MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Evening Star, Issue 16777, 4 July 1918, Page 6

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The Otago Military Service Board resumed their sitting this morning. The Dunedin Fire Board appealed on behalf of G. M. C. Goldsmith and William T. Johnson (permanent firemen) on the ground of public interest.—Mr T. Chalmer (chairman of the Dunedin Firo Board) said the brigade was actually five under ' ! strength, and it was extremely ditiicult to get suitable men. Goldsmith had Leen J olessed 82, with leave until December 6, s Johnson had passed A. The latter had , joined in Muy, but it was not known at ' the time that he was a fit A man.—The ', appeal of Archibald G. Napier, superintendent of the brigade, was also before the [ board. In this case appellant had been [ I classed 82, with leave until December . | 18.—The Chairman said that tho h'-;tid ] recognised the fact that it was necamiy , to maintain an «ftioient brigade aud the . I difficulty in tilling positions.—ln the case I i off Johnson conditional exemption was I granted. The other two appeals were ad- | journed till January next. '. ! Harold W. li. "Outram, chemist (Mr Payne), on the grounds of public interest and unduo hardship.—Appellant said his j business had been established in .South j Dunedin for eight years, and considered I it was necessary to the welfare of the j people in the district. If he sold out now : it would mean a loss to him.—Deferred I for inquiry. I The Registrar of the Otago Umvcv: Tv appealed on behalf of George Eivwv'l j Thomson, professor of modern languages, and acting professor of mathematics.—Mr j Ramsay appeared for the appellant, and ; said that the reservist had been in tho ser--1 vice of the University for 16 years, and it would be contrary "to public interest if he wore to be taken.—The Chancellor (Rev. A. Cameron) said that it would be quite impossible to replace Professor Thomson. —Conditional exemption was granted. The Chairman of the Presbyterian Assembly Committee (Rev. A. Cameron) appealed on behalf of John Anderson Reilly, missionary, Orawia.—Adjourned sine die. Charles F. Oliver, skin, hide, and wool merchant (Mr Stephens), appealed on the ground of hardship.— Appellant handed to the _ board a written statement of his affairs, and in answer to Captain Levien said it would not bo possible to get anyone to take his place.—Deferred for inquiry. George Hugh S. Cousins, nurseryman St. Kilda, appealed on the ground of undue hardship.— There was also an appeal by Samuel Cousins, as emplover. Referred to Mr dimming for report.' The appeal of James Frederick Wilden was allowed, he boing over militarv a"e. Edgar J. Thomson, watchmaker "(Mi Adams' appealed on the ground of undue hardship.—Counsel submitted a written statement.—ln answer to Captain Levien appellant said that he would not bo to get within 50 per cent, of the value of his stock if he had to sell, though be had made no purchases of any consequence for four years. .'Mo had suffered from indifferent health for many years, and had a delicate wife.—Adjourn.d sine die. j Andrew Arthur Fairbairn, managing director of Fairbairn and Co., Ltd./aiipli J for extension of time to enable him to wind up business affairs.—Allowed till IVO- - 5 draft. j Andrew Armour, dairy farmer, SeaiTfT (Mr Gallawav), appealed* on the crrouiid of 'undue hardship.—Appellant said he had 55 ; acres of leasehold land. Ho and his wife did all the work, and there was no one :he could fret to he-ip. They milked 26 cows j—Conditional exemption was granted, subI ject to review. j William Aicken Mundell, fanner, Outjram (Mr Sinclair), appealed on the ground of undue hardship.—Appellant said he had ! 300 acres of grass land, and wished to put it underrate, turnips, and jrrass.-—Con-j ditional exemption was granted. | Albert Edward Hunter, chemist, Mossriel ! (Mr Allan), appealed on the ground of un- ; duo hardship.—Appellant said he had ! volunteered about 18 months ago, when j he would have been able to sell his busi- ', ness, but had been turned down. If the j hoard ruled that ho must go ha would i require thr«e months to endeavor to ari range his affairs.—Tc Captain Lcvfcn : He i had nnt tried to make a-nv arrangement ! with the other local chemist.—Adjourned j for two months in the meantime. I Tho Otago Preserving Company (Mr | Adams) appeal:d on l>ebalf of Roboit I Hamilton Thomson, meat preserver, on I the ground of public interest.—Mr G. S. I Hopper (manager of the company) said the reservist was foreman preserver and a retortor. It was extremely difficult to get exports of this kind. Tho bulk of their trade was for the army.—Conditional exemption eranted. Mrs Bridget Kearney (Mr Galtaway) appealed on behalf of Patrick Kearney, telegraph linesman.—Appellant said that five of her seven sons had gone on

active service, one being killed, and the sixth had been turned down three time?.— The board adjourned the appeal sine die, subject to review at any time. Alfred Orr appealed on behalf of his son. Ernest David Orr, clerk.'—Appellant said four of his five sow had seen active service, and he was dependent to a larirc extent on the reservist.—Adjourned sine die.. Richard Brinsley (Mr Moore) appealed on behalf of Frederick W. Tilbury, expert pas-cooker fitter.—Appellant said thks particular work was of a delicate nature, and lie did not think it would be possible to cet a man well enough trained to do it in New Zealand.—To Captain Lovien : The firm had been making gas cookers for the past six or seven months. Tilbury did all the fitting, and the man next tinder him could not do the work.—Deferred for inquiry. The appeal of Arthur Will ITalley wa.s nllowed. the reservist having been placed in the wrong class. The appeals of George Craig Thomson, treneral manager of Messrs Thomson and Co., and John Scott Thomson, cordial manufacturer, bacteriologist, and analyst to tho firm, were taken together, Mr Stephens appearing for both.—Tho appeal of the former was before the board_ some months ago and adjourned sine die; it was now "reopened.—Tho appellant, Jeihn Tliomson gave evidence to show the importance- of care and knowledge, in analysis and the bacteriologist work. There wero secret formulas for making the cordials, and these, for various reasons conld not be given to a new man coming in. He took no part in the mimngMncnt, though he had been in the business 15 years.—Captain Levien said that the reason that the case, of George Thomson had been reooened was because it was considered that John Thomson was the .pivot of the whole btisines-s. and could look after it in the absence of George.—George Thomson said, in answer to the. board, that a.n accountant, Mr ITa.rland, had be-an brought up from Tnvercargill to do accountancy work, and did not know anything about managing tho business. Appellant made it clear that he himself did not wish to avoid going to the war. He was prepared to put an advertisement in the Australasian papers calling for applications for a man to fill his The salary the firm would offer would possibly be .-C1,500 a. year. He was resnonsiblo for the financial results of the f^rms.— Conditional exemption was granted in each case, the board adding that they were of the opinion that the military representative was quite justified in reopening the case of George Thomson.