SHEARERS WINTER

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20907, 6 October 1942, Page 2

SHEARERS WINTER

FORTHCOMING SEASON CAMP RELEASE SOUGHT . The approach of the shearing season in the Gisborne districtWias'-'tesulted in a number of appeals for the' release from 'camp of 'shfearets and allied Workmen! ."The first'bf- these -appeals, the majority of which were lodged by ■ the National iPpimary:' Production ; Council; were heard T by thCGtebOMie Armed Forces Appeal 'Board yester- ; day afternoon, when release was recommended in all’but one of the" 11 cases...'- •• *T.:.'v ’ ' Appearing for the National Primary Production Council, Mr 'W-; <S."Shei> ratt said that the men appealed for were all required for the forthcoming season and he asked that their release be recommended." J Vj Captain Ferris, for the army auth-orities,-pointed out that not many: of the men were eligible for release as they were ’ specialists ■ With • units. : : : ' . ' v .•••;;• nv- ... > Representing the Shearer?’ Union, . Mr Maynard' pointed out that ’' In- ; nearly 'all "'cases the 1 men were in category A, as to be'’a Shearer if'was essential that a man shpiilct‘-be ■ fit. Mr Maynard said'that'last.season there was a ’shortage of who wbre essential; A “It looks ks v if pressmen are more important than shearers,” said thti chairman of the board, Mr F. R: Ball. The National Primary' Production Council was successful in Obtaining the board’s recommendation for release Until January 15, 1943, of the following shearers': P. P. M. Tahaka, 'J. R. Atkins, L. R. Young; "J. Morris and B. Te Aho: The Prirnary'Production " Council’s appeal 'for H. OR Haenga, shearer, was dismissed. Other cases in which the employer was successful in obtaining the board’s recommendation for release until January 15, 1943, were as follows: K. Kiwha, shearer (appeal by West Williams); L.‘ J. Richardson; shearer, and S. Donaldson, pressmqn (R. H. Twistleton); J. Horsfall, woolpresser (T. Smiler) avid H. T. Haami, pressman (Rangi Jones). Camp release was rfecbmmended for a period of three months in the case of P. F. Hollis, farrier, appealed'for ' by the National Primary Production Council. > • ; • ". The decision on an appeal by H. Mahuika for the release from camp of Nak Mahuika, farm labourer, was held over.