Wellington Chinese HistoryLetter dated #OnThisDay 25 March 1912 from from Dept of Internal Affairs to Willie Pong of Hawera about his Letters of Naturalisation, states that it "not considered advisable at present to grant letters of Naturalisation to persons of the Chinese race"
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Willie Pong
On 18 March 1912, name Willie Pong, living on High Street, Hawera, Whanganui[1], writes to the Department of Internal Affairs as to the status of his application for Naturalisation[1], his letter read: These posts are for historical interest, and are posted apolitically. Help support the Wellington Chinese History project: Scroll and zoom on the map to explore locations in Wellington of significance to the Wellington Chinese community.