APPEALS AGAINST SERVICE

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23813, 5 December 1942, Page 6

APPEALS AGAINST SERVICE

DECISIONS OF NO. 1 BOARD

The head of a shearing gang which had agreements to shear 100,000 sheep was appealed for yesterday at a sitting of the No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board. Mr E. A. Lee was presiding, and had with him Messrs G. M. Hall and J. E. The reservist’s name was Alexander William Garvic, and the appeal, lodged bv the Director of National Service and supported by a Primary Production Council was adjourned for review in March. The following appeals were adjourned sine die:—Christchurch Press Company. Ltd., for C. R. Straubcl, journalist, Hals well County Council, for A. E. J. Harm, foreman: J. Murphy, for N. T. P J clothing manufacturer: Arthur Thomas Mould, dairy farmer; estate W. H.Turner for R. J. Martin, farm manager, estate P. H. Mortlock, for Geoffrey Mortlock. nnsi merchant’ Robert James Holmes, bunder; Leslie David Smith, chaffeutter nronrietor Bank of New Zealand, for H W E. Crow, clerk; Eric McPherson, master butcher: trustee estetcWNeev. for William Papprill Nccve, .farmer, Charles Miller McLeod, Plumhcr Pionce Manufacturing Company, Ltd., for John Richard Davis, market G. n G. Gardner, for Colin George Gardner * * Horace Reid Sutton, a barman, successfully appealed for postponement of service until March. , f M Other cases: Seamens Union, for D. wl McKay, reserved awaiting further ev dence; James Henry Johnson, soldier, reserved awaiting medical certificate, Thomas John Reilly, grocer, reserved. Director of National Service for Arnold Skelton, plumber, decision reserved.

NO. 2 APPEAL BOARD

The sole executive officer o£ t ' l ®, S f ?J wyn County Council, who combined the duties of engineer, clerk, treasurer, rat collector, water-race manager, and traffic Inspector. Walter Henry Scott was ap pealed for at yesterdays sitting of the No 2 Armed Forces Appeal Board. Mr J S Barnett was in the chair. It was stated that the Sclwyn Coun jy ~c ° "t as l " ott essential public utilities, and that Scott was a member of the Defence Engineers Service Corps., and was also secretary oi the Selwyn Emergency Precautions Services. Postponement of service for three months was asked for to enable efforts to be made to replace Scott. We have no hesitation at all,” said Mr Barnett, announcing that the appeal would be adjourned for review in three months. The following appeals were adjourned sine die:—P. Graham and Son lor C. A. Waters, draughtsman, W. A. Smith, corpenter. and A. O. Whiting, lorry-driver; Soutter and Brockman for H. V. Ray, ■upholsterer-: Duckworth, Turner, Ltd., for George S. Pearce, journeyman; Mrs Murray for Aubrey M. Murray, storeman; Mrs C. I. Hansen for Aubrey A. Hansen (soldier), release recommended: Agriculture Department for George Middlewood. tractor-driver; Briscoe and Company for J. E, Leathern, tiler and slater: Commissioner of Crown Lands for C. E. F. Lamb, farmhand; Wiliam R. Finlay, boiler attendant (on medical grading); St. John Ambulance Association for W. R. Palmer and D. J. Somerville, ambulance drivers; Mrs Roberts, fish-shop proprietress, for Harry York, soldier (release recommended): Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd., for E. R. Shivas, compositor (release recommended). Other cases; Albert James Aston, pastrybook, adjourned for three months: W. T. Murray and Company for L. R. E. Alexander, electro-plater; D. G. McFadden for S. R. Inwood, farmhand; Sedley Wells, Ltd., for L. E. J. Cooke, serviceman, and Director of National Service for W. M. W. Oakley, farmer, all held over for further evidence: C. Rossiter for E. C. Rossiter, milk roundsman, adjourned for review in February: W. Hayes and Son for W. E. D. Meyerhoff, machinist, dismissed; Christchurch Mechanical Works for Archie Harris, brass turner, service postponed until March; J. and W. Jamieson, Ltd., for C. C. Gatehouse, carpenter, service postponed until February; District Fire Controller for S. M. Burns, E.F.S. member, dismissed; Mrs J. Tail for John Tait (soldier), dismissed.