MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Evening Star, Issue 16778, 5 July 1918, Page 3

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

i DUNKDTN SITTING COMPLETED. j The three days’ sitting of the Otago ) Military Service Board concluded <*to yos- ! tin-day ‘afternoon. The following completes our report of yesterdays proceedings iJlarv Geri; " Moore) appealed on beitalf of her i- 'b Accy L. Geirj. Ifiut ■ said elm ' a i Jour sons of miluary a.ge. One waa :-.f !he front, one in camp rti.niv lo go, a tin;J was killed. Iho rcm:unni£ sou it he ro'iorviy t) was managing th.o farm".—-Adjourned sine die, subject to review. , . , inert Henry Timms, dairy timer, ’ West Trier: (Mr Sound, appealed on the ground of unduo hardship.—Appellantniid his. wife (when abkd and he milked !3 in the season,; they had no other ]-elv>, an:- could they obtain any. His t-v/i brothers were married, ono with eight and Ole- with two children. Leitlior Bmv i,( t ., r Rj-lkin.;. His wile was not ! id health.*—Gondiiional oxontption '"’ tiaaais Nimmo and Blair, Ltd. (Mr t,.,. ;,,, ap'malcd on behalf of Allred Low. -—Hubert' David Nimmo. director of iho i r ,,..,, v iho T*cycrvk j t kionuht-, ) ’ 9 n( i sold all the seeds handled. KiwV; rmm' bad already gone lo the front j r r ,'rn' (V;l '-dfo::r'.-ncidaild with one ex--1 '.. in ni;in who was away from Duni ; ;);•■ ic!' gov*:!ul months in the ye-nr) all i g,.<i.'a>;; -; there were youths under or | 1 hm; a.)i,Billing military u,;e. Tim reservist I C;.Tu and tested about 10 per cent, o; i 'ii"A,- L bought, bid the Kalanco was i-- , 1 -,- Ma chief work ; sjgf, inn airy. S'■ i ~ -i ai w iy v Ga!laway) ap- ( 1,..’’: i' gyiii of JgTiu'.s >tm:rt Corbett. , ovedurc, Roslyn. —CapGii:: , ;; #n:vrvisirig stevedore lor j ; -1. said’Corbett- had a master's j i ~,,'ijga .v. liiMi vriiji ueccssary for oua in i I ■ ;f ,yi~e he lir.d to hl)V« 11; 1 I:,; :-e -:? ail shh-s of shipping work-, eg., ..j,.. of : rained stevedores made j riiiK-rvis'.-r-, all the more neccsi car,’, Tho eoinr.inv tried to replace wit- ; a'l-e GorhaM' vvl.i-n the laticr was ! ' . , Vv ]■!; >.v.;s Govarnineiit work.— I ir , i-t-, jh-avici! : \ man with a second j : ... ~g.M ■gi iT-aM) might make an cfilcicnfc j ' To M.r K-'lloU-: Captain; ■ . , ... bo was in Gu- Ibrbor Board cm- ! -a,,, hot w(gi a-d.-l-a'l when Mill and. ; G v - 1 .-horr-i.:.luled, was a cajiabm : ; ho. Eh -1 v- uri 1 Galbraith gave sup- j I .vi hj roa-a. lh feared lor inquiry, j B hh Bon anil Steel Company of New, : :i >1,!,,;, iMr !’. Unneaiii, appenlcd | ; :l ;; „{ Wi'-hau: dolin Keane, marine i i upioar. -John Kingland. nmtiager of the > 1 .gooioairv g'lio are agents for the owners ia.M' v: ;. .1 e-inecnedi, gave evidence j j, rat.ling the ren'i vi.-a’s occupation and ! ids.-- i'-uidifionai exemption was | grante-i. siibjr-i * revision, i ‘ ( hia-li- L. M’Ati.im amdied for extension I r,i time' till Seiitemheia "cl draft.