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Coloured Copy of an official Chinese Head Tax certificate, consisting of an image of Lee Shing Dok and a written declaration of the payment of the Chinese Head Tax.

These certificates were issued to immigrants on entry to Canada. The Chinese Head…

It is a letter from a L.L Mound to the attorney general of British Columbia. It notes the death of fifteen Chinamen in a Cumberland mining incident. The letter writer understands the Crown government intends to be represented at the inquest into the…

This source is a handwritten document of a head tax certificate for the individual Jew Chew Gee. The source shows the number of the certificate. It is also signed by the Chief controller of Chinese immigration.

The source shows how Chinese…