OX OSTKTCII FEATIIEKS THEFT REl'TCESSIOX JULL. 1 1 



67. I understand you arc an ostrich farmer in ^. M. s. 

 Oudtshoorn ? Yes. * Llp8 l hltz ' 



68. Are you a buyer of ostrich feathers as well ? Jlll y 12 ' 1!)07 

 ~I do buy a little, but my chief business is farm- 

 ing, which I have carried on for 15 years. 



69. Have you much trouble in Oudtshoorn with 

 regard to the theft of ostrich feathers ? No. I 

 personally have had one case, but there have only 

 been two convictions altogether in the last three 

 years. In my case the thief was my own neigh- 

 bour, and an ostrich farm owner. 



70. With regard to this Bill, do you agree with 

 it, or are there clauses you object to ? There are 

 clauses I object to. 



71. In regard to Clause Two. are you in favour 

 of having a higher licence fee than at present for 

 feather buyers V Yes, I think it should be raised 

 to 10. 



7 2. Are you in favour of licence holders provid- 

 ing sureties ? No. I am not in favour of that, 

 because strangers may find difficulty in obtaining 

 sureties, and would therefore be kept out of the 

 business. I think we should have as many buyers 

 as possible, in order to have competition. 



7.3. Are you in favour of a' buyer who has been 

 convicted of stealing ostrich feathers or receiving 

 stolen feathers being prevented from obtaining a 

 licence within a few years after V- Yes, he should 

 be prevented for two or three years. 



74. With regard to the powers of police officers, 

 what do you think of that clause ? I think the 

 police should have a little more power than they 

 have under the Act of 1883. Now, when feathers 

 are stolen one has to go to the village to get a 

 warrant from the Magistrate before the person 

 suspected can 1)0 searched, and by that time the 

 feathers are taken away or hidden. It would be 

 better if the police could go to the man suspected 

 without first having to get a warrant to search. 



75. Do you agree that a person who takes out a 

 licence at" Port Elizabeth should be able on that 



