In 1881 a law imposed a poll tax (initially of £10, raised in 1896 to £100) on all Chinese who sought to enter New Zealand. The number of Chinese who could come on any one ship was also limited. This was the first piece of legislation which restricted the entry of immigrants. The poll tax remained on the statute books until 1944, although the tax was not collected after 1934.
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Reference:
New Zealand Statutes, 1881, pp. 301–3.
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