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On 13 September 1900 Young Hee, a Chinese law clerk in Greymouth, submitted a petition to parliament asking for the prohibition or limitation of the importation of opium. The petition stated that ‘opium smoking is most injurious, harmful and degrading, both morally and physically to those who indulge it and renders such persons unfit for the ordinary duties of life’. It pointed to the continued increase in the importation and consumption of opium in New Zealand, particularly in the Chinese migrant community, but also among Europeans as well. 541 people, mostly Chinese miners, signed the petition and it led to the creation of the 1901 Opium Prohibition Act, New Zealand’s first prohibition on drugs. The campaign against opium smoking was initiated and driven by the Chinese community. However, while the petition stated that opium addiction was a problem for Chinese and non-Chinese alike, the subsequent Act targeted and discriminated against the Chinese. No permits for importing opium could be given to the Chinese, and police were able to enter premises occupied by Chinese on suspicion of possessing opium without a search warrant – which was not repealed until 1965. This petition is part of the Legislative Department record group of papers brought before the Houses of Parliament and records of Select Committees. The entire petition has been digitised and can be viewed on Archway: www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=17688253 Archive reference: LE 1 370 1900/9 For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter twitter.com/ArchivesNZ |
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