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Gaming act outlawed puckapoo and fan-tan two Chinese games of chance
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Poll tax law which made every Chinese person pay a 10 pound tax (and the 1888 and 1896 amendments)
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The old age pensions act excluded naturalised Chinese
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The poll tax was increased to a hundred pounds
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Immigration restriction act which along with excluding criminals, the insane and people with infections diseases also excluded Chinese.
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Shops and offices act stated that only British subjects could decide on the opening hours of shops and offices in each district.
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English reading test for "aliens" which included Chinese.
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Chinese prevented from becoming naturalised citizens.
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Amendment to shops and offices act started that all people working in fruit shops apart from the owner and his/her spouse had to be paid the basic wage.this stopped Chinese fruierers from using their Children as unpaid workers
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War refugees, including Chinese, allowed to Come on a temporary basis. Tax on Chinese abolished.
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Immigration review permitted Chinese with professional qualifications to come to New Zealand.
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Business immigration policy selected immigrants on thier personal qualities and on there race.