APPEALS OF RESERVISTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 74, 27 March 1918, Page 4

APPEALS OF RESERVISTS.

BOARD SITTING TO-DAY. PLEAS OF HARDSHIP. The First Auckland Military Servic* Board opened a sitting for the hearing of appeals in the city to-day, Mr. P. J. Burgess, SM., presiding. Roy W. Lord, Dominion Road, was allowed leave till June 6, on the ground of domestic circumstances. Allen A. Boryer, Stanley Bay, a volunteer (CI), pleaded undue domestic hardship. His father was seriously ill, and his mother was also in ill-health, and he was the main eupport of the which also comprised two brothers, both' of whom were apprentices. A letter from the Ponsonby Lodge of Druids. qualified the application. When appellant enlisted in January, before he w&i 20 years of age, he was not aware of": his father's condition, which had become somewhat precarious since. The Board recommended six montlis , leave. NON-COMBATANT SERVICE. A voluntary recruit named James H.i Gill (CI) appealed for a recommendation for non-combatant service. He was a Presbyterian, and had preached in that and the Methodiet Church. He had over three years' experience of attendant's work in mental hospitals. Hβ had two brothere in France in the firingline, and one rejected. On two occasions appellant had been medically 6te ferred. Appellant, who said he realised tlie attitude of the Presbyterian Church,; said he had always taken tKevi scriptures as his example and guide, and he considered the teaching was that' the taking of life was wrong. ■ He be. lieved that the war was a just one, and; that every man should do some duty; He would not disobey if he was placed' in the infantry—in fact,' he would pop any German over that came in front of him. . ■' "I would not care to be: the German"* said a member of the Board. (Laugt" ter.) The Board said it "was of opinion that appellant, who said he only asked for justice and made the request reasonably, was sincere in his attitude, and decided to recommend his application. Appellant appeared in uniform, and eaid h« was on leave. LEAVE FOR MEAT GRADER. The Westfield Freezing Company (Messrs. W. and R. Fletcher) .supported' the appeal, on the grounds of public* interest, of William J. Osborne, meit grader. The Board found that there was no application for a rehearing, and treated the appeal as an application for extension of time. F. Cholerton gave cvi.; dence for the company, and said thd ■ Osborne previously received leave.iffl;' April 4. . There were only two graden who could not be replaced with, less/thai three months' training. Witness said Jμ was not aware until recently that tt» subject of the appeal had withdraw m earlier application. That was dontby him in favour of a younger .brother »to was now in camp. The company's quota of graders was two. The Board recommended leave uatfl July 25. EMPLOYED ON DAIRY FARMS. An appeal was lodged by Amburyv Ltd., on., behalf of Thomas Da*epn'TCl)," ; farm-hand, employed'on'a farni, eontriv' buting to the city milk supply. DawS son, a volunteer, was previously He was eecond hand on the farnLf"! and the firm was unable to replace him."; If exemption was not given it was deal sired that three months should be given,i although the timej it was felt,-was; sucKj: that Dawson'e position could not adfe" - quately be filled. William 0. Lane said he had been trying three months'to get y. a competent or efficient man. There' were only three men on the faring Machines were used for the milking. In reply to Major Conlan, witness eaid fie - replied to some advertisements, hut it" was useless. Good men did not require'•' to advertise. They had no accommodation for a married couple. Dawson wai single. The Board recommended leave till July 4. John Allen, of East,Tamaki, appealed for the retention of Robfc. G. Allenj a volunteer, and the only eon remaining, two being on active service. He iased the appeal on the ground of. public interest. They were milking 50 eowk Hβ had two farms totalling 120 acres, ani he could not do without the help of his son. The Board had some hesitation in dealing with the application, as the son was a volunteer, and there was no application for the hearing. MrMahoney, for the appellant, said, thatthe matter had been placed before, the Minister of Defence, who had referred the case to the Hon. A. M. Myers. PrftS visional exemption, had been given W. the end of April. The son was celled, and eaid that when he enlisted: Ibe thought his father would have sold:the farm. The appeal was adjourned for inquiry. The adjourned ease of Harry Edling' ton, of Bombay, was dealt with. Appellant eaid he had been unable to sell tt« property. He was still carrying o? farming, and was, with the help of hj?. wife, milking 13 cows. None of hie married brothers, who were farmers iB other districts, could assist him. T* e Board adjourned the appeal sine die, <> B the condition that if he sold out he would advise the Board. BIOLOGICAL DEMONSTRATOR The appeal of Thomas L. Lancaster (CI), Biological Demonstrator, was supported by the Auckland TJniveraity'College Council. Correspondence showed that Mr. Lancaster held an important position, and without his services, the biological work could not be continued. He was in charge of the biological worl? taken by the students of the Teachers' Training College. It was urged that there was a necessity of conserving teachers, and Mr. Lancaster was indis , pensable.' The Rev. A. B. Chappelli Registrar, gave evidence, and said Mr. Lancaster was highly qualified, being » B.Sc. of the New Zealand UniversityOnly a man of his own (Lancaster's) standing could replace him. Such skilled men were not available, anderen some qualified men had not sufficient experience as demonstrators,. T£* Council was particularly anxious of retaining Mr. Lancaster's services nolf that it was about to enter its neff building. The witness referred to the heavy depletions of the College teaching staff by the.calls of war, and added that there was also reason for the belief that Mr. Lancaster, a volunteer, was medically unfit for service, and if this wa* so it would be against the public interest to remove him from a highly technical profession. After hearing the facts the Boarf recommended six months' leave, with $.• right of renewal, and advised that Lan" caster should obtain a medical I* , examination.