hit the buffers yesterday when it was found a bailiff was needed to board up the premises.

Only one of the eight residents living in makeshift quarters at the St.

George's site left yesterday.

But administrator Abdul-Mojah Ebbin said the rest would stay put until the last moment.

He said: "I am not running but I am not going to fight anybody either.

"He (Minister Alex Scott) put it in the hands of the judiciary -- I think it's only to save the embarrassment of the Government not having the ability to deal with the situation amicably, so we're still waiting for the bailiff.

"But where are we going to go? "I still have heard nothing from Works and Engineering. It shouldn't be at this level, I still don't know where the situation stands officially.

"We haven't got machetes, so they don't have to nail up the place and be inconsiderate and put people out in the street.

"If the PLP were in opposition they would have been down here rallying our cause. The PLP talk the talk but don't walk the walk.'' Woodshop wins reprieve And there was an uncertain future facing more than 30 rabbits, 30 chickens, a bull, two dogs and a goat who also live on the site.

Former Woodshop Plus organiser Cleveland Simmons said: "The kids come in to take care of the animals on a Saturday youth program.

"I don't know what I am going to do with the animals -- if the animals are left we have a problem.

"We just can't leave the animals, I am really concerned.'' Works and Engineering Minister Alex Scott branded the temporary residents as "squatters'' and said he believed the bailiff was only necessary to board the place up, whereas the squatters could be moved sooner.

He said: "No rent legislation covers them. They may be treated as individuals who are trespassing.'' But he said Government was working at finding alternative accommodation for those who cooperated by leaving the Military Road site.

He said: "We are trying to cause it to cease and desist in its current form.

We didn't expect folks to be living in bathrooms.'' Asked about the mini-farm on the site Mr. Scott said the lease did not give permission for animals to be there.

He said: "That's another dimension. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.'' And Mr. Scott said equipment could be left there until the prison rehabilitation is revamped, which is scheduled for October.

But Mr. Simmons said: "The plan was from the very get-go to discredit us, the individuals that were running it and get rid of us.

"I backed off, that's why I passed on the baton to Mr. Ebbin.

"There is a proper way to do things and this to me is not proper.'' He said Government had only backed the program after exempt companies had put in finance and that Government had been negative ever since. "They didn't like the style we had. This is an ex-inmate program, working with ex-inmates understanding ex-inmates. That's why we've been successful.

"We have all this equipment put here piece by piece by the Woodshop. It's worth more than $200,000. When we came here we had nothing.

"That's been the participation of everybody. It's been an effort.''