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PM R23675726-0001 - Poll Tax Certificate Mrs, Ching Ting (Born at Canton) - Age 25 - Arrived aboard Wakatipu - Certificate issued in Wellington 24 January 1898 - Paid £100

Mrs, Ching Ting (Born at Canton) - Age 25 - Arrived aboard Wakatipu - Certificate issued in Wellington 24 January 1898 - Paid £100 https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE84361628

Born in Canton[1][2], and living in Hong Kong[3], Ching Fan arrived to New Zealand in 1898[1][2] aboard the SS Wakatipu, aged 25[1][2]. Before disembarking, she married Chin Ting. Chin Ting successfully applied to have Ching Fan's £100[1] Poll Tax refunded, setting legal precedent.

PM R23675726 (rev)-0002 Mrs, Ching Ting (Born at Canton) - Age 25 - Arrived aboard Wakatipu - Certificate issued in Wellington 24 January 1898 - Paid £100

Reverse: Mrs, Ching Ting (Born at Canton) - Age 25 - Arrived aboard Wakatipu - Certificate issued in Wellington 24 January 1898 - Paid £100 https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE84361628

Chin Ting wedding 2

Her Poll Tax Certificate was issued in Wellington on 24 January 1898[1][2]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Archives New Zealand. (2018, March 21). Certificates of entry butts (poll tax) for Chinese immigrants arriving at Wellington [record group] (R23675726). Retrieved 20 November 2018, from https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=23675726
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mrs, Ching Ting (Born at Canton)—Age 25—Arrived aboard Wakatipu—Certificate issued in Wellington 24 January 1898—Paid £100 (Item Code: R23675726 Series Code: 8836). (1898). National Libray of New Zealand; ACGV. https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE84361628
  3. A Chinese Wedding (New Zealand Times etc) February 1898 https://wellingtonchinesehistory.wikia.com/wiki/A_Chinese_Wedding_(New_Zealand_Times_etc)_February_1898

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