MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13797, 6 February 1917, Page 3

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

FIRST OTAGO BOARD AT ■ PALMER,STON. The First Otago Military Service Board sat at iPalmerston; jjesterday. The Board consisted of Mr H, Y. Waddowsoii, S.M., chairman, Mr A. D. Bell, ami Mr E, Kellett. Captain Free, attached to the N.Z.S.C., Otago District, represented the Defeuco Department, Captain Redmond, of the local Defence office was also present. The board heard thirtyrone appeals which were disposed of as follows: , Dismissed, 13. Adjourned, 5. Withdrawn, 3, Allowed, 10, . •Of the appeals which were allowed, five of the appellants were over ige and one was under age, iiiit- F tliese were therefore not memle'rs" of the First Division of the Reiefve. 'i;!■!!.• (I, ■ T Uiie case of,particular interest to \ T orth Otago district .was that., of Jharlcs Walter Nicholson, farmer, -,of lampden, Appellant's appeal was stateif'to be on the ground of public interest, inasmuch as lie lyas engaged- in I airy aiid agricultural farming. In a writtcii statement, submitted to tho board, appellant stated: that the dairying'season would not finish until the end of March, and that the harvesting of crop's would take till the same time to complete and that lie coiiM not' go before then. Wm. Nicholson (Hampden), father of appellant in a written 'statement, said hi» son had enlisted live months ago, ami on examination by a medical board had been rejected as unfit, and lie thought there must be some oversight on the part of the authorities in noiv calling up appellant,' As the appellant did "not. appear am' was not represented when the case wai called the appeal' was dismissed. The members of the board arrivei in Oamaru from Paliiicrston by tlie.Sii train last evening and will sit at tin Drill llall this- morning.--