RESERVISTS' APPEALS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16489, 15 March 1917, Page 6

RESERVISTS' APPEALS.

D HEARING AT AUCKLAND. l d ii PLEAS BY FARMERS. J £ Further appeals were considered by the, s First Auckland Military Service Board c yesterday. ' Although two brothers were at the front , and if he went as well it meant selling his stock, Percy Gibsou Cramp, dairy c farmer, Wellsford, said he considered it ] his duty to servo and that he could bo j j better spared than the married men. He j asked for exemption until the end of the milking season, and said that although his sisters would look after his farm while he was away tho cows would have to bo sold and the farm would go back to its natural state. Major Conlan said he liked to hear men speak like that, and the board agreed that appellant showed a i good spirit. Exemption until Juno 30 i was granted. Aitrcd E. Pearman, dairy farmer, . Wellsford, appealed on grounds of occu- ! pation and undue hardship. fie was tho . solo support of aged parents. A brother was working a iarm for his father, and |, appellant had a farm of his own. It | ; would be impossible for the brother to j > work both farms. Appellant wanted to put in some new grass and finish other work, and asked fur leave until the end of May. Exemption was granted until May 31. Edward F. Brotilund, seaman, toroniandel, said he was in charge of a launch which carried cream to the factory, and j that as his employer was in ill-health hoi asked for five or six months' leave. Appellant was appealing solely for his | employer's benefit. The appeal was ad- j journed for three months. I A crippled wife and a child to support j was the ground of the appeal of Thomas ' McOuno, mill-hand, Whitianga. He was! married after May, 1915, and would be : quite willing to servo if his wife wero in good health. The board considered appel- : lant would be able to keep his dependants , on his military pay, and granted exemption until April 30. Albert L. Bowers, farmer, Cabbage Bay, appealed on the ground of occu- I pation. He was managing a farm for his■ brother, who was at the front, and an- j other brother was also a soldier. If he , had to serve it would mean breaking up ! his homo. He asked for total exemption. The case was adjourned sine die. Thomas H. Dimes, farmer, Coromandel, said ho was managing a farm in the j absence of his brother at the front. Ho j waa also managing his father's farm. A ] younger brother had been rejected because he was too young, but ho would ! not be able to manage the farms. Tho | board considered this a case where tho | aid of the Efficiency Board should bo j sought, and adjourned the case for two months. ' David A. McNutt, farmer, Wiri (Mr. | A. E. Skelton), pleaded undue hardship, | as he was the chief support of an aged j mother and two sisters. He bud suffered from a strained side for some years, but had been passed as fit. The appeal was . adjourned sine die. ; John Reid, fishcurer, Auckland, said he ] was helping to support his mother. He ' sent her about 10s worth of stores each j month. He admitted that he had been l j fined twice for gaming. | As appellant lias to undergo medical j' treatment he was allowed exemption for • four months. j : Alfred J. Rhind, farmer, Papakura, 1 i asked for total exemption, but after hear- 1 ] ing his evidence the board allowed him until April 30 to find someone to carry on his farm. Two months' exemption was granted to Henry Oscar Turner, farmer, Manukau Head's. William C. Fraser, settler, Coromandel, was allowed until May to adjust his affairs. Frederick J. Beach, engineer. Newton, was allowed exemption until May 28, in order to allow him to sit for an examination. 