TERRITORIAL SERVICE

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 July 1941, Page 2

TERRITORIAL SERVICE

APPEALS AT GREYMOUTH. The West Coast Man Power Committee, Messrs W. Meldrum (chairman), P. J. McLean and A. Panther, heard appeals in regard to territorial service, at Greymouth, yesterday afternoon. The appeals of the following re--servists were dealt with, and except where otherwise stated they were on grounds of public interest (co-appel-lants shown in parentheses):— / George W. Skeats, signwriter, on grounds of undue hardship.—Adjourned to next week’s sitting. James Patrick Nolan, breakerdown (A. R. Wallis, Ltd). —Adjourned to September 14, for review. John McLaughlan, log-fiddler (J. C. Malfroy and Company, Ltd). —Dismissed. James A. E. Scott, bushman.—Dismissed. James Quinn, apprentice engineer (Dispatch Foundry Company, Ltd.) —Adjourned sine die. Robert Aynsley, fireman (Atarau Sawmilling Company).—Dismissed. W. R. Payne, leading fitter (Dispatch Foundry Company, Ltd.). —Adjourned sine die, subject to recruit joining Home Guard. William T. Hawkins, winchman (Ngahere Gold Dredging Company, Ltd.). —Adjourned to October 14, for review. Oswald Mutch, linesman (Grey Electric Power Board). —Adjourned to October 14 for review. Harold Davis, rigger (Dunedin Eigineering Company).— Adjourned to October 14, for review. Carl G. A. Uddstrom, cabinetmaker, undue hardship.—Adjourned to next sitting. James Dudley, dairy-farm-er.—Adjourned to next sitting.’ Rooert A. Carruthers, apprentice carpenter, undue hardship (Director of National Service).— Adjourned to September 30, for review. John Liddell, driller (Director of National Service).— Obligation for service postponed until August 31. Eric S. McQueen, salesman, undue hardship (Director of National Service). — A.djourned for three month for review. Roy Pinn, coal miner (Boote and Party).—Adjourned sine die on condition that recruit joins Home Guard. William Doherty, projectionist (State Miners’ Union and C. R. Wylde).—Adjourned to next sitting. ~ John G. Fitzgibbon, trucker (State Coal Mines).— Adjourned sine die, on condition that recruit joins the Home Guard. David J. Bray, railway porter (Director of National Service). —Adjourned sine die. subject to recruit joining the E.P.S. (Railways scheme). Frank Meadowcroft, coal miner, of Blackball (Director of. National Service). —Dismissed, It was explained that the reservist was called in the March, 1941 ballot, and after being away from the ccitil mining industry for ten years, had returned to the Blackball mine in June, 1941. When he was drafted for camp an appeal was lodged by his employers, through the Director for National Service.