Day 184 - 06 Nov 95 - Page 60
1 Ballantyne's wife plays in this whole picture.
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3 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is the first time she has come into it.
4 There is nothing in any of your statements, is there, about
5 her? If you have a particular positive suggestion to put,
6 put it.
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8 MR. MORRIS (To the witness): Did Cam Ballantyne's wife know the
9 other parents that were involved?
10 A. I do not know.
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12 Q. OK. I am moving through your statement really. Paragraph
13 34, the day of the ballot on 24th February 1994. Chris
14 Broom, Michelle and you started telephoning people offering
15 them rides if they wanted to vote. Where did you make
16 those telephone calls from?
17 A. I made them from home.
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19 Q. What about Chris Broom and Michelle, do you know where they
20 made them from?
21 A. I would assume they were from home, but I would not
22 know. I was not with them.
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24 Q. When Cam Ballantyne took over and Rob Pinkney, were there a
25 greater percentage of under 18s hired than before?
26 A. No, I think it was about the same.
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28 Q. About the same?
29 A. Yes.
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31 Q. In paragraph 39 you say: "It is incorrect that work hours
32 were cut unilaterally". Do you remember that the Saturday
33 shift used to be eight hours and then was cut to four and a
34 half?
35 A. I never got an eight hour shift on Saturdays when
36 I worked with Mr. Tingley, so I cannot tell you if they
37 were cut down or not. I never got any eight hour shifts
38 when I was working, not that I can recall -- maybe one out
39 of a fluke -- when I worked with Mr. Tingley.
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41 Q. You said the work hours, it is incorrect they were cut
42 unilaterally, in what way were they cut then if they were
43 cut?
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45 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Well ------
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47 MR. MORRIS: Were they cut ---
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Ask if they were cut -----
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51 MR. MORRIS: -- but not unilaterally?
52 A. What do you mean by were the work hours cut? Between
53 summer and winter, obviously, there is going to be less
54 shifts available, so obviously people are going to receive
55 less shifts in the winter than they do in the summer,
56 except for the day staff. Day staff get their same hours.
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58 Q. It is just that why did you put the word "unilaterally"
59 in?
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