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the intention of the Committee to have a very long 

 Bill. A short Bill with one or two clauses "is all 

 that we require to catch the thieves. 



275. You think the police should have more 

 power in regard to searching suspected persons ? 

 Yes, and I go further, if they meet a feather buyer 

 on the road whom they suspect, they should have 

 the right to examine his feathers " without lirst 

 obtaining a search warrant. 



Thursday, 8th Auyfist, 1907. 



PRESENT : 

 Mr. MlCHAU (Chairman). 



Mr. P. D. dc Yilliers. 

 Mr. 



Mr. I. J. van Zyl. 

 Mr.H.C. vanZyl. 

 Mr. Hurndall. 



The Honourable Victor Sampson, K.C.. M.L.A., 



examined : 

 Hon. 276. Chairman.^ You are the Attorney-General if 



V. Sampson, "Vr- 

 K.C.. M.L.A. ~ ts> 



277. You introduced a Bill into the Council 

 Lug. s, UK,:. dealin o w ith Ostrich Feather Thefts ? Yes. 



278. That Bill was circulated among Farmers' 

 Associations and others? Yes. 



279. Did you receive any comments or sugges- 

 tions with regard to that Bill ? Yes, I received a 

 good many, and I have some here which I should 

 like to hand in. I hand in copies of letters from 

 the Secretaries of the Oudtshoorn Fruitgrowers 

 Association. Koonap Farmers' Association, Somer- 

 set East Farmers' Association and the Bathurst 

 West Farmers' Association not printed], all 

 making certain suggestions with regard to 

 the Bill. These are all the amendments 

 I can find, and I think they cover pretty well 

 every one of the remarks that I have gathered 

 from different persons with regard to the 

 Bill. Some of them want licences to be issued by 



