b2 OSTKICH-FARMING IN SOUTH AFEICA. 



AoTeemeiit made and entered into between Mr. A., on tne 

 first part, and Mr. B., on tlie second part, by which — 



1. The first-named agrees to lend the second-named fifty 

 ostriches, avemging in age one year, to be farmed by the 

 second-named on the halves — that is, Mr. B, is to find grazing 

 and to bear all and every expense connected with the birds. 



2. Tiio birds to remain, as now, the sole property of Mr. A. 



3. The value of these birds is agreed between the above- 

 named par+ies to be twenty pounds sterling each. 



•i. That the j)roceeds of all feathers sold from these birds 

 shall be equally divided hj Mr. B. mthin one month of such 

 sale, who shall submit to Mr. A. original account sales of such 

 feathers : provided that, before any such division of money, 

 Mr. B. shall pay out of it to Mr. A. the sum of £20 for every 

 bu'd that has died or been lost up to that date; and if such 

 feather money is not sufficient to pay for all so deficient, the 

 remainder shall be made up out of the next feather sales. 



5. That a bird shall be deemed lost after it has been missing 

 one calendar month; but should it afterwards bo recovered, 

 Mr. A. shall refund to Mr. B. £10 sterling for such bird. 



6. On or about the first day of each calendar month Mr. B. 

 shall send to Mr. A. a re^^ort in writing of the state of his 

 veutm-e, answering therein any reasonable questions Mr. A. 

 may have submitted to him. 



7. This agreement to terminate three years from the date 

 thereof. At its expiration Mr. B. shall deliver the birds to 



Mr. A. in Y a, to be sold by him at auction on the public 



market, who shall pay to Mr. B. one-third of whatever they 

 may net over and above £20 each. 



8. Any breach of this contract to be held good and sufficient 

 grounds for the aggrieved party to cancel the same, irrespective 

 of any other remedy he may seek. 



9. In any j)lace where Mr, A. is here named, it shall be 

 taken to mean himself or his duly-appointed substitute. 



