The Mote in N.Z.'s Eye!: Asiatic Labour in Samoa and New Zealand

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Owen G.

The Mote In N.Z.’S Eye!

Asiatic Labour in Samoa and New Zealand From Our Own Correspondent.

APIA, Dec. 23. \ S the New Zealand Government are apparently determined to stick to their intention to repatriate the vitally necessary Chinese plantation labourers from Samoa, thus destroying the European plantation industry, the European settlers have decided to fight for their existence, and against the shortsighted policy of the N.Z. Labour Government, with all means at their disposal.

It has been pointed out by the Europeans that, while the New Zealand public may not be much interested in the Chinese problem in Western Samoa, there is an Asiatic problem in New Zealand which has a Chinese and Hindu population of over 5000. While the N.Z. Government propose to deprive the planters of Samoa of their Chinese plantation labour, for which no substitute is available, they allow the numerous Asiatics in New Zealand to monopolize the market gardening and laundry business, as well as the fruit trade, and thus to deprive many white New Zealanders of a livelihood.

The question is asked here; If the N.Z.

Government are so anxious to solve the “Asiatic problem” by doing away with