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Mr. M. s licence to buy feathers anywhere in the Colony '. J 

 Yes. I think it would 'be better to have one 

 July 12.1JM.7. licence for the whole Colony. 



76. Would you then be hi favour of such person 

 who has taken out his licence in Port Elizabeth 

 being compelled to show it to the police oi' another 

 district when he wishes to buy feathers in 

 that district ? That would mean delay and incon- 

 venience. 



77. You kiiosv the purpose of this Bill is to 

 repress thieving. Xow. there is a clause in the 

 Dill that every ostrich farmer should register his 

 birds. Do you agree with that ? Xo, but I should 

 think that every owner of ostriches should register 

 that he is an owner of ostriches. Then when a 

 buyer came to a farm he can say to the owner, 

 Are you a registered owner of ostriches ? " 



78. Are you in favour of any buyer buying from 

 a man who is not a registered owner ? -So. I am 

 also against a buyer buying from children. They 

 know they cannot buy from black children, but 

 they buy from white children. If a child has 

 feathers which it has picked up in a camp T 

 they should be iven to the father or ouardiaii to 

 sell. 



79. Mr. BclUnyan:} What should be the age of 

 a child before it should be permitted to sell 

 feathers'? Fifteen or eighteen years. But now 

 they begin to sell feathers as soon as they can 

 speak. 



80. Chair man.'] Are you in favour of a farmer 

 being compelled to give 1 his neighbours notice of 

 his intention to commence plucking ? Xo. that 

 would be very troublesome. 



81. Do you think it would be a check 011 thiev- 

 ing ? I do not see that it would be. It would not 

 be in the Oudtshoorn district. 



82. Do not you think it would be a good thing to 

 have a Brands llegistratioii Act in connection with 

 ostriches that is that owners should have their 

 brands registered ? Do not vou think that would 



