MOKOTEDI MPSHE
Thank you, Mr Chairman.   Mr Chairman, I do not oppose the application for postponement, for one reason, inasfar as it pertains to Mr Engelbrecht's consultation with the journalist only, and not, I disagree inasfar as it goes to receiving of documents and other things.
	I just want to put the record straight.   Mr Chairman, the AW office was served with the notice on the 2nd of June 1998, section 19.4, it was served at the AW offices in Ventersdorp, I've got copies, by registered post.   Mr Chairman, I heard nothing from them, absolutely nothing from them, up till the 29th of July, when Mr Visagie called the Cape Town office on the 29th of July inquiring about the hearing and documentation.   Now, Mr Visagie alleged that he was, the AW was never served, which is not true.   They apparently have two different offices and we only know Ventersdorp office as the AWB offices, and that's where service was.   Now a letter came from Mr Visagie, who is in this hearing now, and this letter indicated that they never received any notice and the one documentation.   Now on the strength of him not having been aware of the notice service at the AW offices, the documents were then sent to them last week Friday, couriered, because, Mr Chairman, we don't serve notice and forward documentation to people who don't know whether they will appear, whether they have interest or not, because the meaning of section 19.4 is very clear, it does not compel a person to be there, he makes his choice, and if they don't make timeous choice or choices, either on the 4th or the 10th or the 20th of June, we cannot just forward documents.  They only contacted us after having made up their mind on the 29th of July, when we served them with a notice on the 2nd of June.   I just wanted to put this one straight, but I'm not opposing the application.