30 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE 



p f- F 2.25. Mr. Hurndall.] You do not think it would 

 ,Veyer.' be any hardship on the buyer having to give the 

 ii is" 1907 sc U cr a counterfoil or duplicate receipt ? There 

 would be 110 hardship whatever. 



226. This duplicate stating the weight and de- 

 scription of the feathers ? Yes. 



227. That would prevent the buyer doing away 

 with rubbishy feathers and making up the weight 

 with good feathers ? Yes. 



228. Chairman.] Could the present register used 

 by the buyers be so arranged that a counterfoil be 

 added to it ? Yes. 



229. Mr. Bellingan.] Would it not be very 

 troublesome for farmers to have to send the dupli- 

 cate receipt or counterfoil given to them by the 

 buyers to a police station ? No. I think it is our 

 duty to do all we can to put a stop to the thefts of 

 ostrich feathers. 



230. Chairman.} Have you any other suggestion 

 to make ? No. 



Friday. July 19th. 1907. 



PllE.SEXT : 

 ME. MICH ATI (Chairman.) 



Mr. P. D. de Villiers. 

 Mr. Hurndall. 

 Mr. I. J. van Zvl. 



Mr. H. C. van Zyl, 

 Mr. Bellingan. 



. H M s choe . Mr. Johannes Hendrik Schoeman, M.L.A., examined. 

 .M.L.A. 23i, Chairman.} You are a Member of the House 

 ,i -,iy is*. 1907. O f Assembly ? \ es. 



232. You farm and live in Oudtshoom ? Yes. 



233. You are an ostrich farmer ? Yes. 



234. 1 suppose you have made yourself acquainted 

 with the Ostrich Feather* Theft Repression Bill 

 which has been introduced into the Council ? 

 Yes. 



235. Do you agree with the Bill, or have you any 

 objections to it ? I have objections. 



