Sentence:  There remains one case to be considered, that of the deportation of the <WSD>Kanakas</WSD> who were introduced into Queensland for the purpose of work on the sugar plantations....It was, however, felt in the south that a white Australia was essential, and the Commonwealth passed in 1901 an Act (No. 16) which arranged for the deportation of all <WSD>Kanakas</WSD> within a few years. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A South Pacific Islander, especially a labourer in Australia or Canada.