MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16273, 25 July 1918, Page 5

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.

CANTERBURY No. 2. The Second Canterbury Military Scrvico I Board, consisting of AUjbsjs ii. W. Bishop (chairmun), M. G. Rich, and F. T. Eldiioge, i with Major Gresson as military repro&enta- I tive, £at in Chris tchurch yesterday. Extensions of timo were granted as fol- J lows:—(Jharlea S. Thomas, solicitor, Christ-I church, till October draft; Alfred James Lord, carpenter, Halswell, till September draft; Tnicoy T. Gough, boot importer's employee, Sumner, till November 4th; Benjamin O. Moore, contractor, Shirley, till November 4th; liobett F.. Simpson, sanitary plumber, Cashel street, till September 9th; James Henry Seymour, fruiteroT, High street, till : December 16th. |

Sine die adjournments wore granted as follows: —Harry T. W. McLennan, surveyor and draughtsman to tho Chrjstchurch Tramway Board, St. Martin's; Maurice G. Louisson, medical practitioner, Christchurch; Archibald McDonald, master baker, Lyttelton; Frank Sidney Philpott, carponter, Wakefield avenue; George Nathaniel Rogers, waterside worker, Lyttelton; John Jamieson, storekeeper, Lower High street; Alfred John Chambers, farmer, West Melton; John Lynskcy, fanner, Russley road. Tho following appeals were dismissed; — Henry Gordon Stevens, sub-manager of H. P. Stevens, Ltd., Christchurch; Morrison Barclay, farmer, Little River. The following reservists having been classed C 2, had their appeals adjourned sine die:— Edward Jones, foreman miller, 623 "Worcester street (appeal by Langdon and Son, Ltd.); Wm. Henry Myers, partner in Bishop and Co., who appealed; Albert Edward Nicholl, farmer, 91 Prebbleton Junction road, Halswell; Edwin Ernest O'Brien, boot manufacturer, 130 Merivalo lane; James N. Ormerod, firms' representative, 61 Straven road; Albert .Wm. Page, sheep station manager, Birdling's Flat; James John Pcddio, traveller, 385 Gloucester street; Thomas James Port, farm labourer, Waimate road, Probbleion; Francis- Preeco, farmer, 264 Sawyer's Arms road, Papanui; Thomas Ellia Ritchie, blacksmith, Tai Tapu; Jamep Alexander Robb, shopkeeper, 42 Slater street; Thomas Edward Lloyd Roberts, farmer, 118 Slater street, Richmond; Francis Henry Robson, wool-scouring and fcllmongery works manager, Christchurch (appeal by Thomas T. Robson, employer); James Alfred Rudgre, departmental foreman in boot factory, 284 Stanmore road (appeal by Skelton, Frostick nnd Co., Ltd.); Francis Husi Simpson, dairy farmer, Tai Tapu; Frederick-Small, market farmer, Governor's Bay; Robert Herdman Smith, farmer, 211 Harewood road; Walter Spiller, house furnisher, 452 Colombo street; Augustus Mitchell Tarkatover,. Government wool valuer. Napier (appeal by- Chief Government Wool Valuer).

CANTERBURY No. 1. The First Canterbury v Military Service j Board, comprising Mr JS. Evans (chairman), Mr 0. E. Bobbins, and Captain Pilkington (military repreaentativo), sat at RaEgiora yesterday. The chairman, when the Board was seated, said a peculiar position had arisen, tho Board not being fully constituted, as one of its members, Mr J. D. Millton, was absent owing to illness. A3 decisions must bo given by a full Board, no decisions could be given in , any cases heard, and only cases from a dia- 1 tance would be heard that day. After being submitted to th® full Board, decisions in j writing would bo given. _ • The following appeals were adjourned for consideration:—F. Brown (Amberley), H. G. Martin (Culverden), J. Cooper (West Eyre- • ton), J. Baxter (Oxford), A. S. Crow (Hawar- j den). Evidenoe in the following cases was taken, the decision in each case to ba given later:— \ A. S. Crow (Hawarden), G. A. Forrester (Rotherham), F. Leaman (Spotswood), E. A. j Payno (Amberley), R. J. Rhodes (Leithfield), i G. Tomlinson (Scargill), S. G. V. Benjer 1 (Amberley), H. Roscoo (Waikari), J. R. | Rickurby (Amberley), E. Roberta (Culverden). j A. W. H. Moor (Oxford) and B. Watson (Culverden) wore granted time till the November and December drafts respectively. Tho appeals of H. W. Mockett (Amberley) and F. B. Baxter (Oxford) were referred to i the Efficiency Board for a report. ; The following having been classed C 2, bad their appeals automatically adjourned sine die:—H. R. BcJcher (Coutts Island), F. S. ; Bowron (Bennetts), Coombs (Cußt) A. RDickie (Rotkerham), W. J. Duff (Waisn), G. ; B. Frampton (Tawora), R. W. Godfrey (Sef- j ton), W. J. Hawker (Spotswood)-, W. J. G. Hughes (Cheviot). T. J. Lord (Eyreton), J. C. McAdam (Waikari), C. McGrath fFern- | eiie), H. H. Martyn (Couttß Island), E.! R. Percy (North Loburni. T. H. O. Pulley (Lobnrn), W. J. Reed (Bennetts), R. tie id (Bennetts), M. O. Sail (Cnat), A. Scott (Svrannanoa). C. G. Stevenson*(Rangiorat, G. Taylor (Culverden). H. Tod (Balcairn), H. P. Todd (Kainpoi), R. H. Watkins (Rangiora>, W. Whitford (West Eyreton), H. M. Wright t (Kaia.ooi), C. E. Swmdercock (Waikari), T. ' A. Will (Rangiora), C. V. Woodfield (Horrel"ville). DENTISTS' APPEALS. (fbess association telegram.) AUCKLAND, July 21. Tho Military Service Board granted a number of appeals by dentists in various parts ! of New Zealand, some of which had been adjourned. ! Mr Carter, representing the Dental Association, said tho appeals were made on a proportion basis—oni dentist for every 3000 people, and the Association was getting ,to that basis now. All tho dentists called in Christchurch would bo ??pealed for.