ADDINGTON WORKSHOPS.

Mataura Ensign, 16 March 1909, Page 3

ADDINGTON WORKSHOPS.

A 'CASUAL" DEFINED. I'M! rI f-.[ 1 I'i;KSS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH. ilarcli 16. The Adding!oil workshops inquiry wsrcsumed iliis morning. Mr lleattie (chief mechanical engineer) completed the calling of cvidcuc Imt said that he desired to give evidence himself. He preferred to do so, however, in the form of an address to the Commission when the evidence was completed. The Chairman of the Commission said that hotli Sir iieattie and Mr Hampton (tho men's representative) would be given an opportunity of summing up. Mr Hampton is now calling evidence from tho men mainly in the direction of showing that the discipline and activity at Addillgt-on are unite as marked as elsewhere. During the inquiry one witness ihmv somo light on the question of casual labor. "I am a casual," ho said in reply to a question from tho chairman, Professor Scott; "you gave me the job about twenty-three years ago." Later. Mr Hampton has finish'"'.! calling hievidence and the chairman of the Commission has ihai a large amount of voluntary evidence.' has to lie taken. Hi l adjourned the inquiry h. a date io he fixed after consideration.