DECISIONS REVIEWED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21065, 9 April 1943, Page 2

DECISIONS REVIEWED

SERVICE APPEALS PRIMARY PRODUCERS MEN RETAINED ON FARMS Most of the appeals heard before yesterday’s sitting of the CBsffioi'ne Armqd Forces Appeal Board, Messrs. F. It. Bail, chairman, C. E- Bickford mid J. E. Benson, were in respect of farm work,’ arict all the hearings were icviews of general service appeals. A review of a general service appeal on his own bglialf by D; L. Lovelock (Grade I), farther, wag' supported bV Mr. T. A. Coleman, who stated that the appellant fanned 92 acres''carrying. 42 cows, ID heifers, andl3 calves/as well as some sheep, jdis brother had been killed overseas and his father's health' was indifferent.' The appellant had applied for a substitute for himself, but bad not received oneThis was corroborated by the appellant.—A further slpe'die adjpurnfhent was granted.

Mr. A. J. Stock, supporting an appeal against general service for J. Montaperto (Grade I), fisherman, said that the appeal was actually made by S. Zarne, his employer, and the wholesale department of Gisborne Fisheries. The number of boats in use had been reduced and there \yere only two operating now- Zaire wqs short of fishermen, although he, pad endeavoured to ob.tairl suitable labo,ur.. The demand for!' fish,'Mr.' Stock said, was very great"as arme’d forces camps had to be supplied, a? well as the hospital and general public and supplies were also sent to Opotiki and W-airoa'. Montaperto corroborated this statement, and A. Zame also appeared.—The board reserved its decision until Tuesday. April 15.

A further sine die adjournment was granted to Mrs. N. W-atson, when her appeal against general service for. hey - son, M- M. 'Watson,, farmer (Grade I), came bp for,'rpyiew. Mr, T/'A.' Coleman, in ’’support of the appeal, said that the reservist worked a'4s-acre farm and also had a 'milk run. Recently he received advice that his brother, was missing, believed killed.

J. C. Hardy appeared before the board oft 1 a review df an appeal against general service for D. E. Worsnop (Grade I), orchard worker. The appellant said that the reservist was the oiily. good and experienced packer he had/ and he was the key man in his business. —The board decided to adjourn" the case for review at the end of June. Distribution of Top-Dressing

A driver, J-. Ladd (Grade I), originally appealed for. by his employer, M. C. Scrqgg, came up for a general service ’’review.' 1 Mi'- A. J- Stock, sitpp.pr.ting reservist was in' change of' the "-other two drivers in' ScTa’gg’s employ.’ |nd was a very, capable driver. The w%k the’ reservist was dping, that of" ting distribu|ipn’ oX ‘'m&riure and topdressing,’ would have to be stopppet'M Ladd’s'services were IbstA-The. ho&r'd reserved its decision; the appeal to "he reviewed at the end'of June.

Two appeals up for review, one by the estate o£ E. J. Williams lor S. H. Williams ' (Grade I) '4avme r , end' the ether by G. V! ’ G’ConneH. for. W. M. O,’Council (Grade/ 1), farmer, w ere Both supported'6y Mr. L'/'C. Parker. In support pf the : flrsi'case, Mr. Barker said the reservist helped! on anqther farm Besides his o.w.n of ISO.O acres, which carried 16Q0, sheep and 300 cattle, and had to travel some rpilps to Home GUatd ' paradps/which he attended rftsuMrly, ""/Because/of the cpiidifian of his Kifp 'at 'present the reservist' also ‘ desired 'the' board to consider llis being exempted: from night parades. Supporting the sefcpnd appeal, "Mr. Parker said that' the' Te* ser.vlst had f.ecgritlh 'sujlfpred an accident which had' necessitated his removal tp the Cp.dk Hospital, yvhere he was still/ ' Mix Barker "produced a letter from Dr. A. G. Rutter, surgical registrar at the Cook Hospital, which Stated that tide respfvist would be' unfit for work for' three months and that he did not! consider the reservist' "could be graded any higher than Grade II when he was fit.—ln the case of Williams a side die-ad-journment' was granted and exemption from night parades with the Home Guard.‘was recommended. A sine die adjourpinerh was granted to : O'Connell.

A r.e.yiew of a general service appeal by Mrs. M-. A. ■ Hood, a widow of Kanakanai, for B. : Mcll BrOpking. was supported by Mr. L. G. Parker, and a.' sine die, adjournment was. granted, the case fa come up for review at the end of- June.

A further sine die adjournment was granted in regard to P. L. B. Hqv.ell (Grade" I), dairy' farmer, when the, appeal by K. Hoyell came up for. review.

Three reviews of appeals against general service by farmers were adjourned to come up for review at the end of June, They, were for. W. T. Hollambv. (Grade, lIP, shepherd, by S Wall land others (Mr. G. W. Witlock): T. Hyland (Grade I), shepherd, by the estates of R. K W- and D. W-. F. Barker. (Mr. G. I. Parker).; and S. H. G. Kerr (Grade I), shepherd, employed “by R. A. Griffin, by the Director of National Service (Mr. F. W. NolanL A : ' ' ■