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6, RUBBER DEALERS' LICENSES. 



The meeting goes into Committee to consider the Federal 

 Rubber Dealers Bill. 



Resolved unanimously, to suggest the following amendments : 



1. In section 2, para Cultivated Rubber " to read : 



*' Cultivated Rubber ' ' includes the leaves, bark, latex and any other 

 produce of any plant or tree on alienated land yielding rubber or gutta 

 percha in any form, but shall not include seeds and stumps : 



2. To add in Section 2, after "appoint in that behalf ;": 



■ Licensed Dealer" means a person who has obtained a license 

 under section 4, (//). 



3. In Section 3 to delete the following words : 



and that every license to keep a factory or place for the purpose of treating 

 cultivated rubber shall include all rights conveyed by a license to purchase 

 cultivated rubber. 



4. To substitute for Section 4 : 



4. (/) A license may be issued by the Licensing Officer upon applica- 

 tion and payment of $1 — and shall be substantially in the form of Schedule 

 A with such variations as may be necessary. 



Hi) A license may be issued by the Licensing Officer upon application 

 and payment of a fee of $100 — , and shall be substantially in the fonn of 

 Schedule B, but no license shall be issued until the applicant therefor shall 

 have made a deposit of five hundred dollars, to be returned as hereinafter 

 provided, such deposit shall be either by cash paid into the Treasury or by 

 delivery at the Treasury of a receipt Jrotn any Bank in the F.M.S. 

 appointed by the Resident General to receive such deposit evidencing the 

 payment of the said amount to the credit of the Government ivith such 

 Bank; interest allowed by the Bank on the amount referred to in such 

 receipt shall be payable to depositor. 



{Hi) Every license shall expire on the '^ist day of December of the 

 year in respect of which it is issued and shall be valid for the place and 

 purpose specified therein ; no license shall be transferable. 



5. In Section 6 (i) to substitute "4 (ii) " for ''4 (i) ". 



6. In Section 7, i and 7, iii to add after "licensee " the words 

 " and licensed dealer ". 



7. In Section 7, ii to substitute " licensed dealer " for " licensee." 



8. In Section 8, i to substitute " the production " for " all " and 

 to interpolate "production" between "of" and "purchase," and 

 "produced" between "rubber" and "purchased." 



