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In pursuance of this contract the said ammunition, as stated in the Interim Report hereon, was ordered to be delivered to Knowles at the factory in Groveland Road aforesaid.
This factory, of which the workshop in question forms part, consists of several one-storey buildings surrounding an open yard. The roof of the said workshop consists of corrugated iron sheets, its floor is made of concrete and in the centre is a stove.
On January 28th, 1922, Mr. A. Wolfe inspected the Factory aforesaid, and he stated that there was nothing there which he had not seen on previous occasions. He produced a "Notice of Occupation of a Factory or Workshop," signed by Knowles, which he received on February 4th, 1922—the material parts thereof read as follows:—
"I hereby give notice that I have begun to occupy a Factory as below:— Name of the Firm under which the Business is carried on. L.K. Knowles, Successor to G. H. Yates (Dudley Port), Ltd. Name of Factory or Workshop. Brass Casting. Place where the Factory or Workshop is situate. Groveland Road, Tipton. State whether municipal, borough, burgh, urban district, or rural district. (Urban District.) Address to which letters are to be addressed. Groveland Road, Tipton. Nature of the work carried on. Brass Casting and non-ferrous metals. Nature and amount of moving power. Three Electro-motors, comprising one 10-h.p. and one 8-h.p. and one 7-h.p.; Total, 25-h.p. Whether Women or Persons under 18 years of age are to be employed. About 8 to 10 persons under 18 years of age. Address of other premises, if any, previously occupied as a factory or workshop. No. "Signature of Occupier, John W. Knowles,
"Manager."
"Date, February 3rd, 1922."
It is noteworthy that on the day when Knowles sent this Notice not only had he contracted to break down the said ammunition at the said factory, but the first delivery under the said contract had taken place.
The evidence of Sergeant Flavell shows that about the beginning of February someone telephoned to the Police Station at Tipton
