TO-DAY'S APPEALS

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1917, Page 8

TO-DAY'S APPEALS

To-day additional appeals were dealt with. • .'■•'•• .'"' -■ • Reginald Cecil Bobinson, storeman, Eoseneath, appe&jjrl on the ground; of undue hardship. His case ; was -adjourned untii the first-sitting; after Ist In thp case of Ernest William Rash, ■painter, Wellington,/ the board desired' to rvcommend him for financial assistance, and reserved its decision regarding his appeal until the other boards' decision was known.

Religious objections were advanced as the reason for an appeal by Robert Campbell Raikes, clerk, Wellington. Appellant stated, that he did not belong to any sect, but he objected on personal and religious grounds. The .appeal was dismissed, the board deciding to recommend appellant for non-combatant service. ■ , 11 • -. . ■

Kumara Charles Stockman, clerk, Wellington, was granted leave until 27th June.

In the case of George, James. Spriggen6, Civil servant, Wellington, who appealed because of undue hardship, the board decided to recommend that he be granted financial assistance, and reserved its decision regarding the appeal. Robert Charles Stewart, engineer, Wellington, advanced as his reason. for.' ap: peal undue hardship! He said hie father was in ill-health and he "was the only son. H» required time to, dispose of his stock. ™he appeal was dismissed, leave being granted until June. Chas. Steven Symohds, master butcher, Wellington, appealed on the f rounds of public interest' iand. undue ardship. Appellant. snbmitted that it would be hard .:. upon the public if he had to close up* his shop. The evidence showed that he was onelof fiveVbrothers, three of -whom were in the First Divi-' sion. One. of them had. volunteered, but had been turned down.-The appeal was dismissed,-.'and leave was granted until 27th June,'

Alva Shaw produced a.medical certificate to show that he had- Been ordered to come "Up for re-examination in "sif months' time, and his appeal was adjourned until the first sitting of-- the board after 19th:.. November.'. .' ..." „■

The hearing of the'appeal of John' Charles Edward Stack was adjourned until Monday. •

Leave gntil 20th July -was granted to, William tjVlexander Scptt, who asked for three -months' extension of time. >Mr. J. Scott Appeared for appellant., , „ ',;' As Edmund Salter, ironmonger's assistant, hail been declared medically unfit for six" months,' his appeal'was ad-' journed until the first Bitting after. 17th, Novembers ■ I • : There was no appearance of Edward Twohey, ;faTrier, Lower. Hutt, .and...his. appeal was dismissed:"- It was -explainedthat he was in camp. The three next" cases were brought under Section. 35; ■

Francis Twohey,- farmer, Lower Hutt, for whom..Mr.. Scott, appeared, stated that" he had taken up some, rough land at Wainui-o-mata four years ago when it was covered with gorse and blackberry and had .put in a lot of work clearing it. He "asked for an extension in order to plough the land. The appeal was dismissed, leave being granted until. 20th July.'- ■ ■ ' ■ — • _ •■' In regard to Thomas Twohey, farrier,Lower Hutt, it transpired' that appellant had been placed in C 2by the Medical Board, and the notice had not been, served. ' '

The case of Thomas Opu Trema'yne, commercial traveller, was held over until the decision regarding' an "appeal for financial assistance made by him was ' known. ... '■„.''" Walter Tins worth, storeman, asked for three months', extension of time by reason of • undue' hardship. " Leave was granted^ until 25th July. ■ Decision was reserved sine die with exemption from military service in : the case of Thomas William Burrell,•farmer,' which was heard flTe previous day. In the shearers' appeals by Colin Loveil and Joseph Dillon, also heard the day before, the board reserved its decision until 14th June. .;•'

Another adjourned case in'which decision was given was that of Burnett Fletcher Poad, freezing chamber contractor. He was granted leave until 25th July. The case of 3. J. Oates, baker on a transport worker; which was heard previously, was adjourned sine die. John Thomas Hall, farmer, C Company, 27th Reinforcements',' asked to be exempted because of undu» hardship. Appellant said that he had a farm near Westport and supported his father and mother and two of tho children. The Board reserved its decision sine die and granted exemption from military service in the meantime.

(Proceeding).