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tional hardship imposed upon himself without it- 

 benefiting him in any way. It is his duty to sell his 

 feathers to men whom he considers honest. I am 

 in favour of ostrich farmers registering themselves 

 as owners of ostriches, so that if a buyer goes to a 

 farmer to buy feathers he should ask him whether 

 he is a registered owner of ostriches, and should 

 ask him to produce his certificate, if he deems 

 desirable. 



42. Or a buyer could go to the magistrate and find 

 out who are the registered owners of ostriches in 

 the district V That would be troublesome. 



43. You are not in favour of owners registering 

 the number of birds they possess but only that they 

 possess ostriches '? Yes, that is my opinion. 



44. Mr. Hiu-ndalL'] Would you agTee that 110 buyer 

 should be allowed to purchase feathers from an 

 owner who is not registered as such ? Yes. I 

 would make it that a buyer has no right to buy 

 from a man who is not registered. 



45. In the event of a man not registering he is 

 bound to go and sell his feathers in the town ? 

 Yes. 



46. That would prevent any buyer purchasing 

 feathers from natives and coloured people V Yes. 



47. Mr. H. C. van ZylJ\ The man who is not regis- 

 tered must sell his feathers in a public market. 

 lie should not be allowed to sell to traders ? He 

 should have the right, but the trader should not be 

 allowed to buy. 



48. Chairman. ~\ Clauses Six to Twelve all deal 

 with the subject of registration. Clause Thirteen 

 Exemptions. "Wild ostrich feathers. Under this 

 Bill owners of wild birds are exempt from 

 registering. Do j ou agree with that ? No I do 

 not agree with that. He must register himself as an 

 owner of ostriches. There should be no class legis- 

 lation. 



49. Mr. HurndaH.~\ But a large number of wild 

 ostrich feathers come down from the interior. 

 What about them ? Those are feathers from out- 





