ON OXT1IK 1C 1'K.M I1KHS THEFT ItEl'ltESSIOX KILL. 3 



allowed to carry on his business. As far as I can Mr.M.j. 

 gather this Bill aims at putting a good deal of 

 hardship on the producer and the buyer but not Jul . v l -' 1007 

 011 the thief. I am in favour of making the 

 punishment very severe for the thief and the per- 

 son who buys the stolen feathers. 



14. The '"smouser" buys the feathers from 

 " bywoners" and coloured people and takes them 

 to the village and sells them there to some one 

 else, and that is where the trouble comes in ? Yes. 

 but if the buyer has to enter particulars as to 

 where he got the feathers. <fcc., in his register, it 

 would be all right. 



15. You agree that if the police desire it he 

 should be compelled to show them the feathers 

 and give all particulars concerning their purchase? 



Yes, I fully agree with that as long as it is at a 

 reasonable time. 



] 6. Mr. H. C. van Zt/L] You are not in favour of 

 the applicant for a licence having to procure 

 sureties ? No, it would not work at all well, as it 

 would reduce competition. 



17. Mr. HurndallJ] You say you are against 

 sureties, but in favour of the licence fee being- 

 higher. "What is the licence" fee at the present 

 time ? 5. 



18. Does that enable a firm to send a number of 

 buyers into the country to buy feathers on one 

 lice ace ? No ; but I may say that in the Eastern 

 Province and Port Elizabeth particularly they do 

 practise that, but in Oudtshoorn. we take out a 

 separate licence for each buyer. The question 

 cropped up a fortnight ago at Port Elizabeth, and I 

 feel it my duty to bring the matter to your notice. 



19. And each one should keep his own register ? 

 Yes. 



20. You think buyers would be satisfied to pay 

 a 10 licence ? Yes. They would not grumble at 

 tha<. 



21. Mr. Bellingan.] Do not you think if the 

 licence fee is raised it would reduce the number of 