11l addition to the list already published, the anneal of Walter Piper, Pah . Bond, will also be heard to-day. i CASES FROM THE WAIKATO. , I i MEN ESTABLISHED ON FARMS. < [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] L 1 HAMILTON, Wednesday. | Tho Second Auckland Military Service i. Board heard further appeals to-day. j John Christian Rasmussen, farmer and! shearer, Ruawara, appealed on the ground i that he was the solo support of his, ; mother, who was aged about 60 years. : Appellant was married in February, 1916,1 : and had one child. His farm comprised , 635 acres, L.1.P., which was devoted to , stock, but ho hoped to undertake dairying : , next season. There was a mortgage of 1 , £1200 on the property. He had been on : . the farm since his father died in 1913. j Ho was ready to go to camp if ho could i sell or lease tho farm. Appellant was supplied with the names | , of two gentlemen who expressed their wil- I lingness to manage or to buy the farms of - men called up for service, and the Hoard .' adjourned the appeal until next sittings, l !) in order to enable the Efficiency Board to I, submit a report. I, Timothy Ryan, dairy farmer, Newstead, ' ( stated that he had a farm of 80 acres, I fully improved, upon which ho was run-1 ning 18 dairy cows and tho same number ; ' of young stock. He took up tho farm , in July, 1915, his wifo putting in £300 I , and appellant £300. Ho married in I March, 1916, his wife being a widow with j! two children, and there was one child of i \ his marriage He had endeavoured to |, sell the farm, so far without success. He | had not consulted the Efficiency Board. ] With His Eyes Open. To the Chairman: Ho had entered into ; tho matrimonial venture and also his farm ' with his eyes open, as ho know then there was a possibility that he would be called ; up. He hoped to bo able to sell tho farm , if tho necessity arose. ; Tho board stated that it was not impressed with tho appellant, but would remand the case until next sittings, in order to allow him to consult tho local Board of Trustees. Tho chairman, however, impressed upon the appellant that ho would not secure any further exemption after that time, as the board did not consider this was a case in which tho ' consideration usually extended to farmers I should be granted. j David Mitchel Osborne, farmer, Hamil-1' ton, asked for timo to dispose of his j mother's property, which he managed, ' supporting his mother and two sisters. As ' ho previously enlisted, ho asked to bo allowed to go as a volunteer. Tho appeal j was adjourned for a month to enable a j' report from the Efficiency Board to ho j obtained. j The appeal of William Craig Wallace, ! ' dairy farmer, Fencourt, was also adjourned for tho same purpose. J. H. Stokes, farmer, Cambridge, was granted extension to May 15. His brother Percy was granted exemption sine die. R. IT. Tucker, sheep farmer, Ohinowji, I was granted until May 29. J Tho board agreed to recommend that George King and Samuel Edward Bush, who urged religious objections to combatant service, should be employed in lion- : combatant branches. Religious Objection Fails. S. Hedley, farmer. Rukuhia, asked for time and urged religious objections. Appellant stated that he was a member of tho Testimony of Jesus Christ, and objected to military service in every shape. Ho was not willinc to serve either with the Ambulance or the Army Service Corps. The chairman, Mr. F, Earl, and Mr. A. Rosser attempted to reason with the : appellant, but lie said ho would stick to , his faith. They could shoot him if they ] liked. Tho appeal was dismissed, the ', appellant being granted lcavo until May ; William A. M. Dray, plumber, of Cambridge, asked to be placed in tho < second division. He waa .married on May :

