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pic**To Mr. Hooke: 1 worked for the previous owner of the business lt;V. K. Holmes). He paid me shout 10/ n week.I did not do the same work for Holme*.I used to boil the hones and feed the pit's. I did not pay rent for the house. Holmes allowed uic to go into the house, til h rent of :t/ per week. I wn* in the plni'O ahout six monthH, hut did not pay Holmes any rent. Holme* used to give me some meat. When Oldfield took over from Holmes he asked me what I was going to do. I said I did not know.I did not tell him I would stop there if he let me, and feed the pigs, hp I had done for Holmes. Oldticld asked me how mueh Holmes was paying me, and I told him £1 n week. Oldfield told me he would give me 15/ a week to feed the pigs and do other jobs. I said ••Alright. I may have told him I got the dole and the endowment, and had a vegetable garden from whieh I got n few shillings. I have hecu describing myself as a slaughterman sinee 1 have been slaughtering for Oldfield—12 weeks prior to 21st Heptember. I told several people I was slaughtering for Oldfield. I had to (ill in papers in whieh 1 had to state my occupation. I described myself as a labourer. I got the dole until after 21st September. I got the dole during the period I worked for Oldfield.The P.M. adjourned for u short period to allow- Mr. Martin to confer with his client.When the case whs resumed, Mr. Martin applied for an adjournment to allow his client to receive other legal us-sistuuce.Mr. Martin announced that he was retiring from the case. *The P.M. gmuted nn adjournment until 2 p.m.When the matter was called at 2 p.m. there was no appearance of the complainant and the P.M. dismissed the unolicBtion.
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Taree Northern Champion
Taree, New South Wales, AU
Wed, Dec 04, 1940
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