-—Resar-I v'Mt- -ai-i -i ‘ hr--'! v. din a - -r-aed twice in .1916, i M|.,,. u ;•;, a;id situ'O married. — j j LV'reiv:-! L. J. Davie?, elocution master j M\; r fjavg agme'-ikd on the ground oil | ;-’-ids!ii|g—Caunse! put* in medical I i .i:-.- drawing that the reservist war i MM iv with lnm’v,g'\ He ha-l beui i ; eia.sr-’d' Cf I, and would like a fresh medical • I eg:amh'!"a iso. —-Captain T.evicn said he had I iieeMved -• i-■ -M:-i instructions witii reference i : a- >-a--.-.v;:>d;'a;i.'n of C'2 men. So soon as | ■' Mi-- t; i iai gof. to the Cl camp he would be) ,eta .min ,-T— 'j'j-e board said, in view of M e strovg medical cartitiaates in this case, : Jlicv wwdfl reraßiineud a medical ' ro-ex--1 ,1 n>t;s s I.ind-yi.y’s, produce merchant and ! far:;;- r. St. Ki'.da 'Mr Seurr), apj>c:il was ! | adi-mme.! for throe months, to be re- | vir-ve:’: ;;t l!m end of that period. S Time? Davidson, cia.iry farmer. Wo.ikouCrii ■ ai;• I'-iyuei. anpcaled on the ground ; ’ uti-hea bardelhn. —Anrnllant said he had 10 of k-.t-it-ho’.'!, and lis mother w i ] yr-e.rs of nr-' and UchcaTi'O, 20 acres free- | hr-ld. I'* tins joint farm they milked 12 ; raws. Appellant was tho only man on ! tin* farm. lie had a singio brother (classed ; im2i a pheighma.n, who was working five I rui'es r’'.c,l'-', but who declined to come i home. —Referred for inquiry. | | .la.'i'is North, pedigree stoidc breeder, i I- hj ,Mr Sidey;. appealed on tho ! f,;' pnb.ljc interest ami undue hard- : —App-'eliai l it rr.hl he was thy only i breeder Of oc-.i!sico stock in his district. | Re milked ail fO cows on the farm In’mi self.' ami did the team work and every- ; thing else —-('on IHiomd cxemiuiou was gvinicd, “übject in review. ; ° !;. G. ( Mg.oL ii. Ltd. iMr Adams!, api p/.-dwi oil !•- half of William •l-xmrs Wine- , 1 held, clerk.—The appellant handed a writ-r.-;1 pent to ■ i:C hn;,vrL He copl-l not. be -ail. o'-"!':- wit’.eeit the reservist or -a ;: : ill, aid lied found it- i-1-1,0?- I -ii Mo •- , get anvi-rc saito-bie. til'.nigh he lad .-idvci-!isod. — Adioarnwl' sine die, sublie. in le v’eve. | " The niilitarv reprrsentativo ro-opencd Ml., ~' l.bevl ,v!a:is"ie!d l‘>xhe-ui. Custunss ?m! s'lipping agent.—Caut-iin l.evicn i saiii (hat tho anocllan: got conditional ex- 1 . we? in earno—'.be iirothor who had applied to M - Ga'.Giieil i-t rill Wineiiel-l s Position. | if Me emm! ‘ill the place in .Mr Campi MallM ofiiv he could also luivo fn.kc-n up | the w-.irk his brother was -dr-fin,,-, thus I Mb whig his brother to go to c;imr>, —H. ; C. Citpnb-ell. i.-i c'.iilem-e, said tT. it among I j tie* a mi7-ations he received, when he mi- j i vc-; t i iM" a Customs ck*rk, v. as c-ne from 1 1 3:’rt■ ri "ia'k W. GuxiunKl. who had just ro- | | tit-e'd to Onn-tibi after 15 raor.tl's’ see- j ‘ i;p- ; vthe ay ; ’i;ce : : t, iieca use iie 1 bought j : that if h.e wd? e..n-ipetent- he would huvr, | i been lakcn into his father’s enii-'ov, tv 1 , lea li:,vi laa-an b«foro. Ho did not know j ; ho-.v long Mac man had been in his father's ! (fi-hc, hut it nm-g have been a coi:-i-loraMle I time.