5, 1915, and had one child. Ho incurred liabilities in respect of a house, etc., before his marriage. His wife had, three brothers serving. The chairman said the board sympathised- with the appellant, but it could not place him in the second division. ..Tho board decided to recommend the Government to grant _ extra financial assistance, and deferred its decision pending tho Minister's reply. " George Cartwright, a commercial photographer, of Hamilton, asked for an extension until June 30. Ho offered for serviceon June 20 last year, but was rejected, arid had now some large contracts to. 'carry out. He was granted exemption until June 26. . appeals by the following were withdrawn Gabriel Green, Hamilton; 1. i Mclnnes, To Awamutu; C. J. Johnston, Ncaroto; S. C. Gordon, Taupiri; James Lock, Hamilton; F. W. Smedley, Cambridge; and 11. J. Woolley, Newatead. NORTH AUCKLAND APPEALS. LIST OF CASES SET DOWN. The following appeals will bo heard by tho First Auckland Military Service Board during its North Auckland itinerary :— At Dargaville on Tuesday, March 20:M. M. Larson, WhatOro; 3. Chine to Kopuru; H. W. Brown. Arutapu; 0. Bridge, I'ukehuia; A. A. Baitersby, Mititai; A. E. Thomas". Aranga; P. Moloughney, Raupo; (',. E. Martin. Dargavillo; H. J. Nortbwoad, Tokatoka; H. 0. Bickers, Heliw; W. 1. Smith. Wharehine; "A. E. Thomas. Aranga. G 11. Kidd, To Kopuru; E. 11. Chadwick, Babylon; 8. B. Wilson, Djrgayille: 1. E. Smith. Tangihuia; J. L. A. , Schick. TanKtihi: W. 11. Hume, Maropiu; A. Hope, Hoanga- H. J. Irwin. Ruawa>: H. Brown, Dargaville; M. J- Nash. TanKiterona; A h. Williams, Hoanga; AH. Molsamara, Dar • ~|l. i. H. Schick, Tangaihi; A. E. SanSeraon.' Babylon: H. R. Kee™. Pughuw; W. J. Sefton, Dargaville; A. F. Haw no. Arapohue: R. H. Mclaaac. To Kopuru; J. 11. Daniel, Kirikopuni. | At Whangarei on March 22: —Dr W. J. lE. Closs (chairman Kaipara Hospital Board on his behalf); N. E. McKonjie, Waipu; A V Freeman, I'ukehuia; T. Gough, Wna-n-orei- W. J. Batman (Whaligarol Co-op. Dairy Co. on his behalf). K»mo; J. Carpen- . ter, Ngunguru; J. Stephen, WRikiekiej V. u. > : Serjeant. Marsden Point: A. W. Scott HiKU- . rangi C. H. Davis, Poroli; W. Miller,; : Whangarei; C. E. Woolley, Whangaroi: A. • iS TttTdle. Whangaroi; W. G. Bowron, Wlnv-; miarci; H V. Rob son, Mnungatapero; W. , H Macleod (Catherine Macleod on his h«;halt). j Hikurangi; J. Walsh, Hikurangi; P. A. j Clausen. Pakotai; H. Freeman, Whansarei; ill. D. Harrison, Whu.ngarei; M. J. Lamb. I I Maungakaramea; D. ,J. R. McKay Waipu. I ' At Whangaroi on March 23:— Walker, I Maungakaramoa; F. W. Campbell, Parua | 'Bay; J. H. Mansoll, Nukutawhiti; J. F. | '■ Barion, Whangarei; J. C. McKay, Waipu;; | A. S. Clemo. Kiripaka; R. G. l'hyn, Wha- j ,ngarei; D. W Coutts, Hukerenui; R. S. Bookea, Maungatapero; W. A. Kussek, Hu-. kercnui; A. E. Muter, Towaij F. L. Smith, | Waipu; A. S. Heape, Pakotai; E. E. Paton, Parua Bay; S. J. Macaulay, Waipu; A, D. j | Urquhart, Taurikura; J. Wark, WaijU' R. | i Grantham, Ruatangata East; S. R. Jones, i Whangaroi; H. G. Knapman, Rcotahi; H. I C. McKetizio. Waipu; W. G. Attwood, Ripoinui; W. V, Attwood, Riponui. I At Kaikoho, on Monday, March 96:— E. Cross, Taumarere; H. Smith, Okaihau; I C E. Serlc, Russell; H. P. Te Rangi, KawaIkawa; J. Paru, Russell; G. R. Wilson, [Puketona; C. Serle. Russell; J. Rodgora, [Kawakawa; J. A. M. Tabutoau, Kawakawa; jJ. 11. Armstrong, Pakaraka; A. Knudsen, I Kaikoho; W. C. Coffey, Maromaku: E. B. ' Taylor, Russell; K. W. Wright, TeAhuahu; |U. E. Klllen. Kaikohe; D. Henley, Kai- ! l:ohe : T. P. Dixon. Okaihau; W. H. Dixon, Okaihiui. At Rawcne. on Wednesday. March 28: — W. 11. K. Baho. Motukaraka; E. Brenuan, jun., Hokianga; E Froggatt. Hokianga; i' V. Bonchnm, Hokianga: W. G. Warren. Kohukohu; W, Pearson, Rawene: E. H. Boyce. Rangi Point' A. E. Dugmore, Kohukohu; P. Brookes. Tutekehua; W. Sharland, Umawera; J. Boyce, Rangi Point. At Knitaia. on Friday. March 30:— R. G. Flaming. Whangaroa; F. B. Lee, Herokino; J. T. Harris, Kohumaru; W. H. Evans, Honhora; 1). A. Stirling. Kaeo; A G. S. Walmaley, Whangaroa; A. Smith. Awanui North; W. G. F.Foster, Mangonui; LA. Taylor, Mangonui; F. G. Wagoner, Pukenui; ,G, L. Skinner, Kaoo; V. R, Earnshaw Kailaia (also secretary Post and Telegraph Department appeals on his behalf)C. 11. Hulmc, Kohumaru.