SERVICE APPEALS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 150, 25 June 1918, Page 2

SERVICE APPEALS.

MILITARY BOARD SITTING.

DECISIONS GIVEX. , The First Auckland Military Service j oanl is sitting in the city at present. ] paring appeals. Henry P. Glanville, of Parakakau, said j is circumstances liud not changed since ( Iβt before the Board, and he was still j orking his father's farm of 500 acres, •llich was chiefly used for grazing puroeee. Ho wished the case settled. The !iairman said the Efficiency Board had jported tliat the father was 65 years f age. but active, and with the assistnee of a neighbour who was a relative, uuld easily carry on the farm. Appelmt admitted that this neighbour, a uttein, had his appeal adjourned sine ie, while another cousin, who also had farm, was rejected. Appellant said he farm would be closed up ii" bu wsus , out to camp. Leave till August 13 was granted. i WITHIN THE ACT. Mrs. Walker, of Union Street (Mr. Hall • selton) appeared for Wm. C. Walker, * n only remaining eligible son, who was ' he support of bis mother and several onng children. Counsel said Walker |i ad been in camp, and after a great de- |i iy in the appeal of the mother to the J Vellington Special Board, he was vo- • cased from camp. While there his , mother's health had broken down con- : equeut upon the death in action of her ■ ither son on active service. , The Board said the «ise came within ; i he meaning of the exemption clause of I he Military Service Act, and adjourned ; \ he appeal sine die. j, Henry C. Fitness, of Mount Eden, had \: omestic reasons, being that his mother • ould not be left without his earn. He '•. dmitted that his sister was living with ; iis mother. He had appealed on May 1 4 in order to build a. house at Mercer, ' >ut said ho was always within a day's , ourney of his mother. He was married , i .nd his mother was not living with him. [ 'be Board said there was no reason for ' xemption, and recommended leavo till ! i uly IS. h Myer B. Ansel, of Grren I-ane, asked ~ or timu for doimtstic reasons. As an i .pplication for financial assistance had rone forward the Board granted leave ; mtil August 15. : SINE DLE AWARD?. Wm. IPeraton, of Mewton, a ship's dumber, in the employ of the United it-pairing Co., was supported in his ap>eal by his employers. Ships' plumbers Fere extremely scarce. Big overseas ■hips carried plumbers, trat the bulk of ; he heavy work was done ashore. C. ', fames, works manager of the Repairing Company, said Preston could not be ipared. He did not think house plum- j >crs would be suitable as the work for | hips required special training. The ap-, )eal 'was adjourned since die. W. and R. Fletcher appealed on be- j ialf of Arthur P. Malthus, refrigerating engineer, who wae esentially employed n running the plant at the Weetfteld freezing Works. A representative of -he company (F. Tolerton) said Mnlthus .vas the only man outside the chief engineer who was intimate with the work-ng-of the dilTerent departmental machin- i sry. Exemption was being granted reservists holding similar positions in other districts, so it was evident that there was an acute 6hnrtnpe of competent refrigerating engineers. The appeal was adjourned sine die. THE EYE TO BUSINESS. Charles Martyn, of Mount Eden, optician, Symonds Street, said he could not yet leave hie business for six months in charge of his brother, •who wa« now taking the necessary course of study to make him competent to manage. In reply to the chairman's suggestion that doctors and other professional men had I sacrificed 'businesses to go away, the appellant said it would be personal J hardship to him and to his wife and j child to lose hie business now, and he looked forward to returning to it after doing his bit. His brother, who would carry on the optician work, was a jeweller. The Board granted leave till September 2(iLawrence W. Nelson, stock buyer for W. and R. Fletcher, supported the appeal of Farquhar J. McLc-od, his farm manager at Titoki, who was indispensable and engaged in cattle and sheep raising. McLeod was manager of 1,700 acres at Houto, but appellant made the stock purchases and sales, but this did not conflict with hie own work. His eon had a large property about twenty miles away, but about a year and eight months ago lie went to the war, and could not be replaced, and neither could McLeod. In view of the fact that the

reservist was a CI man, and the difliculty that would occur in replacing him, the appeal wae adjourned sine die. The adjourned appeal of George W. Smith, of Matakohe (Mr. Hall Skelton), was further considered, and the Board decided to again give the ease sine die in accordance with its original finding. AX EMPLOYER'S APPEAL.

The adjourned appeal of Kempthorne Prosscr, Ltd., for Wm. MeFaddeu, mechanical, constructional, and fertilising engineer at the firm's Westfield works, ■was proceeded with. Mr. SlcVeagh, connsel for the firm, produced a statutory declaration from Mr. Taylor, general manager of the company at Dunedin, stating that McFaddcn had special control of all the important machinery at the works, where practically ail the sulphuric acid was used for fertilisers which "was very essential to the agricultural community. Arthur J. Wildman, works manager, said that McFaddeu was also engaged making machinery which could not be Imported. : The firm wae the only manufacturer of chemical fertilisers in New Zealand. No employee at the Dunedin works could take McFadden's place. Mr. McVeagh pointed out that McFadden, as a chief engineer, was essential, as also was the industry. The appeal was adjourned sine die. Kempthorne Prosser, Ltd., also appealed for extension of leave for four or five months for Frederick B. Marriott, head of the druggist sundries and fancy department, who liad held the position since May, 1915. It wa3 stated by the manager of the warehouse (Mr. Scott) that the firm was endeavouring to get a Qian to replace Marriott, and the substitute would require training. Counsel suggested tliat Marriott, who was due to go to comp in August, intended to appeal on personal domestic grounds. The Board agreed with Major Conlan that there waa no merit in the employers' appeal, and dismissed it. However, the Board wae prepared to consider Marriott's personal application when lodged.

DESERVED CONSIDERATION. Herbert J. Monds (CI), of Grey Lynn, shipwright, employed by the Union Wtcamsnip Company, said he had been ■married in October 17. mi.3, and had been previously rejected from camp owing to rheumatics. Appellant, who ■objecteql to breaking up his hoiae ou a

chance of being again rejected, said lie •bad a brother killed at tbe war, one now on service, and one in camp. Appellant also said he had domestic reasons. The Board eaid that as the employers (who appellant said were not appealing for First Division men) were not appealing on bis behalf, he could not prove that lie was essential as a shipwright. Aa the appellant -had been in camp and rejected, he would receive extra consideration. .Leave would 'be granted until November 21.