MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13929, 11 July 1917, Page 3

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.

SITTING- AT OAMARU. . A sitting 'of the First Otngo Military Service Board to■ hold in the Courthouse, Oaniaru, yesterday nftcrnooh. The board consisted of Mr 11. Y, Widdowson, S.M-. ■(chairman), Mr A, D, Bell, and'Mr E, Kellett. .Captain Free represented the Defence Department and Captain Redmond, of the local J)efence Office, was also present.' Sixteen cases were dealt with as follows: — Three were adjourned for enquiry, one was adjourned sine die, two were deferred for another month, three were dismissed, time for one was granted till September, and six were allowed till August, and three cases were withdrawn.

Robert Sonthgate, Kakanui (Mr Ongley) appealed on the grounds that he was a threshing mill owner and chaffcutter proprietor, and also on the ground of financial obligations. Also that his remaining partner, suffering from apoplectic (its, was not able to be left in charge of the machines. Two of his brothers were already at the front, one having been reported missing, The appeal was deferred for enquiry.

George Tomlinson, sen,, farmer, of Waitaki South, appealed on behalf of his son, on the ground that his son was a farm assistant and supported his father, mother, deaf and dumb sister, and younger brother, and had financial obligations, Appellant stated that he had two sons married, and employed in the Railway Department, one at .Mount Seniors ami one at Sheffield, His son did all the milking, He had sheep and cattle on the farm. Tlio property was an L.I.P. property, of :MU acres,

Captain Free; Tho son hail enlisted, but was detained by parental influence. The only question was whether the son was necessary for the support of the family, Appellant said his sou was absolutely necessarv. The appeal was adjourned for enquiry, Ldward Henry Boyle, of Pukeuri Junction (Mr Grave), applied for exemption on the grounds of being a threshing mill proprietor. Appellant stated that he had enlisted, and had not bought the plant until he had been rejected, The appeal was adjourned in the meantime for enquiry.

Margaret Fitzgerald (Mr Ongley) appealed for an extension of time on behalf of her son, John Fitzgerald,

Mr Ongley said about a month was required. Appellant was a widow.

Time was allowed till the August draft 'went into camp, Walter Linzie Scott, farmer, of Kanroo Hill, applied for time till the end of August to put in crops and finish up other farming work, Appellant stated that; ho intended to sow 40 acres of wheat, ami ,'!() acres of oats, the weather had delayed operations lately. The appeal was dismissed, appellant to be allowed time till the August draft, The adjourned appeal of Harry Osborne Brown, of Thames street, Oaniaru, whose case was referred to the Efficiency Board, was dismissed, appellant not to be called up until the September draft,

David Borrie, farmer, of Papakaio (Mr Grave), applied for time to get crops sown on his father's farm,

Mr Grave said appellant had a fairly large farm of about 1400 acres. His father was an old man. Appellant was endeavouring to lease his farm. Time was asked for till the August draft.

The appeal was dismissed, and appellant was granted the time required, The appeal of Thomas P. Crawford for application of extension of leave was heard. Appellant required another month to settle his private business, l*o the Board: Appellant stated that the sale of the property had been delayed. The present difficulty was in securing a place for his wife, who had managed the Post Office at Tokarahi,

The appeal was dismissed, appellant not to be ordered up until the August draft,

The adjourned appeal of ,Tames Campbell was dismissed, appellant to be called up in the August draft. The appeal of William Mcßandlo, of Windsor, which had been adjourned, was dismissed, appellant to be called up in the August draft, George Jlnllett, farmer at Herbert, appealed on the ground of undue hardship, his other brothers being away at the front. Appellant stated that ho had throe brothers, one at Iho front;, one in the Twenty-fifth Reinforcements, and one sailing in the Twentysixth 'Reinforcements, The property was an L.I.P, Government property of 127 acres, lie had cattle, and a herd of dairy cows from which he supplied the factory with milk. To Captain Free: Witness had no assistance, and only a sister on the farm,

Conditional exemption was granted till the end of the First Division.

Jessie Taylor, of Kokonmo (Mr Grave), appealed on behalf of Herbert Wright, ploughman.' This appeal had been previously adjourned, Appellant's husband was on active service, and the appeal had been adjourned for appellant to obtain a substitute for her ploughman, She had put the enquiry in the hands of an agent, and tho appeal was adjourned for another month.

John Mcßrifle, Hampden (Mr P. 0. Hjorring), appealed on behalf of his son, ,Tohn Mcßride, Mr Hjorring said that the sou was quite willing to go, but it was only a question of his father, |

The appeal l , which had been previously adjourned, was adjourned for one month,

The adjourned appeal of Arthur Vincent O'Connor, Oamaru, was dismissed, William Henry Meek appealed on behalf (Section 38) of Harold Clivo Frame, engine driver, of Oamaru. ' This case had been previously adjourned and was dismissed. David Pindlay, farmer, of Windsor, appealed on behalf of Louis C. Find-

lay, on the grouuds that his aoii- was engaged in farming and his going would interfere with the working of tho farm. Ho hail already two sons at the front, and asKed that his son,, who managed, his farm, be left till the end of .tlio First Division. Appellant stated that hp performed a littlo work on tho farm.

Tho appeal was dismissed. The appeals of llenry Orbelt on behalf of William Reid, Pukeiiri, ' IT, McKiiinon, Bomnore, on behalf of John McAughtrio, of Kurow, and Charles Clouston Irvine, of Otialce, wero withdrawn.