Bowser, William John

Creator: Province (newspaper)

Article from The Vancouver Daily Province discussing the notice of amendment to the Vancouver Incorporation Act to exclude South Asian Canadians from voting in municipal elections.

Front page article on the pending arrest of Houssein Rahim for voting in direct violation of the Provincial Elections Act.

A news clipping describing, in detail, the unanimous decision by the British Columbia legislature to exclude South Asian immigrants from the right to vote. It includes several quotes from various members on the bill, reasons why they would vote for it, and on other related topics pertaining to immigrants in British Columbia including the Medical Board of Examiners and the potential reaction from the Canadian federal government and the British imperial government to the decision.

A news clipping discussing a bill to propose an amendment to the Provincial Elections Act that would disallow any South Asian immigrants from voting, in spite of being British citizens.