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                                                                  DAY 217
 
                                                     MRS. HOVI, Examined:
 
 
 
     1        side.  All these rooms were virtually uncloseable and were
     2        kept open continuously day and night.  My first requirement
     3        when I started working at Jarrets was to keep these doors
     4        closed, and we soon found out that we could not close them
     5        because they had all either fallen off their hinges or were
     6        not operable any more and the sliding doors came.  The
     7        question he -----
     8
     9   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  He saw to that?
    10        A.  He sorted that out within two days which was amazing,
    11        considering that for three weeks I had been asking for it.
    12        He had -----
    13
    14   MR. MORRIS:  Can I just ask you, I am trying to understand the
    15        relationship between you and Mr. Bone.  I do not mean how
    16        you got on, I mean, your professional relationship.  You
    17        said that he implemented and you had made your judgment on
    18        what should happen?
    19        A.  Yes.
    20
    21   Q.   So what was his role in relation to you in terms of what we
    22        have been talking about?
    23        A.  His role was, as far as I understand it, to implement
    24        the requirements laid down in the regulations.  I was there
    25        to see to it that the regulations were adhered to and to
    26        advise Jarrets.
    27
    28   Q.   So he was someone who would carry out your ---
    29        A.  Yes.
    30
    31   Q.   -- instructions?
    32        A.  Yes.
    33
    34   MR. MORRIS:  You could not order him to do things, but if you
    35        raised things and they were not seen to by Jarrets, you
    36        could, if need be, stop the slaughter line?
    37        A.  Yes, that is right.
    38
    39   MR. MORRIS:  Right.
    40
    41   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  So you have no authority over
    42        him ---
    43        A.  No.
    44
    45   Q.   -- save for the fact that if you, as the official
    46        veterinary surgeon, said that something did not meet proper
    47        procedures and that did not receive a proper response from
    48        Mr. Bone or anyone else, you could, if you thought fit,
    49        say:  "Right, no more slaughtering"?
    50        A.  That is right. 
    51 
    52   MR. MORRIS:  Right. 
    53        A.  And, obviously, Mr. Bone had a responsibility towards
    54        Jarrets as well.  He would obviously negotiate any changes
    55        or any proposals I would either propose, he would negotiate
    56        them with Jarrets first before he would carry them out.  He
    57        was employed by Jarrets.
    58
    59   MR. MORRIS:  OK.  If you can just carry on.  Did you deal with
    60        26?
 
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