MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, 21 May 1917, Page 7

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

■SITTING- AT NELSON.

The 'Canterbury Military Service Board continued its sitting at the Courfhouse on Saturday afternoon. Lawrence Thomason, Wai-iti (Mr TL Cheek) appeared on the ground of undue, hardship. Appellant said ho was working his mother's land. There were .six acres of orchard and six cows. One brother had been killed in action and another had been wounded. Mr Cheek said the appeal was made mainly on beh;ilf of the mother, who was very largely dependent on appellant. Appeal adjourned sine die, to be reviewed before the second division was called on. James Joseph Fowler, Wakefield, classed C2, applied to have two months' notice before being ordered into camp, in order to give the Waimea County Council ample notice and to arrange his affairs. The Board said a. month's notice would be given before anpellant was called upBenjamin Richard Hill, Central Takaka, appeared on the ground of undue hardship. Appellant stated he was aged 28. and married in November, I 1915.. He had five brothers, one at the front, one in camp, and three married. j one being in the fh-st division. He had 50 acres, and kept 18 cows, 20 head young stock and about 50 sheep. He had one child. 'His brother had a farm adjoining his The Board said one of the brothers would have to go. They had taken up their farms comparatively, recently. An application should be put in for financial assistance. The appeal would be adIjoumed for a month. Harry Victor Newport. Riwaka, applied for an extension of time to end of August. He was married in January, 1916, and had one child. His wife had no father or mother. He enlisted two years ago but did not go uii to pass. He went out to work on an orchard and I also had a market garden. Extension granted to 20th of July, j Wallace N. Price, Waimea West, np- .' plied for extension of time for three months in order to get crops in. Appellant was allowed till the 20th July. Bertram Fred Russ. Appleby, who declined to be sworn and made an affirmation, appealed on the ground of undue hardship. He also had religious objections. Appellant stated that he belonged to the Brethren. We was married and had one child. He had a market garden and intended cropping about 20 acres of oats and wheat, also peas and potatoes. He had a single brother who worked with his father. Appeal adjourned sine die, subject to review before the second division was called. Vernon Wilfred Sadd, Takaka, appealed on the ground that he was under age. having been born on 13th August, 1897. The appeal was allowed. ■Svvier James Stewart. Nelson, applied for two months' extension of time. Appellant stated that he was married in Julv-1916. Extension granted to end of July. Exemption was granted to Thomas Ward, of the Puponga mine, so long as appellant remained at work and refraineel from striking. » This concluded the list of appeals. DAIRY INDUSTRY APPEALS. (United Press Association.) HAWERA, May 18. At a sitting of the. First Wellington Military Service 'Board to-day Captain Walker (military representative) suggested that in view of the "approaching dairy season all appeals adjourned sine die should be considered by August. The chairman agreed to the suggestion, and said that he would endeavour to have these appeals brought before the board as early as possible.