MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Evening Star, Issue 16516, 30 August 1917, Page 5

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

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T( ?: 'AT DUNEDIN. ’ f‘Kt Otago Military Service Board raor ? ln e-to deal with a list fc S0 ap P, Cals -, All these-were ad- ■ cases—the rehearing being wart of -v‘-S°J Colnbin ß «?*" process—and most of VSi-W under tba undue hardship :,>'hJ/ n ¥v ?oX H d ( .appealed on be- ' 7 and °/ ; Ll ? nel Mansfield Ooxhead, Customs ?nena n^ PPI -I3 g^ g f nt — To • Free apJ. wI" j tbat °a° son was in France. , ' dv^ i i re d "‘PPJed, and a third -Thi wi ng home RQrvi ce at Foatherston. • " *? r A was not capable of taking the ‘*WV$ the reservist. • Ho (the father) dependent on the'business.— • ' - (U Cha l r , man said- ho did not see how they could force a married man out of .• P? there.—Captain Free contended that ’ JSw eXem I pt l on c ?" ld be granted the ap- ' : ■ P , .nt must show that he had made every endeavor to obtain another derk-thero namo was legion. he thought that it was SiL “ fa ir proposition to ask an old - fn"?oT n 7 ? t0 start hss lifa °«r again, - SrtVttt by - taki ?S V P the intnente ' ■' I l * lo ,business, which would be necess D m? pe £ ei ? oed clerk replaced the ' Sti'!?Vu I “ nwn said the board ■ that there was a good deal in ■ irnat Captain Free had said; the onus ■ a PP eUant to substantiate-his ppfisl. : xhe matter would be adjourned tor two months to enable efforts to he • to obtain a man. The appeal of William Gillicb, steward, sine die until the return .ortho transport on which he is serving. _ne appeal of Adam Wilkinson, farmer, , was adjourned for two months, appellant . having been classed B2 and listed lor reexamination within that time. t The Aceto'no^-Company, Napier (Mr Lemon), appealed on behalf of Ernest Roland Morrison, engineer.—The reservist said' ho had sole control of the manufacturing for the South Island.—To Captain 1 reo: If he went (he had withdrawn his . personal, appeal) it would mean that the Dunedin plant would have to be removed to Napier; the consumers here would still get supplies, but there would possibly be delay. There were only the two experts in this work in New Zealand.—The Chair- .. man said that the Efficiency Bc/ard had reported that, while the business was an essential one, they did not consider any of ■ the star absolutely essential.—The Uiaxrman said that it was a curious thing that a dangerous, business such as this should be entirely dependent ..on two men —Captain Free: I’m alraid there must be - a loophole somewhere that we cannot see. —The matter was deferred for further in- , quiry. - . Messrs Wilson and Wilson (Mr Nichol) appealed on behalf of Alexander Lawson Lurne, engineer , and turner—Appellants said that the reservist made the dies for tin tops, a delicate process/ necessitating skill and keen vision. The business wai ■*,. essential to the canning industry. The reservist could not be replaced.—The Chair,man;; I believe I could get a man who ■ could learn this work in a couple of months.—Mr Nichol: Mr Wilson would ,be very pleased to have him, sir.—To Captain Free; The turning of these dies woe • the highest form of engineering work in the world; higher,, even, than the turnoff of pistons and making of cylinders Mr Nichol -said that if the board wished he could produce haH a dozen engineers who would substantiate appellants’ contention as to the extreme delicacy of this work—The Chairman said that this was one of those cases which on the previous hearing had been put down for temporary exemption. The matter would Be adjourned till .the afternoon fo enable the evidence mentioned by Mr Nichol to be produced. The d David Niven MTCechie. coal miner (Mr up for review, —Appellant said that he had left the Jubilea Mine to go to the Fernhill Mine. With respect to hi? personal appeal, he was the • sole support of his widowed mother.— ■” m -!.'•«?/ Eon the proprietor of the -bernhffi pit, gave evidence as to the work ’ a ?. e b Y ; th® appellant and. by himself.— Adjourned- sine die. The appeal of John Inglis Morton, cheese factory manager, Middlemarch (Mr Irwin) was adjourned for one month. Joseph Moore Beattio, farmer (Mr Payne), an appeal by Robt. Beattie as employer—Mr Payne said that the re- , , seryist was anxious to get away, and thought matters could be adjusted by No- . . vember, though the appellant wanted his son until January—Appeal dismissed, relervist not to be called up before November draft. The appeM of Archibald Donald M‘Donrmer (Mr Allan) was reviewed and Turthar adjourned sine die". In the appeals of James M'Beath, teamstcr, and of A. W.. Douglass on behalf of MBeath (Mr Scurr), the latter tendered further evidence showing that since the previous hearing ha had lost one teamster, who had been called up in the ballot. He md hot intend to appeal for any other of his men. He had three other First Division men in his employ—Adjourned for two months to see how the ballot affected the other three men. In the appeal ol Joseph. Hett, waterside! ' W the Chairman said , that the appellant really cams i-i.der the lection, affecting sole surviving sons.—The appeal was adjourned sine die 10 keep anpellant out of the ballot. ■ Robert Bennot, tailor, whose appeal had been adjourned to enable him to realise niß assets and arrange family affairs, was’ g u a ur ther extension of time urtil • 9 , u aauar y draft, the Chairman reiraik-.-mg that this was a case in which a rood -, deal of consideration could be extended, Albert Brightling, sheep farmer (Mr , Scurr).—Appellant said that one of his brothers had been killed and another was in camp. He had been unable to get a competent man to take his place, though ~ ho was anxious to go.—The Chairman mentionea a certain man who was prepared to • take over the work, and the appeal was adjourned for a month to see if the mat- • ter could be arranged. - The appeal of Robert Hunter, fireman, was adjourned sine die, appellant bein" Ms - militai T a ge in , - James Neilspn, jun., cordial manufacturer (Mr Lemon)—An appeal also by j James sen.—Captain Free exT t j . iatt6r in re g ard to an expert who had been employed by him, but who, ■ w , as a “ e ged, had only been given partial work—Appellants said that this man was (1° USO them; he hud not been satisfac- . .ory, and was not a fit man to manage the business—Captain Free asked the reservist • ** ,? a , s , a that he had stated that it - ■ 6 a horse and cart to drag him i 11 war ; reservist denied this absolutely, stating it was a gross slander. a " d , tka *' tho man who made it snould_be brought before him. The reason ho had not enlisted was that ho did not . wisn to-leave his mother and father with out jhelp—the Chairman said that the board coaid no t, 6 h u t their eyes to the fact that this appeal had been put before them - j m a very- unsatisfactoir manner. The “an had, it appeared to him, deuberately attempted to mislead tho board, ■ beep concealment of facta •’ nl u S met hearing. The Efficiency ■ , Jfoard had expressed the opinion that av-. •' an B eraen ts could bo made to carry on the ’ • j ln defera nco to the age of the ~~, ht er and mother—and for no other rea- ' ' pension of time would be ol- ■ ir,r,air i. a Ppeal would be dismissed, • October dS. 10 be called bofore tho e g' s trar of tho University applied . e , xe , mptlo , n o£ Oliver Millen Paulin, - “tvT indent (a voluntary recruit), and was represented by Mr 0,. Davies.—-Leave was granted until January 15' to enabh r ®® arv ‘5t to get through his examina- ’ tbo reservist not to be called to caihj consideration of the casi i ' appealed on behalf of 'V'-. George Philip, blacksmith.—Appeal dis v?V not to be-called up unt : l the October draft. ‘ ‘, ’ ■ APPeal of Charles Colthorpo, water- > y w . or ker, was adjourned for Mr Cum- . ming s report. e a PP 9a I of, Robert Frame Thomson. r:,t*SV u ? ann er t was adjourned . for .one f° r further details. ■ /•: a PPeal of Chag. Gibson, bricklayer, rJ'^ aS °™ aUy disrais3 ed. .

