MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16220, 24 May 1918, Page 4

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.

CANTERBURY No. a,

The Christchurch sittings of the Second Canterbury Military Service Board wer© continued venterday, the members of the Board being: —Messrs H. W. Bishop (chairman), M. G. Rich, and V, T. E.'dridgs, with Major Gresson, military representative. Thomas Mason, fishmonger, applied for an extension of time in which to eell his business, there being financial obligations due to a man at the front. Hp was ordered into camp on the original date, August 12th, but received a promise from Board that if he were unsuccessful in disposing of tho business by then after making an honest endeavour to do so, the Board would grant him a re-heaving. The Christchurch Fir© Board appealed on behalf of fiv© of its employees, Cyril V. Brooks, John Gash, Jas. 11. Kirk, and William McKittrick, ballotees. and Alex. W. B.

Healey, a voluntary recruit. Superintendent ■Warner said it took six months to train a

man, and it wae very difficult to secure suit-

ably men. This latter statement the Board combatted. Superintendent Warner said men could not bo secured because of the long hours they wer© on duty. The chairman said the Board could secure rnor© men by making the hours of duty, shorter. The Fir» Board could do."this by increaiin? tho staff by ten or twelve more men. The question of expenditure did not t>ff;ct the Military Service Eoard. The Board ultimately decided to grant eine die adjournments. The appsal of Frank Chamberlain (Lyttelton) was referred to tit* Auckland Board, which deals with dentists' cases.

i Alfred Gabriel Johanson (Chatham Islands), '• a Second Division reservist, was stated to • have belatedly put in hie appeal, and objeo | tion to ;i was taken by Major Gresson, for this reason. Major Gresson said appellant had originally intended to go into camp without appealing, but he did not see why ho should go when all the First Division men on the Chatham Islands had received sino die adjournments. Appellant was granted a , eine die adjournment, and th? Board decided to reconsider tlio vrhole position regarding the Chathams. The appeal of Amos Lyes (Christchurch) was adjourned for a month to permit of a report being received from th-> Efficicncy Board regarding waterside workers. The appeal of Thos. Geo. L. Moore (Christchurch) was also adjourned for a month. Albert A. Napier, being a member of Class C, had his appeal allowed. Sine die "adjournments were granted Egbert_ W. Chatt-erton (Christchurch), and Peter Frederick Muir fChTistchurcb). . j The following having been mcdically classi- , fied CO had their apnea's adjourned sine ! «io:—And-r.v Brodie (I.yttMton\ Colin McLennan (West Melton), Fredk. Thomas Rathpen (Tai Tnpu), and Johann George Yager (Christchurch). i I«oave was granted ae follows: — August 2Sth—Chas. Edward Childs /Christchurch), William James McKenzie (Christchurch). _ „ _ . . September 9th—Albert E. Humm (Christchurch) and Walter Baty (Christchurch). The ao-.cais of the following were dis> missed:—John Hy. Barter (Chmtcburch). Ralph CTMdie von Sierakowski (Chnstchurch), William Henry Bellamy (Christchurch), SV H. E. Chester (Christchurch) {Canterbury Meat Company s appeal), John Ernest Kidner (Prebbleton), "David Mackie (Tfempleton), Walter S. Steer (Christchurch).