SERVICE APPEALS

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 181, 29 April 1941, Page 9

SERVICE APPEALS

Five Of 20 Allowed

CASES IN WELLINGTON

Of the 20 appeals heard by the No. 4 Armed Forces Appeal Board when it resumed its sittings in Wellington yesterday, nine were dismissed outright and six dismissed conditionally on appellants not being called up before a certain date. In five cases, sine die adjournments were granted. In the sine die cases, two were men engaged in essential skilled work, one a farmer, and one a seaman. In the remaining case, the special circumstances put before the board were taken into consideration. Mr. Stilwell, S.M., was chairman, with Messrs. P. Coyle and A. Parlane, members, Mr. C. 0 Bell, Crown representative, and Mr. D. Roundhill, secretary. John Campbell Hanratty, a married man, employed as a lorry driver, who had just completed territorial service, asked for a reasonable postponement to enable him to make domestic arrangements. The appeal was dismissed. The Wellington Dry Cleaning Co., appealed for Clifford Henry Southwood, presser and hatter, on the ground of public interest and hardship, stating there were only two men left to do certain skilled work in a business employing 28. The appeal was dismissed subject to •Southwood not being called up before July 28. James Marshall, Son, and Baxter, Ltd., were granted a sine die adjournment in respect of Ernest Benjamin Wilson, fitter and turner. Ellen Christina Andrew appealed on the ground of hardship in respect of her son, Richard John Andrew Schwass, tram conductor. The appeal was dismissed. Lenard Ireson, Lower Hutt, appealed on the grounds of public interest and hardship, it being stated that he was farming on his own behalf. The appeal was dismissed, appellant not to be called up before May 28, 1941. An appeal by Queenie Adelainc Mantell, Petone, in respect of her son, Charles Howard Mantell, motor driver, was dismissed. It was based on the ground of hardship. Hugh Lawrence Tucker, manager ot a- butchery, appealed for an employee, Noel Stanley Rolinson, Miramar, on the ground of hardship- He stated that it was impossible to get a man to replace Rolinson, who managed . a branch shop. The appeal was dismissed.

An appeal for Robert Holmes, seaman, lodged by the Director of National Service on the ground of public interest, was allowed, sine die. Gordon Wallace \ Galloway, farmer. Judgeford, appealed on the grounds of public interest and hardship. He stated he was 34 and farmed 62 acres. He did all the work; his father was 80 and unable to assist or, if labour was obtainable, to supervise. His sisters and brothers were married and living away. If he was called up the farm could not be carried on. The appeal was dismissed, appellant not to be called on before June 28, 1941. Grace Lamond Cole appealed on the ground of hardship in respect of her son, George Bryson Cole, clerk. The appeal was dismissed. Charles Leonard Crooks, a motor assembler and a married man, asked for a short postponement for domestic reasons. His appeal was dismissed conditional on his not being called on before June 8, 1941. John Horne, Tawa Flat, appealed for his son, George Horne, farmer, on the ground of public interest and hardship. He said his son and he were lessees of 100 acres, milking 40 cows daily. He worked other laud, so his son had to do the work on this. The lease provided for regular annual gorse clearings, and his son only could do. the tractor work entailed.

' To Mr. Bell, Horne, senr., said he had six sons —aged 28, 27 (twins), 20, 18 and 15. They were farming on the holdings of 30, 40 and 100 acres he had.

The appeal was dismissed. . Mrs. Gertrude Milsom, Rongotai, appealed in respect of her only son, Jack Vivian Milsom, commercial artist, whom, she said, was her sole means of support.

The appeal was dismissed. Bertram Bryajit, farmer, Ohariu, appealed in respect ■of his son, Neville Bryant. Co-appellant said he was 56 and could not ride or get about the difficult country the farm comprised. The farm was 2700 acres, which two brothers and he held in almost equal shares. The son in respect of whom he appealed was in sole charge of his share In the farm. He had one son at the war; another would be 20 next mouth and was not a farmer. He had two. sons farming elsewhere. There were four working the place now—one brother and two of bis sons, and his own sou.

The appeal was dismissed. Charles Edward Davies, gardener, appealed on the ground of hardship to his mother. He asked for a short postponement so he could discharge certain debts. He had one brother in the mercantile marine, another in the army and one awaiting posting to the navy.

The appeal was dismissed conditional on his not being called up before June 28, 1941. Hibberd, Son and Burns, Ltd., gas meter manufacturers, were granted a sine die adjournment for George Arthur, toolmaker.

An appeal in respect of Stephen Desmond Cosgrove, cleaner, was adjourned sine die. Robert William Fraser, contractor, applied for postponement till he had carried out existing housing contracts. The appeal was dismissed conditional on his not being called up before August 31, 1941.

The appeal of Clarence Leonard Beavis, farmer, Brooklyn, was dismissed for want of jurisdiction, the appeal having been filed late. A sine die adjournment was granted Gilbert Hawkins Howell, farmer, Paraparaumu, on the appeal of his father, Leonard Isaac Howell, with Whom he is engaged farming in partnership. Howell, sent’., was stated to be unable to do any hard work.

Factor Of Length Of State Employment

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, April 28.

The need for State departments to indicate how long reservists have been in their employ was stressed by the chairman of the No. 1 Appeal Board, Mr. C. R. Orr Walker, when a sine die exemption was sought for 20 police officers in Auckland on the ground ot public interest. The chairman said he had no reason to doubt the bona fides of the applicants, but corroborative evidence should be tendered.

The board adjourned the appeals sine die on a certificate of the Director of .National Service, subject to proof being submitted that the reservists have been in the employ of the Police Doportrnr-nf for au appreciable time.

FAILURE TO REGISTER

New Plymouth Cases

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, April 28.

Charles Eerie Oliver, married, was convicted and discharged, and George S teller, single, aged 36, was convicted and sentenced to three days’ imprisonment, by Mr Woodward, S.M., in the Magistrates’ Court today for failing to enrol in the first division of the General Reserve. Referring to Oliver’s case, the magistrate said there seemed no intention to shirk, but lie pointed out the heavy penalty for failing to enrol—a £lOO fine or 12 months’ jail. ’ Sergeant McKie said it was not lid he was seen i>y the police that iSteller enrolled on March 5. He deliberately evaded his obligations and took no steps whatever.