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whether orer or under the age of 18 years for eniph)yment in domestic, 

 agricultural, or general farming' operations, unless the farmer or the 

 native so sent out is in effect acting- as a laboui' agent or, in the case 

 (if the native, as a runner. 



When a farmer or other person in the course of ohiaining natives 

 lor his own employment procures natives on l>elialf of another farmer, 

 hut is not engaged in the lecruitment of natives for profit as an 

 habitual business or as his trade or calling* he will not, by such 

 isolated act of recruiting, be deemed to be practising as a labour 

 agent and to fall within the requirements of the Act. 



If. however, a body of farmers or other individuals united undei- 

 an organization for the jirocuring or supplying of native laboui 

 actively undeitake i-ecruiting, the agent oi- agents acting on behalf 

 of such an organization will necessarily come under the provisions of 

 the law and be required to be licensed. Under the provisions of 

 Section G of the Act, a licence cannot be issued in the name of such 

 company, partnership, or association, and such agents are prohibited 

 from recruiting natives under the age of eighteen years. 



As an em])loyer of agricultural lalxmr can recruit natives for his 

 personal employment, he can exercise this power through the medium 

 of a servant, whether European or native, and such servant need not 

 be licensed. 



]iy Section 8 (3) of the Act, a labour agent cannot recruit for 

 more than one employer of native labouiers without the consent of 

 the Director of Native Laboui-. By the provisions of paragraph (2) 

 of Government Xotice Xo. 179'». of December. 1912. the magistrate 

 of the district is vested with the powers conferred on the Director 

 when the endorsement sought is to recruit for employment in 

 agricultural or domestic service. 



Citrus Export Season, 1920. 



The citrus croj) of 1920 is likely to be a light one, but the 

 quality of the fruit generally will be above the average. A small 

 crop, combined with a shortage of fruit boxes, will naturally affect 

 the export trade this season. About 2000 tons i)er mouth of cold 

 stoi'age space will be available on steamships for carrying the fruit to 

 tlie oversea market, and as few pines are exj)ected for export, the 

 space should be sutticient to cope with the trade. It is estimated 

 that next year some 4000 tons of cold storage accommodation will be 

 required monthly during the season (four months) for the citrus and 

 pineapple export trade. 



Prize Wine and Brandy. 



An analysis was carried out by Mr. St. C. O. Sinclair, Government 

 Analyst, Capetown, of twenty-five samples of wine and one sample of 

 brandv, awarded prizes at the Western Province Agricultural Society 

 Wine'Show. 1919. 



