MILITARY APPEALS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3084, 15 May 1917, Page 6

MILITARY APPEALS

YESTERDAY'S SITTING

CASES IN WELLINGTON

The Third Wellington Military Service Board, consisting of Mr. \V. H. Sefton Moorhouso (chainnau), Mr. A. O'L. Considinej and Mr. M. J. Mack, continued its sittings in the Old Par- [ liamentary Buildings yesterday. Trooper Charles Percy Hanson, 25th Mounted Rifles, was granted three months' leave in order that he might attend to urgent work on his farm, and make arrangements for the maintenance of the property. The appellant was already in camp, but had been unablo to employ competent assistance on the farm. He undertook to return to camp as »soon as he could find labour to undertake necessary, work. Two "members of the Wellington Fire Brigade, Joseph Dunne and W. J. Hazelwood, : were granted exemption sine die on the application of the superintendent of the brigade. Hazelwood was at present disabled by an accident. The superintendent stated that the brigade could not spare any more of .its permanent men without serious loss of t efficiency. He had tried the experiment of employing returned soldiers, but the results bnd been disappointing. The men who had been' invalided from the front could not stand the strenuous work that fell to the lot of a fire brigadesman. Geoffrey Anson, photographer, V\ cl-lington,-claimed to be medically unfit, and produced certificates signed by two doctors testifying that he was not fit for active service. He had been passed as fit by a military medical board, and the board decided that the appeal could not be allowed. It recommended that Anson should be siibjected to a close examination on his arrival in camp. Ernest Norman Burt, clerk, Lower Hutt, appealed on the ground of undue hardship, fie had five brothers, two of them in the forces, two in _ the Second Division, and one practically an invalid. Three of four sisters were married, and lie was the main support of his, mother and the remaining sister. Tho board adjourned the case pending a recommendation to the Financial Assistance Board. Hyam Samuel Abel, softgoods manufacturer, Wellington, 'asked for leave until August 1, in order that he might attend to contracts now in hand, including military contracts for hats and caps. ' He stated in evidence that he had a brother who • might be able to superintend the business. The board adjourned the case until June 14, in order that appellant might try to arrange his affairs. The appeals of the following men were allowed on the ground that they had been under age at the time of the ballot:—Gilbert Frederick Dyer, draper's assistant, Wellington; William Frank Eddie, shipping clerk, Lower Hutt; Albert Edward Denham, bil-liard-marker, Wellington; Clarence Kaith Taylor, painter, Bcrhampore. Eddie had since come of ago and had

Hyam Samuel Abel, softgoods manufacturer, Wellington, 'asked for leave until August 1, in order that lie might attend to contracts now in hand, including military contracts for hats and caps. ' He stated in evidence that he had « brother who • might be able to superintend the business. The board adjourned the case until June 14, in order that appellant might try to arrange his affairs. The appeals of the following men were allowed on the ground that they had been under age at the time of the ballot:—Gilbert Frederick Dyer, draper's assistant, Wellington; William Frank Eddie, shipping clerk, Lower Hutt; Albert Edward Denham, bil-liard-marker, Wellington; Clarence Kaitli Taylor, painter, Berhampore. Eddie had since come of ago and had enlisted as a volunteer. Denham stated that he intended to enlist as soon as he reached military age. The appeal of Patrick. Murphy, hydraulio crane driver, Wellington, on the ground of undue hardship, was heard in camera. The board adjourned the case sine' die, for review before the First Division was exhausted.

Henry Francis Christian-Johnson, locomotive fireman, Wellington, proved tlwt ho was not a member of the Reserve, since he had already served outsido New* Zealand in the Expeditionary Force.

An appeal, made bv the Union Steam Ship Company, on behalf of Harold James Bagley, sea-going electrician encaged on transport work, wae adjourned sine die, on condition that the man remained in his present •.occupation.

Thomas William Harrison Hill, carpenter, Wellington, appealed- oa the ground of religious objection. He proved that he was a member of the Christadelphian Order, and his appeal, therefore, was allowed on the usual conditions.

■ An appeal was made by the Gear Meat Company on behalf of Harry H. Adame, butcher, of Wellington. It was stated that Adams was one of two men employed by the.company in the manufacture of. small goods. They made very large quantities of sausages for' the transports, and big orders from the military authorities were at present in hand. The men had turned out nearly forty tons of small goods during the last three months, and they could not be replaced by trained hands. The board adjourned the case until Friday, next for further inquiry. Several other appeals were adjourned or dismissed formally, the appellants having been found to lie unfit for military service.