MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1014, 6 November 1917, Page 6

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.

The First Wellington Military Service j Rnard, consisting of Messrs 0. 0. A. Cooper,' S.M., W. Perry and D. McLaren, con tinned ! the healing of appeals ut the Magistrate's Court to day. RFSFRVFI) DECISIONS. The following- reserved decisions on yesterday's appeals were given:—Norman Ham. dairy farmer. Linton ; John Spelm.-in, farmer, Ratimai; and Ebornezer Macaul-sy, farmer. Rangiolu.—Adjourned till the April silting ot the Board. Edward Alexander, farmer, Table Flat.--The Board reserved its division sine dip, with suspension from military duties in the meantime. UNDER. AGE. Collin (runpbell McDonald, lanit ert’et, Marten, appealed on the grounds that:, he was not, a reservist. Appellanl slated that lie was 20 years, of age on November 4th and piodiiced a birth cert ideal e, —The appeal was allowed. Frank Edlin, flaxentter, Eoxion; Francis Raymond, Tokomaru: and ltd. ( harles Drlnuan, Foxion, had liteir api teals dismissed, appellants being already in camp. (leorge Henry King, contractor, Fox ton. was classed (,’2, and Ids appeal was tormally dismissed. Tho appeal of Walter Henry Gridin, bugler, Awapuni, was allowed. -. jll •<-I In li tbeing mi home service at Awapuni. I hone . Herds Ih-idy, Manakau. had he. appeal disniissed, theie l>;-ing no appearance ol appellant. A SOLK-1 TOR,’B APPEAL.

.John Graham,- barrister and solicitor, Foilding t-\lr Ft. Cooper;, appealed on the grounds of undue hardship and public interest. The ca.-e occupied the attention of the Court for some rime, and at the conclusion of dm evidence decision was reserved.