Day 098 - 07 Mar 95 - Page 06

     
     1        A.  There is more than one carcass on the line at one time.
     2
     3   Q.   I had the impression there were two carcasses
     4        showing  -----
     5        A.  No, the line  -- it is an automated rail that moves
     6        cattle along.  Rather than moving from one station to the
     7        next, it will move two because we have two at each station
     8        so it can move twice.  Do you follow?
     9
    10   Q.   No.
    11
    12   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  As the line moves on to each station, yours
    13        has two ---
    14        A.  Of each.
    15
    16   Q.   -- cattle hanging on it rather than presenting themselves
    17        to the next stage in the process, or being presented to the
    18        next stage in the process; whereas from the Jarret layout
    19        it looks as if they have one being presented at each time
    20        to each stage of the process; is that right?
         A.  That is right.  If you look at the plan, for instance,
    22        look at where it has the "dehiding", if you imagine another
    23        one of those next to it.
    24
    25   MR. MORRIS:  Two dehidings then?
    26        A.  Yes.
    27
    28   Q.   So there are two of everything with two carcasses?
    29        A.  Yes, (inaudible) twice.
    30
    31   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Does that mean that they stop ---
    32        A.  Yes.
    33
    34   Q.   -- two at dehiding and two at splitting and so on?
    35        A.  Yes.
    36
    37   Q.   And the line cannot move on until all those processes or
    38        finished?
    39        A.  That is correct.
    40
    Q.   So, if the man with the splitting saw is ready for the next
    42        carcass, having finished his last one, but back down the
    43        line the dehiding is not finished, the line will not move
    44        on until dehiding is done?
    45        A.  The line will be stopped until it is done.
    46
    47   Q.   Then the whole line moves on with two carcasses for each
    48        point on it?
    49        A.  Exactly.
    50 
    51   MR. MORRIS:  So is there, in effect, twice as many people 
    52        working on the line as there would be, say, at Jarrets, if 
    53        there are two of every stage, two stations of each -----
    54        A.  I suppose it is a reasonable assumption, but I do not
    55        know how many people Jarrets have working, but there are
    56        certain points where there are not, you know, for the
    57        faster jobs, if you like, there are not two stations.
    58
    59   Q.   One person does both carcasses?
    60        A.  Sure.