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141. Are you in favour of ostrich owners regis- F 

 tering their brands for ostriches in the same way M 



as they do for cattle ? Will that help to stop MJ ^ A - 

 thefts ? I am not against it. but I do not see that July is, 1907. 

 it would stop thieving. 



142. It has been suggested that owners of 

 ostriches should give notice to their neighbours 

 before they collect their birds for plucking. Are 

 you in favour of that V No I am not. and it would 

 be a nuisance. As far as I am concerned though 

 they may come and look at my camp any time 

 they please. 



143. Arc you in favour of giving the police more 

 power so that they can search, any person they 

 suspect without first having to obtain a search 

 warrant y Yes, 1 think that would be a good 

 thing. 



144. Do they examine the registers of buyers 

 now ? No. I do not think so. 



145. Are you in favour of the registers which are 

 kept by buyers being kept in other languages than 

 Dutch and English ? No. only in Dutch and 

 English. 



146. Not in German or Yiddish ? No. 



147. Are you in favour of children being allowed 

 to sell ostrich feathers ? No. 



148. Are you in favour of a buyer not being- 

 allowed to buy ostrich feathers from a person who 

 is not a registered ostrich owner ? Yes. 



149. Mr. J. J. ran Zi/l] In the proposed Bill 

 provision is made that no one who has been found 

 guilty of stealing feathers or of having bought 

 stolen feathers shall be given a licence until two 

 or three years afterwards. Are you in favour of 

 that ? Yes. 



150. Do not you think it advisable that pro- 

 vision should be made in the Bill that "bywoners" 

 who are registered as owners of birds in the way 

 we propose, shall not have the right to sell their 

 feathers, or that 110 one shall be allowed to buy the 

 feathers without the consent of the owner of the 



