APPEALS AGAINST SERVICE

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23401, 7 August 1941, Page 10

APPEALS AGAINST SERVICE

f BOARD’S DECISIONS NUMBER OF WITHDRAWALS Among the reserved decisions given yesterday by the Armed Forces Appeal Board were several on cases in which West Coast miners or their employers appealed against overseas service. A number of other appeals were withdrawn by leave of the board. Mr F. F. Reid, S.M., presided, and associated with him were Messrs A. H. McKane and G. M. Hall. Mr W. F. Tracy represented the Crown. The following appeals were dealt with:— William Grant Jamieson, appeal by J. F. K. Jamieson (the public interest and undue hardship).—Withdrawn. Jerome O’Leary, appeal by estate of W. B. Stevenson .(the public interest and undue Hardship).—Adjourned sine die on the ground of medical grading. Walter James Lemon, appeal by Waihi Wool Scouring Works, employer (appeal on the ground' of <he public interest). —Struck out on the ground of medical grading, Arthur Francis Reginald Adams, analytical chemist, appeal by, Canterbury Agricultural College, employer, on the ground of the public interest.— Withdrawn.

Murray Cruickshank Steel, musterer, appeal by D. Kennedy, employer, on the ground of the public interest— Adjourned sine die on the ground of medical grading. John McKenzie Reid, appeal by A. E. Brough, employer, on the ground of the public interest and undue hardship.—Adjourned sine die on the ground of medical grading. Charles Graham Baynes, appeal by. Director of National Service, on the ground of the public interest—Withdrawn. , „ • William Gamble, appeal by Director of National Service, the public interest.—Withdrawn. James Gordon Mackie, in the public interest. —Adjourned sine die on ground of medical grading. Norman Henry Waterhouse, appeal on the ground of the public interest. —Withdrawn. _ . Crossley Alexander Dampier Tripe; appeal by Director of National Service, on the ground of the public interest.—Withdrawn. , Edward James Roughan, appeal by

Mrs J. Eoughan, parent, undue hard-; ship.—Withdrawn. Lan Hunter Thompson, appeal on ground of statua—Allowed.

Eric Lawson Hann, electrician, appeal by Director of National Service, on the ground of the public interest— Adjourned sine die. George Johnston Graham, appeal by Director of National Service, -on the ground of the public interest.—Adjourned sine die. Thomas Bertram McMenamin, fitter’s turner, appeal by Director of National Service, on the ground of the public interest.—Adjourned sine die. Paul Murray, boilermaker, appeal by Director of National Service, on the ground of the public interest.—Withdrawn.

John Reginald Hales, machinist, appeal by Director of National Service, on the ground of the public interest. —Adjourned sine die. Alfred Bernstein James, apprentice blacksmith, appeal by Director of National Service, on the ground of the public interest. —Withdrawn. John Edward McGowan Byrne, turner, appeal by Director of National Service, on the ground of the public interest.—Adjourned sine die, * Norris Arthur Collins, apprentice boilermaker, appeal by Director of National Service, on the ground of the public interest.—Withdrawn. Robert George Robinson, also appeal by Beadle Welding Company, employers, on the grounds of the public interest and undue hardship.—Dismissed on undue hardship and adjourned sine die on the ground of the public inLeicester Alan Wetherall, market gardener, appeal by Mrs L. M. Wetherall, parent, on the ground of the

public interest and undue hardship.--Adjourned sine die, to be reviewed in January, with an intimation that the reservist was almost certain to be called into the armed forces before any married men are called up. William Telford Turner, store hand, appeal by W. T. Turner, parent, on the ground of undue hardship.—Dismissed, reservist not to be called up before January 1. Morton Dearsley Fountain, student, on the ground of the public interest —Adjourned sine die, to be reviewed in January. Clifford Rowell McLoughlin, undue hardship.—Withdrawn. . Edward Alexander Gillard, tisherman', appeal also by T. Martin, union secretary, on the ground of the public interest. —Adjourned sine die. Jack Mahoney Wilson, appeal by Engineers, Ltd., employers, on the ground of the public interest. —Withdrawn. David George Blackmore, also appeal by Director of National Service. —Dismissed, the reservist saying that his brother had been called up in the ballot gazetted this week, and it had been decided that he (the appellant) should be the one to go. The decision was made subject to'the reservist not being called up before October 1. Lance Armstrong Wright, co-appel-lant Mrs F. M. Wright, parent, undue hardship.— Adjourned sine die because

