ARMY SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 80, 28 December 1940, Page 10

ARMY SERVICE

Six Appeal Boards Set Up OVERSEAS BALLOTS Personnel Announced By Minister The appointment ol six Armed Forces Appeal Boards, under the National Service Emergency Regulations, 1940, was announced yesterday by the -Minister of National Service,’Mr. Semple. They will deal with appeals from reservists drawn in the ballot for ovetseaS service, and with appeals based on conscientious objection to set vice in either overseas or territorial forces. The existing Manpower Committees will continue to deal with Territorial service appeals oil other than conscientious grounds.

Tlie Minister said that as tlie Armed Forces Appeal Boards were to be. judicial bodies the chairman would m each case be a Stipendiary Magistrate, livery endeavour bad been made to appoint, as members persons wellknown to tlie general public and whose fairness ami integrity could not be questioned. Merchants, farmers, trade unionists manufacturers, county, city, and borough councillors, and the Dress were represented. ® Northern Areas. No 1 Appeal Board will have headquarters at Auckland, with jurisdiction over No. 1 and No. 3 military areas, which include North Auckland, Auckland city, and the districts to tlie south as far "as Pokeno. Mr. C. R. Orr Walker S.M. (Auckland) will be chairman, and he will have associated with him Mr. T. I’. McCready (Auckland) and Mr. A. N. Samuel (Auckland) as members. Mr. H. E. Hewlett (Mhaug.irei) and Mr. J. O. Liddell (Auckland) have been appointed deputy members. No. 2 Appeal Board will have headquarters al. Hamilton with jurisdiction over No. 2 and No. 4 military areas, which include tlie Waikato. Thames. Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, and northern King Country districts. Mr. S. L. Paterson, S.M. (Hamilton) will be chairman, and lie will have associated with him Mr. R. Coulter (le Arolia) and Mr. A. E. Manning (Hamilton) as members. Mr. D. V. Bryant (To Rapa) and Mr. J. Neate (Ngatea) have been appointed deputy members. No. 3 Appeal Board will have headquarters at. Wanganui with jurisdiction over No. 6 and No. 8 military areas which include Manawatu, Rang! tikei, southern King Country, jWanganui, and Taranaki districts. Mr. A. Coleman, S.M. (Wanganui) will be chairman and he will have associated with him Mr. T. B. Ewens (Waitara and Mr T. R. bees (Palmerston North) as members. Mr. F. S. Goldingham (Palmerston North) and Mr. T. E. Trask (Eltham) have been appointed deputy members. No. 4 Appeal Board will have headquarters at Wellington, with jurisdiction over No. 5 and No. i military areas which include Wellington City and Hutt Valley, Wairarapa. Hawkes Bay, and Gisborne districts. Mr. V. r. Stilwell, S.M. (Wellington), will be chairman, and lie will have associated with him Mr. J. W. G. Brodie (Wellington), and Mr. A. Parlane (Wellington) as members. Mr. Jack Coleman (Lower Hutt) and Mr. Percy Coyle (Wellington) have been, appointed deputy members. South Island.

No. 5 Appeal Board will have headquarters at Christchurch with jurisdiction over No. 9 amf No. 10 military areas, which include Marlborough, Nelson, West Coast, and Canterbury districts. Mr. F. F. Reid, S.M. (Christchurch) has been appointed chairman and he will have associated with him Mr A. H. McKane (Greymouth) and Mr. G. M. Hall (Christchurch) as members. Mr. T. M. Charters and Mr. J. E. Jones (both of Christchurch) have been appointed deputy members No. 6 Appeal Board will have headquarters at Dunedin, with jurisdiction over No. 11 and No. 12 military areas, which comprise the whole of Otago and Southland. Mr. J. R. Bartholomew, S.M. (Dunedin) has been appointed chairman, and he will have associated with him Mr. B, S. Connor (Dunedin) and Mr. James Price (Invercargill) as members. Mr. H. Hodgson (Dunedin) and Mr. J. IV. Smith (Invercargill) have been appointed deputy members. . The Minister said it *as liis intention to hold a conference of chairmen and members before the sittings begin!. It was expected that the. boards would sit about the end ot. January. Wellington Members.

Mr. Stilwell was appointed to the magistracy in July, 1933. He had previously a wide experience in legal practice in Auckland. Leaving with the Main Body in the Great. War, he took part in the landing at and evacuation of Gallipoli. He was awarded the Military Cross when a second lieutenant at Messines and was subsequently promoted to captain. He received several other decorations, and on his return to New Zealand in 1918 retained an active interest in military’ matters. He has displayed a broad understanding of men in organization and administrative work.

Mr. Parlane, born in Rangiora ih 18611, was for many years an active worker in Labour interests. He is well known through his connexion with the Wellington Drivers’ Union and the New Zealand Drivers’ Federation. He has occupied the following positions:— President of the Wellington Trades and Labour Council, president of the Wellington L.R.C., president of the Wellington School Committees and Educational Federation, president of the Wadestown Municipal Electors’ Association. He was for some time a member of the Wellington City Council. Mr. Coyle was organizer for the licensed trade in New Zealand for about 10 years, and for the past live or six 'years has been secretary of the National Council of the licensed trade of the Dominion. Mr. Brodie served tor a number or years with Messrs W. D. and 11. O. Wills and was appointed managing director of that company in New Zealand. A few years ago he resigned from this company and started British and Dominion 'Traders, Ltd.