MILITARY SERVICE ACT.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13667, 8 September 1916, Page 2

MILITARY SERVICE ACT.

THIS APPEAL BOARDS.

WELLINGTON, Sept. a. The Justice Department lias agreed to supply magistrates to act as chairmen of the four Military Service Boards, which will hear appeals under the Military Service Act.

■The Hon. Dr McNal. (Minister of Justice), in conveying this information to-day, said llui Department- could not hope to furnish magistrates for every board that might in future, be set up it it should, for instance, lie found necessary to. appoint a board for everv recruiting district. There are twenty such districts, but the Recruiting Board hopes ; that the four boards to 1)0 set up will lie able to ileal with all the appeals received for some time to come, perhaps for as long ns the Act is in » tion '. . ,41.*