.ll, 1 neglect ujbnojw »tor.lind British ,ob].cl. WjltiD to ■ colonr, .li° w D 0 de.trn to abandpn Ibex k,bif ol onlr Mlliioj to • oonrmonity temporarily, «nd therefore c»nnot be , regarded as citisens who will be mindful of the . permanent, welfare of the. commonity which they may fpr. the time resideV (4) that the, P h^ B ®. thought and life are so unlike those of the European population, that they do not ■ 1 understand the institutions of the country, and are likely to introduce into our local ~ aloctions an incongruous, and therefore a "" stMtilrbiber’ olwment; (5y that for the foregoing reasons the right to vote at lodaf-elections ought not to extend to Chinese who are not naturalised.