THREE NEW BOARDS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 76, 26 September 1941, Page 6

THREE NEW BOARDS

PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED

The personnel of the three newlyappointed Armed Forces Appeal Boards which are to function in Whangarei, Napier, and Greymouth respectively with the object of easing the work of existing boards in dealing with overseas service appeals was announced in last night's Gazette. The new boards will operate as from October 1.

The Whangarei board will be known as the No. 1A Armed Forces Appeal Board. It will relieve the existing Auckland board of the whole of the North Auckland district and will assist the Hamilton board if necessary at any time. The chairman will be Mr. G. P. Finlay, barrister, Auckland, and the other members are Messrs. N. Horrobin and A. J. Magee, Whangarei. Mr. H. G. Hewlett has been appointed a deputy member, and another deputy will be appointed soon. Mr. S. I. Goodall, solicitor, Auckland, will be the Crown representative.

The Napier board will be known as the No. 4A Armed Forces Appeal Board. It will relieve the existing Wellington board of the whole of the Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, and Wairarapa 'districts and the Wanganui board of \the Palmerston North district. The chairman will be Mr. H. B. Lusk, barjftster, Napier, and the members are Messrs. F. R. Field, Havelock North, and W. H. Barry, Napier. Messrs. J. E. Benson, Gisborne, and R. N. Cook, Napier, are to be the deputy members. Mrv J. S. Wauchop, solicitor, Gisborne, is iio be the Crown representative.

The Greymouth board will be'known as the No. 5A Armed Forces Appeal Boaitd, and will take over the Marlborortgh, Nelson, and West Coast districts from the present Christchurch board. Brigadier-General W. Meldrum, formerly Stipendiary Magistrate, is to be» the chairman, and the members are Mrt G. Manson, Nelson, and Mr. A. Panther, Greymouth. Mr. P. J. McLean; Greymouth, and Mr. J. Dicker, tMoutere, Nelson, have been appointed deputy members. The Crown representative will be Mr. H. Lovell, solicitor, "Westport.