Day 096 - 03 Mar 95 - Page 56
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3 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Can so you look at it yourself?
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5 MS. STEEL: Yes.
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7 MR. JUSTICE BELL: To decide whether to use it at all?
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9 MS. STEEL: Yes.
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11 MR. JUSTICE BELL: How long in re-examination do you think --
12 let me ask Ms. Steel one more thing. Supposing you did
13 want to ask some questions on it, how long would the rest
14 of your cross-examination be?
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16 MS. STEEL: Not very long. I could shortcut it by showing it
17 anyway. It may turn out to be quicker I suppose.
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19 MR. MORRIS: If we do not want to ask any questions we will not
20 ask any questions.
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22 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you want to do that? Is there any
23 objection to that?
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25 MR. RAMPTON: No, I have no idea what video it is. I suppose it
26 is one that has been disclosed. I do not know. Could we
27 have the name of it?
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29 MS. STEEL: Pandora's Lunch Box.
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31 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I suggest you show it through and if you come
32 to a part where, on reflection, you would like to ask
33 Mr. Bowes a question then ask him. If we get through it
34 and you decide you do not want to ask him any questions,
35 you have got through and you have not asked him any
36 questions, I am not going to hold it against you. It will
37 avoid you watching through again yourself and then deciding
38 you want to show it anyway.
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40 MS. STEEL: Thank you.
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42 (The witness left the witness box).
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44 MR. MORRIS: Could I just say while that is being set up, that
45 the vet inspector you said would not be called out in 99.9
46 per cent of cases because the meat inspectors would do that
47 rather than the veterinarian. That is what I meant, the
48 actual vet, trained vet, would not come out except for very
49 rare instances when a carcass is being checked?
50 A. A vet is on site all the time that we are processing
51 and he is responsible for everything that takes place on
52 that plant.
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54 Q. Yes, but ----
55 A. He will be notified of any condemnation that takes
56 place. He will see it.
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58 MR. JUSTICE BELL: But I think the vet does not actually look at
59 the carcass himself?
60 A. No, sir.
