Day 259 - 10 Jun 96 - Page 49
1 Q. That was the words he said to you, was it?
2 A. Absolutely.
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4 Q. It is not quite possible that he said something to you
5 which you could have misunderstood and interpreted as
6 meaning he was happy?
7 A. He was either happy or he was unhappy, and he was never
8 unhappy. He was very happy with the way the department was
9 run.
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11 Q. That was your opinion?
12 A. No. It was his opinion, as given to me.
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14 MS. STEEL: Personally, I think this whole thing is something of
15 a farce, because it is quite clear that the only purpose of
16 the Plaintiffs' calling this witness is to bring in
17 somebody else's opinion, because there is no other reason
18 for it.
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20 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just put your challenges, let the witness
21 leave the witness box, and give me your comment when you
22 make your submissions on the matter of employment in due
23 course. You know what the procedure is. You have had
24 two years' experience of cross-examination.
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26 MS. STEEL: In our experience, our hearsay evidence has not
27 been allowed.
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29 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Please just put your challenges to the
30 witness, and I will ask her to leave the witness box and
31 you can make your comments later.
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33 MS. STEEL: Except where it has been given as the reason for
34 somebody doing something as a consequence of what was said.
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36 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Please follow the proper procedure.
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38 MR. MORRIS: (To the witness) When Mr. Mills came to your
39 offices, he was dealing with salaries and he was dealing
40 with crew; yes?
41 A. He could have been dealing with either on the day that
42 he came, depending on which -----
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44 Q. Sometimes he dealt with some matters and sometimes he dealt
45 with other matters?
46 A. That is right.
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48 Q. He did not deal with all matters all the time?
49 A. No, he could not; there was not enough hours in the
50 day, probably. He chose -- if he had an inquiry to follow,
51 he followed it, whether it was crew or management,
52 depending on him, not on me.
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54 Q. Right. Do you remember the dates of his last visits?
55 A. No, I certainly do not, no.
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57 Q. Do you remember if he visited in 1986 and 1987?
58 A. I was on maternity leave in 1986, so I cannot speak for
59 then. But he visited twice a year during the time that
60 I was there.