William Ross jM’Ddugall, blacksmith.— An appeal also by Win. M’Dougall, as employer.—Adjourned "sine die. Andrew Beatson, painter, asked for an extension of time, and was granted till the October draft,—Captain Free mentioned that five of this" reservist’s brothers were already serving. Eric. Dawson, medical student, was granted leave until the October draft .to enable him to sit for his examination. Messrs Neill and Co. (Mr Lemon) asked for extension of leave for Wm. Roy M’Donalclj their, insurance manager and a voluntary recruit—Mr Lemon said that the firm had lost fivo members of their staff, and had not appealed. They had also encouraged recruiting by paying their employees Iho difference between their military pay and the salaries they had been receiving. The insurance branch of the business had been very much upsbt owing to the defalcations of the Inst manager.—Leave was recommended till the November draft.

The appeals of Harold Leslie Isaac, James M'lntosh, Alexander Porterfield, John Maxwell, William Ross, and Charles Walter A. Anderson were either withdrawn or formally dismissed, the appellants bavins been classed -C2. •»

The appeal of .William Edwin Mills, telegraphist (Mr Scurr) was adjourned sine tljo.

Robert Johnston, auctioneer, who said that the circumstances in his case had not altered since the previous hearing, also had his appeal adjourned sine die, subject to his reporting anv change in his circumstances to the military authorities. Tho appeal of Amos Davis, leather was adjourned for reservist’s medical re-examination.

. fke appeal of John Samson Fleniiim inn orchardist, was supported by Ins I in regard to his wife's health.• -Aajourned till October.—An appeal by tho employer (Mrs lugs) was dismissed.