MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, 19 May 1917, Page 4

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

' SITTING* AT NELSON. The Canterbury Military Service Board sat. at the Courthouse to-day to , deal with appeals by reservists drawn ill the ballot. The Board was composed of Messrs J. 'S. Evans (•Chairman), J. D. Millto.ti and E. C. Stiulholme. Captain Pilkington was the military representative. In regard to the appeal of Trevor Frederick -Schroder, Hon. A. T. Maginnity said that since the appeal "was lodged appellant had shifted his homo, and he asked that the appeal be transferred, to the Wellington Board. Appellant was now living at Ballance.—Transfer granted. Arthur Wallace Bell, Richmond (Mr •C. R. Fell) applied for extension of time. Mr C. R. Fell said the appeal was lodged asking for three months' extension, but since then appellant's father had died, and' appellant was the only person who could carry on the farm.. A further extension was now: asked for till the end of the First Division. ( ■Adjourned sine die, to be reviewed before the Second Division was reached.' Arthur Robert Falconer, Riwaka,. appealed uitder Section 18, sub-section. 3-, of the Military Service Act. Appellant said he was 28 years oT .age,- single. His parents were alive. Jle had one brother at school; two brothers had been killed in action, both at Gallipoli. The appeal was allowed under the section. Leslie Stewart Fawcet, Tadmor, appealed on the ground of undue hardship. Appellant said he was 25 and married, and had two children. Father and mother were dead, a.nd he had three brothers—one with the Expeditionary Forces, one under 20, and one in the Second Division. He h'ad a farm of 1100 acres, and was running 300 sheep, and did general farm work for neighbours. His younger brother intended to enlist when he was 20—in November. He was attending to the interests of his brother at the front. In reply to the Chairman, appellant said that there was no farmers' commit-, tee in his district. He knew of no one at present who would look after ' ihia sheep. . The application was adjourned for a month, appellant to endeavour 'to make arrangements in the meantime for his brothers to attend to his farm. Th e 'Chairman said- t"his was essentially a place that trustees could look after. Appellant was a fit man and a single man within the Act, and men were wanted now more than ever. Frederick liaase, Taltaka (Hon. A.'T. Maginnity) appealed, on the ground of. undue hardship. ; Appellant stated that he was 22, and single, and the. only single boy at home. One brother was killed in' action. His mother had 40 acres of land and he was looking after the . farm. He intended cropping potatoes. He had a brother in hospital in England. _ appellant's mother stated that she was mostly dependent on the returns from the farm, receiving very little from the stables. The Chairman said it appeared- the farm was being run mainly in the interests of the stables, the whole of the crops iroing as horse feed for the stables.' The farm- work could be done brother. The appeal would be dismissed and appellant allowed till June 20th. - ." (Russell Tracey Green, Spring Grove (Mr E'. B. Moore) appealed oi> the' ground of undue hardship: He had one brother, who ,was at the front. -H3e was farming 50- acnes for • his- - mother, •> pie was just,2o. Thereyere three sistersat home. VThere were "ve cows—he did the milking. One of the sisters could milk—he did not know w:hether his other sifters had tried to milk'. . j. . Appellant's mother stated tHat if pellant was Vcalled up -she could liob work the farm. Labour was/very scarce in the district. ' i : Mr Moore said appellant" was. keen to go to the front, and it was only consideration for mother which kept 'him. hack. - ■- ' The Chairman.said-ft.a man wanted to remain at home he must justify himself by production. It did not appear that appellant was producing sufficient to.warrant him remaining at. home. The appeal would be dismissed, and appellant allowed three months' leave. , Thomas 'W. Edmondson, Takak'a, (Mr J. P. Hayes) appealed on the ground of undue hardship. This case had..been adjourned from March last,, Mr Hayes said appellant, who was 22, worked on his mother's farm —miljeing, ploughing,' cropping and clearinrr blackberries.. There were nine cows to milk. ' The appeal was adjourned sine die. John Lately' Galey, Talcaka, (Hon. >A: T. Maginnity) appealed on the ground of undue hardship. ■ Ajfpellant said!: ho was 22. Be had three brothers, two (married and one in camp. He worked , on his father's farm, and was. milking: 14 cows. The farm was his father's only source of income. • " T?he appeal was adjourned sine die, ; ■to be reviewed before the Second. Division was reached. Ernest Murcott, BrightWat-er, (Mr Hayes) appealed on the ground of. undue hardship. Appellant said he gave his name to a,recruiting officer, but had. since married'. He could not g,et anyone to workHiis places-—one at Gorge a.nd one at .the foot of Starveall. Ho took the latter place up two years ago.. His partner was a' returned soldier named Andrews;, who, hov ever, could rtof >io any work, he having been shot through botli legs. ■ " Mr Hayes said it would be a hardship to appellant's partner if he went away. The Chairman said appellant was not producing enough to warrant him- re-.; maining; but he would require some financial assistance. This was a case in which patriotic farmers should assist ii» working appellant's property. The ap-. peal would be adjourned. * In connection with tlio appeal of Bernard Lusty, Richmond, Mr E. B;, Moore said appellant had enlisted but had been rejected by -the doctors/ He was working his 'father's farm and orchard.' If appellant went to the front the farm would have to be. put in grass. Two brothers were at the front. _ . . The appeal was adjourned sine die,-to be reviewed' before the Second Division, was called on. Mr 'Moore applied for exemptions for three North. Cape miners, named Robert Graham, Albert Pfaif and John Joseph Wills. The exemptions were granted, so long 'as the miners continued at their present occupation, and refrained from striking. ' Robert Melvin Franklyn, Sandy Bay, "applied for extension of time. Appellant - said he was married, in May, 1925. 'Ho wished for extension of time to arrange financial matters. He was a labourer and was earning 12s a day. ' y The Chairman said appellant. should' make application for financial assistance. Appeal adjourned for a month. (Left'. Sitting.} ,