of medical, grading. , Leonard Noel Sandrey, appeal by Mrs L. Sandrey, employer, on the ground of the public interest and undue hardship.—Adjourned sine die, because of medical grading. Eric William Heihe, student, appeal by Canterbury University College; on the ground of the public interest.— Dismissed, reservist not to be called up before Jtyiuary 1. Brian Raymond Cobum, on the ground of the public interest. —The appeal was stated to have been made by Stacey and Hawker,, employers, but a representative of the firm said that there had been no intention to appeal, arrangements having been made to replace the reservist, but apparently a mistake had been made, and the Director of National Service had lodged an appeal. The appeal way withdrawn. Alfred Carter, toolmaker, appeal also by Booth, Macdonald and Company, employers, and the Director of National Service, on the ground of public interest.—Adjourned sine die on the appeal of the director. Employers dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

Ronald Francis Forsythe, appeal by the Director of National Service on the ground of public interest.—The reservist is a porter, and eyylence was

given •by G; H. McLean, • District Traffic Manager, that the point had been, reached where it was necessary to maintain the safe running oftfhe railway service, to appeal for trained porters. There were 19 other porters in his area for whom appeals had been lodged.—lt was decided to adjourn the appeal until the others came before the board. . >

Charles Boyne Myhre, a company director, appeal by W. B. Myhre, employer, on the grounds of the public interest and undue hardship.—W. B. Myhre said that the three brothers were active managers of the firm. He himself had been called up and passed fit, and another brother was in the ballot this week and presumed fit. No appeal had been made by himself or would be by the other brother, but the company desired C. B. Myhre to remain, as he had the technical knowledge of the trade in all its departments.—Adjourning the case sine die on the ground of the public interest, Mr Reid said that the appellant company was engaged in work of national importance and the board took the view that in deciding to ask the reservist to stay while the others went on service, it. was doing the right thing.

Stuart Henry Suckling, an accountant, aged 29, on the ground of conscientious objection.—The appellant said that he had been associated with the Exclusive Brethren all his life. He was prepared to do non-combatant service.—The appeal was dismissed, subject to the reservist doing non-com-batant service only. Vincent Hollis, seaman, on the ground of the public interest.—Dismissed. Reserved Decisions The following reserved decisions were given:— / Brian Johnston, mine trucker, appeal by Grey Valley Collieries, Ltd., on the public interest and undue hardship Adjourned sine die bn the public interest ground. Eric Francis James Streat, coal trucker, co-appellant the Brunner Collieries, Ltd., the public interest and undue hardship.—Adjourned sine die on the'ground of the public interest. Kelvin John Falconer, coal trucker, co-appellant Brunner Collieries, Ltd., the public interest and undue hardship. —Adjourned sine die on the ground of

the public interest. Benjamin Watkin, coal trucker, coappellant superintendent, State Collieries, the public interest and undue hardship .-—Dismissed. Bruce Dargan, coal trucker, co-ap-pellant superintendent State Collieries, on the ground of the public interest and undue hardship—Adjourned sine die on the public interest. William Leo Baird, coal trucker, coappellant superintendent of State Mines, the public interest and undue hardship.—Adjourned sine die in the public interest. s Vjvian Smith, coal trucker, co-ap-pellant Grey Valley Collieries, Ltd., on the grounds of the public interest and undue hardship—Adjourned sine die in the public interest. Patrick Michael Mulcahy, student, the public interest and conscientious objection.—Dismissed, reservist to give non-combatant service only, and not to be called up before January 1. George Dingwell Watson, shepherd, co-appellant E. M. Relph, employer, on the ground of the public interest.—Adjourned sine die. Thomas James, McLeish, moulder, coappellant Mrs C. McLeish, undue hardship.—Dismissed. Ronald Melville Fechney, farmer, co-appellant D. Fechney, the public interest and undue hardship.—Adjourned sine die. Clifford Brodie Francis Carr, farm labourer, co-appellant E. P. H. Burbury, on the ground of the public interest and undue hardship.—Adjourned sine die, reservist to be transferred to the territorial forces.