ADDINGTON INQUIRY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9396, 17 March 1909, Page 8

ADDINGTON INQUIRY.

CASUAL LABOUR. tress Association. Ohsistohprcb, March 16. The Addington inquiry w »f. ff: aumed this morning. Mr Beattie ; completed calling evidence, bnt said he desired to give oVld ? nCo J™ I ** but preferred to dp so m the form ol an address to the Commissioners when evidence was °o“P l0fc0d * -vl® Commission said that both Mr Beattie and Mr Hampton, the men s representative, wonld be given, an opportunity of summing up. . Mr Hampton is now calling evidence from the men mainly in the direction of: showing-that the discipline and activity at Addington were quite as,matted as elsewhere Daring' ■•the inquiry a witness threw some light on the question of casual labour; “I am a casual, be said, in reply to a questionfromthe chairman, Professor Scott. Yon gave me the job about twenty-three yO A? a fhe Addington inquiry Mr Hampton finished calling evidence. The Commissioner then announced that he had a large atnountof voluntary evidence to be taken and he adjourned it to a date to be fixed upon after consideration.