MILITARY SERVICE BOARDS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 3820, 24 June 1919, Page 2

MILITARY SERVICE BOARDS.

DETAILS Ot-' THE APPEALS

Wellington, June 23

I While the Military Service Boards | were in operation during 1017-1.918, j appeals of 11,3-13 reservists were adjourned sine die; in other words exemption was given from military service. 'The classification of reservists whose appeals were adjourned sine die shows what industries were regarded essential during the war. The Boards adjourned L-f9 appeals sirre tlie by reason of appellants being the only surviving son, of par-cuts who had already lost one son or' more at the war. The remaining 11,'l'J-i men may Ire classified as follows: Dairy fanners and workers, -107; farmers other than dairy farmers, 12030; farm labourers (including shearers, slaughtermen and shepherds), Oil; profession '.including accountants, secretaries and business managers, engineers, medical praetifirr'ers and dentists). S10; clergymen, .divinity students, hiv etc., 303; shipping work'-rs (including niaride engineers, seamen and firemen), i.-rO'J; skilled labour, including coal and gold miners, those engaged in the fishing industry, blacksmith, boilermakers, iroiiinoulders, metal workers, bootmakers, tailors, contractors, en-gine-drivers, (loin-millers, mechanics, and eleelrieiai's. 22'J'J ; transport workers, other i Iran those engaged in shipping, KiLM. : miscellaneous aliens. Asiatics, unskilled labourers, etc... 380. ITxempted men in classified occupations comprised ."-807 men of the First Division arrd 5387 members of the Second Division. The total number of appeals dealt with by Military Service Boards was 3.1,4-15. A total of 11.3-13 were adjourned sirre die, 10,872 were dismissed. 2041 allowed and 1709 "ot determined.