MILITARY SERVICE BOARDS.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13859, 20 April 1917, Page 1

MILITARY SERVICE BOARDS.

MARINE OFFICERS AND SERVICE,

(Por.Presfl Association.) ' WELLINGTON, April 19,

To-day the Second Military Service Board gave a decision in tlio appeals on bolialf of the marine engineers of the Union Company. The chairman said: ( 'Wc have considered the possibility of replacing these men by qualified men now on shore/ but aro satisfied that it cannot be done. The decision of the board is that in all cases of marine onginoers above the sixth grade and ships' officers above the fourth grade, whether appeals are lodged by the employing companies or by the men themselves, appeals will bo adjourned nine die, to be renewed again before the First Division is exhausted, the employing companies undertaking to at once notify the military authorities in Wellington when any men in such grades are paid off or change their present occupation," Mr Kennedy, the Union Company manager, here reminded the board that it had not dealt with his suggestion that there should bo an embargo on the enlistment of marine engineers and officers regularly employed. The chairman said it had no power to do that. It might be a matter for the Efficiency Board,

SITTING AT WAIMATB, ; A sitting of the South Canterbury Appeal Board was held at Waimato on Wednesday, when the following cases were dealt with:— Arthur Joseph Aiming, fanner, Redcliff, said lie and his brother were managing tlio place at Fedclifl together with a lOOfl-acn; farm at Milton. The whole of their land was grazing land. They grew no wheat, but were working from daylight to dark doing work thai used to be shared by the three brothers, besides other help. After consultation the board decided to grant an adjournment until the First Division was exhausted, the Defence Department to then call upon ap' pollant without further notice. Percy Boyd, contract well-sinker (Mr Fitch) appealed on the grounds that the district depended upon dug wells for water supply. Boyd wa3 au expert at this class of work.

Air Bishop said he did not consider! this an essential industry. The Efl'iliciiey Board could decide' these iniit.ters. lie did not propose to make any recommendation, The appeal was granted until Alay Stli. ' i Charles Butllcf, farmer, Alorvcn, rttnteil that lie had recently started for liiniselt', He depended on wheat. ,11c lived on the farm by himself. He had inteuded putting in 100 acres of wheat this season, but since his name had appeared in the ballot he had done nothing, I Air Bishop expressed the opinion that lie should not have stopped work, or why, did lie now appear, before the board. The board offered to grant him until June to get his wheat in. The Efficiency Board, per the local trustees,-' would 110 doubt have his crop harvested 011 Mb behalf. | Appellant apparently had., no conflileuco in tlic Efficiency Board, nnd was asked by Mr Bishop'if he rejected the board 'b offer, ; ! After further argument a[>pellMit was granted until June 30th. | J, Hogan appealed on behalf of his balloted son, who, ho said, was under 'age.' ■ . ' The board ordered a certificate of nge to be presented at its next sitting.