RESEEVISTS' APPEALS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16918, 2 August 1918, Page 6

RESEEVISTS' APPEALS.

♦ , LEAVE AND EXEMPTION. SEVERAL CASES ADJOURNED. The First Auckland Military Swvice j , Board continued the hearing of appeals for leave and exemption yesterday. j The Rev. I. Jolly appealed for the reI tention of the Rev. A. A. Murray, minis--1 ter of St. Andrew's Church, and for ! Percy Keene, Presbyteriap Home Mis- | sionary, in charge of Te Puke district, I sine die adjournment being granted on ! the ground of occupation. The superintendent of the Pacific Cable J Beard, Mr. J. E. Dicketts, appeared in I support of the appeal of Maurice H. I Mujliston, cable operator, sine die adj journment being granted. j The appeal of John H. Christie, Onei hunga. adjourned in order that he might i consult a specialist in regard to defective «sight, was set down for further hear- ! ing on August 27, so that application for I financial assistance might be made. William Barrett, Ramarama, said he had been unable to dispose of his farm, upon which he was the only man working. The place would not pay a manager. Although he had made efforts to sell it, ■ he had not even received an offer. Sine die adjournment was granted. i The case of Robert Allen, Taraaki (Mr. Mahoney), was reconsidered, adjournment j previously having been {ranted in order I to ascertain, if a brother classed C2, now ; occupied as a camp-cook, could return 1 home to take over his brother'.* farm ; work. Major Conlan stated that he had I telegraphed to the camp commandant, but had received no reply. Adjournment until August 29 was granted, so that the father might make a formal application for release. The appeal of William H. Patterson, slaughterman, was supported by the secretary of the Auckland Slaughtermen's Union, exemption sine die being ! granted on the ground of occupation. : The appeal of Joseph Sterling, store- ■ keeper. Matakohe, was adjourned until I September 1, to obtAin further evidence. j Albert J. Hanigan. Epsom, sought eiempj tion on account of his wife's ill-health. . j The case was adjourned until August | 29. Leave until October 10 was granted j Thomas Jacquea, Arehhill. and James I George, Ponsonbv, en similar ground. 1 Leave until November 7 was granted ' Gordon G. Honey, Waiukn. for domestic I reasons. The appeal of Ernest Hawkins> ; Ponsonby, was adjourned until September i 30, in order to obtain medical evidence I as to his wife's health. j j An application for a rehearing of the ' appeal of William C. E. Hosking, farmer, I ! Waiuku, made by Mr. H. Skelton, was i i refused by the board. Appellant was j I originally called to camp last August. i allowed extension of time to May" 23. I I further adjournment being since granted i j f>r domestic reasons. Counsel, produced a ' J number of letters from residents of the i I district, supporting the appeal on the ! trrrmnd that Hcskinu was an essential , man. Mainr Cm lan contended that abso- . lately no fresh evidence had been brought ; forward in favour of the man being retained, but. on the cont-arv reports had . been re. ; ved from the Drurv Trustee Bard and the Franklin branch of the Farmers' Union. statin? that he was not essential. .Appellant was ordered to pro- i ceed to camp with the next draft. j i During the hearing of the appeal bv ' i Arthur L. MrElroy on Wednesday a wit ' ness, who supported the appeal, stated ' that four of his. the witness's, brothers : had served at the front, and that two had been killed in action. It was not 1 stated that appellant had any brothers ; en active service. j —————. ' ! ! | ' ' • ! . . j ' i • j ! j ' i