Armed Forces Appeal Board Hearings

Northern Advocate, 15 August 1942, Page 2

Armed Forces Appeal Board Hearings

Several appeals came before the No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board at Whangarei yesterday. The board comprised Messrs. R. Coates (chairman), A. J. Magee, N. Horrobin and R. Gray (secretary). A volunteer territorial. Clinton Lawrence Collier, dairy factory employee, was appealed for by the Whangarei Co-op. Dairy Co.. Ltd. (Mr. R. B. Hill and Mr. H. Jones). Collier was withheld, being transferred to the Home Guard.

Having left an employer who had secured a sine die adjournment on account of his occupation. Frederick James Baldwin, farm labourer, was appealed for by his present employer. Mrs. Bigg-Wither, of Whangarei (Mr. W. A. Christiansen). Baldwin was milking 100 cows'at Takahue, last season producing IO.OOOibs. butterfat, which was 70001bs. below the average because of the work having been carried out. by casual Maori labour.

The board expressed strong disapproval ot the action in taking a sharemilker who was working tor a man serving in the forces.

Adjournment sine die was granted. Baldwin being' transferred to the Home Guard.

Serving in a naval auxiliary service, Ronald Hector Lacey, garage employee, called for territorial service, was appealed for by the naval authorities, who were represented by Petty-Officer F. R. Bateson, asking for six months’ adjournment. This period was allowed. Adjourned at a previous hearing for efforts at replacement to be made, the Whangarei Lighting and Manufacturing Co., Ltd.’s (Mr. D. Ross) aooeal for Thomas C. Walker, gasworks stoker, was reviewed bv the board. One application had been received, but this case had to go before the Manpower Officer, said Mr. Ross, the man concerned being a quarry worker. A further adjournment was granted. Arthur Edward Fisher, jeweller, was appealed for by Fisher and Son and Avon Plate Works, Whangarei (Mr. D. Ross). Mr. Ross said that the firm was engaged in work for the military authorities. samples of manufactures being produced in evidence bv Mr. R. P. Fisher, who submitted that his brother was an essential man and his skill was of more use to New Zealand in the factory than serving elsewhere. Fisher was driver of the trailer pumn for the Whangarei Fire Board.

In reply to Mr. Gray, Mr. Fisher said that fire brigade members had been given the impression that appeals would be lodged by the fire brigade for them and that the appeals would be granted. For this reason the firm had not. appealed at the time Fisher had been first called for service and when the fire brigade had appealed.. Mr. Gray said that appeals must be lodged and prosecuted by the fire brigade. There" was no automatic appeal for firemen, and the sooner this impression was corrected the better. To Mr. Magee. Mr. Fisher said his brother was essential in finishing off defence manufactures in the factory. The appeal was dismissed, with a recommendation that leave should be granted if Fisher were required for urgent work.

In a rehearing, the Northern Motor Bus Co., Ltd., appealed for Alex David Jones, bowser attendant, Kamo, Mr. A. Wilkinson stating that the company had been unable to secure a replacement. The appeal was dismissed, Jones not to be called before October 1