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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 ten pund tax. (and the 1888 and 1896 amendments)
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The Old Age Pensions Act excluded naturalised Chinese
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English Reading test for 'Aliens' which included Chinese
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Chinese prevented from becoming naturalised ciizens
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immigration Restriction Act which required all aliens to apply for a permit to come and only the Minister of Customs could decide who was allowed to come as permanent residents
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Amendment to the Shops and offices Act stated 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 fruiterers from using their childrenas unpaid workers
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No more temporary permits or student visas issued to Chinese altough Chinese men were permitted to bring their immediate family to New Zealand
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immigration reveiw permtted Chinese with professional qualifacations to come to New Zealand
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Business immigration policy selected immigrants on their personal qualities and not on their race
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Shearers Accommodation Act stated that Chinese in the industry were to have sperate accomodation from the rest of the employees