—To w- ( V r;-■ !i ■ 'i F, VV. C- r:- j head took ova-; the Gustom? pari of hi? ' f■' h.!’i-'s i.U“ini he ought, to be aide to i ’nay it out Ml right,, ymh he 1 M tr- ! ■ g -:i.n a v dn.-d of it.—l'rederick Yhn. 1 t oai.eii-I slid thie.t when to put in an j apifi a-i l a u t.-, air Cainphell he dM it t-> i i.U;- - " his wile. He had no expectation I :of gi-:, the por-kion, l;?-.an?e lie felt lie | ; lou'-i i ->t do tim work. He had hud a, ) | few ;.n,nibs' exp .-rienco of genera! cfli- c ! ,>•■ M; in hi-? Tier's ofure in I!3'JO. but | i WM-; oc mrplrti for the vacam-v iV did i I .occur to' i.hi: that h- would be nuMm,; | |iert; v -a; give pk.ee.i gvwT.j in'''r. 1 i Ur. fir Kl!f-u-iimu.-.e (a- e'iou. Vfihv didn l i vou tell vour brotimr wai; lir.d appued t,or j : the v.-meney.—F. M. Gcidg-u-i (of v xh I ; ami said bis son Credei;ci i i i;, oi.'c-a for th.i'-e or biur rnont 1 * > i • ysr, re.;!, hut had absubitciy n-a .knurs- : !■-.!,-■ of Guseouns work. tl. (,‘. t.amicieh , (rtCi- :h-a) said be emild. not dispute, the : c. i-.ieoce given by the nrevious witness.— , F. 11. Coxhoad irccailed'i s>;fi; that if his funi i.ci aw.-' c 1 r-i ■-1 into caino ha w.-ohi ii. .. put Frederick bu-r, the ofii-c, lint would shut it up. He had U>. o wounded sons, neither of wh.oni coni I iivrtrriake oiiico work.— R. M, Coxiiead, lu icply to the chairman, said that if ho were ; r»;r.t lo camp the business wouid be e'-wefi down.—Tiie Chairman .-aid that the pnt-G.-:g in s-i the e.nnlu-lion hy R. W. ) ])-.;■ uri Ic.eJ. reason"---!y >• ; -i to toe supposition that lie was Mi he to till the position in hi? ;In r's .Mice, and the military represon- , tativc was right in going into the matter. : !)u tin.- evidence, however, it was hn; ■ . air- to say ’■ha. l F"-'d-anck CMr.lead - :a ; •■•g.-lifiad for the work, and the only dimg I th.e board coaid do was lo confirm their 1 urcvicus decision.

: Horace Sydney Poole, piano tame”, St. j K;h,i;>, p'ked for time to arrxego bis i Mr E., J. Smith appeared Tor tho ! aope’.iont.—After hearing the evidence, ; leave was given until the draft as the end 1 of August. ; .John Richard Kerr, waterside worker, ■ te.v whoni hlr Scnny appeared, was given extended leave until the September 10 draft. Thomas Smith, worsted spinner. Mcmii.glon, applied fur extended leave, and i was allowed until the 'September 01 draft. ] Private Stanley A. G. Hurd, jeweller, ’ Oaversham, a voluntary recruit, for whom ' Mr Stephens appeared, applied for extended leave. On brother was killed in France, and another was at the front.—After hearing all the facts, leave was exI tended indefinitely, subjects to review.

The adjourned case of Alexander Love, coal miner, Green Island, was called on. Mr Sourr appeared for the appellant, and called Mr Dunlop (in charge of Gray’s pit), who stated that Love was a competent miner. Conditional exemption was granted.