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[Letter from the Department of Trade and Commerce to the Provincial Treasurer of the Province of Nova Scotia] Canada. Department of Trade and Commerce

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Letter from the Department of Trade and Commerce in Ottawa transferring a cheque of $287.50 to the provincial treasury of Nova Scotia. The cheque is worth 25% of the total collection of head tax payments paid by Chinese immigrants entering Nova Scotia from June 30, 1893 to June 30, 1900.; 信件註明貿易和商業部現付上加元$287.50的支票致新斯科舍省財政部。支票的面值等同於從1893年6月30日至1900年6月30日期間進入該省的華人所繳納的人頭稅總額之百分之二十五。

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Title
[Letter from the Department of Trade and Commerce to the Provincial Treasurer of the Province of Nova Scotia]; [貿易和商業部部長致新斯科舍省財政長官的信]
Creator
Canada. Department of Trade and Commerce
Date Created
1900-08-17
Description
Letter from the Department of Trade and Commerce in Ottawa transferring a cheque of $287.50 to the provincial treasury of Nova Scotia. The cheque is worth 25% of the total collection of head tax payments paid by Chinese immigrants entering Nova Scotia from June 30, 1893 to June 30, 1900.; 信件註明貿易和商業部現付上加元$287.50的支票致新斯科舍省財政部。支票的面值等同於從1893年6月30日至1900年6月30日期間進入該省的華人所繳納的人頭稅總額之百分之二十五。
Subject
Race Discrimination; Canada--Race relations; Chinese--Canada; Canada--Emigration and immigration--History; Canada--Emigration and immigration--Government policy; Canada. Taxation
Geographic Location
Ottawa (Ont.)
Person Or Corporation
Department of Trade and Commerce; Provincial Treasurer of Nova Scotia; 加拿大貿易和商業部; 新斯科舍省財政部
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
GRI_026
Collection
Chinese Canadian Stories
Series
Early Chinese History in the Maritimes
Source
Original Format: Saint Mary's University. Gorsebrook Research Institute.
Date Available
2012-05-02
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Gorsebrook Research Institute: gorsebrook@smu.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0367481
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Gorsebrook Research Institute: gorsebrook@smu.ca