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APPENDIX C. Immigration Begulations. Prohibited Immigrants. The following persons are prohibited from entering New Zealand : — (1.) Idiots or insane persons. (2.) Persons suffering from contagious diseases which are loathsome or dangerous (including tuberculosis). (3.) Persons arriving in New Zealand within two years after the termination of a period of imprisonment for a serious offence. (4.) Persons who are disaffected or disloyal, or of such a character that their presence would be injurious to the peace, order, and good government of the Dominion. (5.) Persons not of British birth and parentage unless in possession of permits issued by the Comptroller of Customs. Note. —A person is not deemed to be of British birth and parentage merely because he or his parents or either of them is a naturalized British subject or because he is an aboriginal Native of any Dominion (other than New Zealand), colony, possession, or protectorate of His Majesty. Application for such permits should be made in writing to the Minister of Customs, Wellington. A form for the purpose can be obtained from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, 415 Strand W.C. 2. When persons arrive in New Zealand who are lunatic, idiotic, deaf, dumb, blind, or infirm, and are likely to become a charge upon any public or charitable institution, the master or owner of the ship by which such persons come to New Zealand may be required to enter into a bond for £100 for each such person, guaranteeing his support or maintenance for five years. The bond may be given by the friends of the person concerned if satisfactory to the Collector of Customs. Every person of fifteen years or over must on arrival in New Zealand make a declaration giving certain particulars regarding himself, such as name, age, nationality, race or people to which he belongs, residence, and places of birth of himself and parents. In addition, persons who are not British subjects under the laws of New Zealand, are required on arrival to take the oath of obedience to the laws of the Dominion.

APPENDIX D. Procedure under the Nomination System. 1. Nomination forms arc obtainable at the majority of post-offices and from the Immigration Department in Wellington, and must be forwarded to that Department on completion. 2. On acceptance of a nomination by the Department, particulars arc either cabled to the High Commissioner or communicated by mail to him ; a flat rate of £1. is charged for cabling an. ordinary nomination. Ecmittances received with nomination are transmitted to nominees free of charge ; subsequent remittances are transmitted by cable at a flat rate of 10s., or by mail free of charge. 3. The High Commissioner notifies nominees of the receipt of the nominations and states whether or not any passage-money has been deposited in Now Zealand. He gives full particulars of the cost of the various classes of accommodation. Medical examination is arranged (at the expense of the nominees), and reports as to character are obtained from nominees' referees. If everything is satisfactory passages are arranged. 4. As soon as possible after a draft of migrants has left England the High Commissioner despatches a cablegram to New Zealand giving full particulars as to the nominees and selected migrants comprising the draft. 5. On receipt of the cable message the necessary particulars are noted to enable the Immigration Department to get into touch with the nominators. Notices are prepared and addressed to each nominator and are posted to them as soon as advice is received that the vessel concerned has cleared the Panama Canal. The advice gives approximate date of arrival of nominees and port of arrival, and requosts a notification as to where the nominator intends meeting the nominees. 6. The replies with advice-notes for nominees, together with any private letters received, and a sheet of general instructions, are then enclosed and addresses to each nominee ready for distribution on arrival of the vessel. Special letters are addressed to migrants who are without friends or nominators in New Zealand.

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