MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3115, 20 June 1917, Page 7

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

YESTERDAY 5 ? APPEALS

SUNDRY CASES DEALT WITH

• Tho Wellington Military Service Boam Eat In Wollington yesterday. Tho ooard consists of Messrs. D. G. A. Ojoper v S.M.-, D.M*Lar«n, and W. Perry. The military representative is Captain ■Walker. Mr. 0. E. C. Robieson, general manager 'of tho State Firo Insurance Office, appealed on ground of public interest for the exemption of Harold Eden Jacka, chief clods: of tho Auckland branch. In the Auckland branob, Mr. Robieson stated,. there weie now only two fullydrained men, and Jackft was one of them. The board adjourned its docision eino dio. Trooper Leonard Honeyfield, of the ROth Mounted Rifles, stationed at ■ Peatherstbn.Camp, applied for a rehearing of his appeal, which had been decided at Hawera on February 23. On that dale ho had boon granted leavotill the end of April, and had gone into camp about May 2. Ho stated yesterday ihat his endeavours to obtain a manager tfor his thousand-acre farm (closo to Patea) had been fruitless. He wished to be allowed to leave camp until he could Rot a manager, or sell or.lease the farm. Captain Walker said that he must make .i strong objection to an application for time when a man had been in camp and ■was about to leave for the front. Tho Tioard dismissed the appeal.An appeal for three months leave was made on behalf of Carl August Borendsen,' revising clerk in tho Labour Department, Berendsen.'it was stated, was a solicitor, and had legal work to do in connection irith industrial associations. X substitute had been taken into- the -office, but he was not yet sufficiently trained to take over the work. Leave till July 21 was granted. ' • George James Miteholl, farm labourer, 'of Taite, failed to put in an appearance, arid his. appeal was therefore dismissed. The appeal of James Burch, dealer,' of Wellington,..was dismissed for a similar reason. The appeal of. Cecil Charles Rhodes assistant storoman, ..Wellington, on tin ground that ho was under military ago was allowed. Sydney Hamlet Hires, patent 'attorney Wellington, was; granted leave till Juii ■ 24 to settle his business affairs. ' Harold Stockley Smith alleged that hi •was a. steward on.a transport and ha( ■ seft the vessel because he had beei -drawn in 'the ballot. Ho had lwic< for-active service, but hai been rejected. The case w'ns adjouraet till Thursday, when further ovidonci 'will be : taken. '•■ . The appeals of Cecil Cavendish James iaotor driver, and . Albert, R. Polway grocery salesman, were struck out, a* .• appellants did not appear. ~ James-Lombard'Wobb'. company manager, asked for a month's lea.vo of absence for the sake of the business. ■ He was granted leave till July 21. ■ Clyde Reginald' Hadfield, prosspr. ol Wellington, appealed on tho ground that he was under military age. His appeal -was allowed. — _ ,-• Jonaa Taylor, a Voluntary, recnut beflonginj to, the Twenty-ninth Reinforconienta, Trentbam,. asked for kayo on(acronnt of his wife's health. Appellant was granted leave till July 1 and. further leave from August 1 to August 11. Thomas. Peter Laurcnson, formerly manager of an {insurance office at Timaru, asked.for four weeks' leave from •camp, where he was stationed with the Twenty-ninth Reinforcements., He said that he was an only son and had to make •certain' arrangement, concerning hie ■mother, who was 75 years of age. Ibo board decided ■to Tecommo'nd that_ appellant be granted leave to July 17. An appeal for. extension of Kme was made bv the Office Appliance Company on behalf of Alfred William- Duncan. Leave till July 24 was granted. Philips aad Pike, indent merchants, appealed for extension of time for Malcolm G. C M'Caul, a voluntary recruit. The appeal was dismissed. • Edmund BaHereby. master painter, whose appeal-was,heard three months ago, asked for an 'extension of time to enable him to ajraage matters connected with his business. ' Theboaxd reserved its deoision.