ON OSTRICH FEATHERS THEFT REPRESSION BILL. 25 



186. Within what time ? 'Within 14 days of the Mr. 

 sale. The police shall have the right to inspect P w^ e ^' 

 the buyer's books once a month. These books 

 should'be kept in English or Dutch. 



187. You are not in favour of a buyer being 

 allowed to keep his book in any otlier language ? 

 No. To continue No farmer should have the 

 right to sell feathers, or no buyer should be allowed 

 to buy feathers from anyone who is not a regis- 

 tered land owner or a lessee of the land, except 

 when he has received permission from the owner 

 of the farm on which he is living. This also holds 

 good in the case of farm children, unless they 

 have written consent from their guardians. I am 

 in favour of there being a compulsory registration 

 of brands for ostriches, and also of "check'' brands 

 in case of sales of birds. Higher fines should be 

 inflicted on people who are found branding birds 

 with brands of w r hich they are not the registered 

 ow r iiers, and also having a registered branding iron 

 in their possession w T hich does not belong to them. 

 I am also of opinion that no licences should be 

 issued to buyers without the consent of the 

 Divisional Council. 



188. Are you in favour of people who apply for 

 buyer's licences being required to give sureties y 

 I do not think that would help. 



189. Are you in favour of the licence being 

 raised ? It would be a good thing for the 

 Treasury, but would not affect the thefts of 

 feathers. 



190. Are you in favour of the registration of 

 ostriches ? Yes. 



191. As provided in the Bill ?* No, only that a 

 man is an owner of ostriches. 



192. Not of the number of birds he possesses ? 

 No, I do not think there is a farmer who farms 011 

 a large scale who can say how many birds he has. 



193. Would you be in favour of a buyer not 

 being allowed to buy feathers from anyone who 

 is not a registered owner of ostriches? Yes, I 

 would be in favour of that. 



