MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 49, 26 February 1918, Page 6

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

NELSON APPEALS. The following further appeals were dealt with yesterday by tlig. First Canterbury Military Service Board : Thomas Arthur Cropp, Wai-iti.—Ap-pellant stated that he had religious ob-ject-ions, based on the New Testament. He belonged to the iMethodists. He was working on his father's sheep farm, and. also had' 65 colonies of bees to attend to. "He and his father looked alter a ten-acr e orchard at Mahana. One brother was serving. He was called under Section 35 when he said he was prepared to go with the ambulance.—Appellant's father said it was almost impossible to get anyone to help at Wai-iti. If labour was secured the wages were lis a day, which left little profit.—Th e Board said appellant must go, but was allowed' till the Jun P draft. Appellant asked about his religious i objections. . j .The Chairman saicl appellant did not come within the Act as a religious obj eCtor. Appellant: I am not going to fight. The Chairman : We are not going to bother about that. John E. McCarthy. Motueka, wa-s g-rantcd an extension oftti e till April. Philip H. Hunter, Takaka.—Appellant said' he wa-s working his mother'? farm. His brother had enlisted, but was rejected, and then married' and had' left the district. He had) two sisters ; one was a teacher and' the other did domestic work at home. They were milking 24 cows. They could not depend to any oxtent on help from the father. The Chairman a report had been received' from th e Defence authorities at Motueka, statements in which had been contradicted' by appellant. The case could stand' as adjourned sine die, leaving it to th e Defence Department to bring evidence in support of the statements in the report. Capt. Burn and' Capt. Pilk'ington stated ;!n.b they knew nothing about the report. Henry Neil McFarlane, Motupipi.— .Appellant said he was looking after hip mother.-The Board said there were seven boys in> the family, and' only one serving. Appellant must go, and would be allowed' till April. Percival Thomas Dunn, French Pass. —Appellant stated that he was a farm hand-, working for Woodman Brothers. He had- three brothers in Australia- and one in Canada ; none serving. His wif e was in bad health.—Adjourned till following day for medical testimony as i to appellant's wife's Health, i Percy Thomson, Nelson.—Appellant ! said he was to <jo into camp in June, and' he wished extension of time till August. He was a traveller, aijd' if he continued' till July 31st he would get a bonus. His wife was in bad. Health, and his extra time at work would enable him to make better provision for his wife.—The Board said August was a long time ahead, and' saw no reason for an extension of time. The appeal would* be dismissed. William Fitzpat.-ick asked for an extension of time to enable him to complete a, firewood contract-. —Allowed till May draft. George James White, Nelson.—Appellant stated that he had two refreshment rooms—one in Bridge street and the other in Hardy street. He did not think he could arrange for the businesses to be kept going if he went into camp.—The Board considered there was not sufficient reason for exemption, but appellant would be allowed till Mav. Hlenry Murcott, Nelson, one child, was transferred to Class B. Ephraim Bamsden, Nelson.—Appellant was but had reached that age now. Exemption was also asked l for on account of appellant's callinor of a dairyman.— Capt. Pilkingtoij said the regulation was that a. man under 44 when drawn or medically examined, must go into camp, if declared fit.—Allowed/ till June draft. Russell Feh'x Biegs, Tad'mor.—Appellant is under age, and his appeal was allowed. The Board sat this morning, when the anpeal of Percival Thomas Dunn wns further considered. After hen-ring the evidence of Dr. Lucas as to tfop state of Mrs Dnnn'p health, the! appeal was adjourned sine die. The Board re™ark»d t,h.-»t it was a most unusual and extraordinary case.