TERRITORIAL APPEALS

Grey River Argus, 28 July 1941, Page 8

TERRITORIAL APPEALS

HEARING AT REEFTON. A sitting of the No. 9a Area ManPower Committee was held at Reefton Courthouse on Friday, when appeals against Territorial service were heard. Mr W. Meldrum piesiaed, and w'ith him were Messrs P. J. McLean and A. J. Panther

John K. Patterson, solicitor, appealed on tne grounus of puoiic interest and undue haruship. neservist submitted a written statement snowing lus position, 'ine appeal w'as adjourned sine die. isew womuitr-iai Garage appealed tot George u. Wii.-S, apprentice, on the grouna of puulic interest. Service W'us postponed until January.

Josen m. Wearne appealed for his son, Wmiam L Wearne, on v..e ground ox undue haidsnip. written statements w'eie submitted by appellant and reservist, ixeitner appealed, and tne appeal was dismissed. The Director ox National Service appealed tor Francis L. Gould, farm hand, ’fhe reservist having entered Territorial camp, the appeal was struck out.

Les.ie C. Cole, farmer, appealed on the ground of public interest. Service was postponed tin end of May, 1942, for revieyv. T. Morel appealed on the ground of public interest and undue hardship for Trevelyn Hall, farm labourer. There w'as no appearance of reservist or appellant, and the appeal was dismissed.

An appeal by C. G. O’Brien for Walter L. Aulding, on the ground of undue hardship, was withdrawn. T. G. Irvine appealed on the ground of undue hardship and public interest for Reginald Irvine. —Adjourned to May 31, 1942, lor review. Appeals made by Biackwater Mmes, Ltd., on the ground of public interest lor Reginald A. Avery and John H. Williams (truckers) were both adjourned sine die, reservists to join the Home Guard. Alexander Mines Ltd. appealed on the ground of public interest for Maurice Williams and Wallace G. Bissett, amalgamators, and for Uric S. Bierwirth, miner. Adjourned s.ne die for Williams and Bissett. Postponement of service for Bierwirth granted until January, 1942, to be reviewed at that date Burke’s Creek Collieries, Ltd., appealed on the ground of public interest for John A. Ecklund, Robert G. Gilmour, John W. Lundon, and Harry A. Lockington. Mr C. D. Buist submitted a statement on the diflicultv of obtaining truckers. Service postponed for Ecklund and Gilmour to October 1. Service postponed for Lundon to January 1. Service postponed for Lockington to October 11941 , Blackwater Mines, Ltd., appealed on ground of public interest for Percy E. Shaw (miner), James Latham (miner) and Aian G. Reid (mine surveyor). The appeals were adjourned sine die, on the condition that reservists ioin the Home Guard