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The Hon. T. Playford yesterday virvd to all (he oolooiw (hat adecision had been arrived at bj the Cabinet imposing a *10 poll tax on all Chinese arriving in the Territory, or fearing for any part of the colony about two hundred miles south of Fort Darwin; afeo proclaiming aa infected an ports of Chisa or dependencies, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Timor, and Xetherlands-Indin, and ordering twenty-one days’ quarantine of nil vessels arriving therefrom. The foregoing has afeo been cabled to the coon tries named. The poll-tax is only imposed sabjeet to the ensuing sanction of Parliament.The Ministry ooosiders that the influx of Chinees may still exceed their anticipations, bat is of opinion that the foregoing precautions will prove a sufficient check; bid if farther compHcataoas arise they will take any additional steps which may be found necessary, relying on the npport of Pariiameat and Australia generally.Several local political associations have also been discussing the matter, and have generally arrived at the condnsion that it m of very serious importance; they represented to thePremier the oooclnHon at which thsy had arrived, who replied that he thought the Mepa already takaa would prove amply sufficient.The Bunm acknowledges the powerful public feeling which has been aroused against the Chinese, but imagines there will be considerable difficulty in administering the provisions of the measure about to be imposed. It expresses the opinion that Parliament should have been
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Darwin North Australian
Darwin, Northern Territory, AU
Sat, Mar 03, 1888
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