SERVICE APPEALS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23810, 11 November 1940, Page 9

SERVICE APPEALS

,THE SECOND BALLOT TOTAL OF 91 RECEIVED CASES FROM FIRST DRAW A total of 91 appeals affecting 78 reservists drawn in the second territorial ballot, had been received by the Auckland Area Manpower Committee by noon on Saturday. Second ballot appeals must be lodged by next Saturday. From the nature of some of the appeals already received, it appears that many of the public still believe that the Manpower Committee has power to deal with medical cases. As the Auckland chairman, Mr. H. A. Anderson, pointed out in a statement last week, appeals on medical grounds were no concern of the committee, and cases of alleged hardship through medical grounds affecting the reservist would bo dismissed, as they could not receive any other treatment once the medical board had graded the man fit for service. Most of the outstanding metropolitan appeals arising from the first ballot will be heard at a public sitting of the committee this afternoon and evening. the total to be dealt with numbering about .'3O. The committee will also hear a few second ballot appeals of an urgent nature. These include several cases based on status, the appellants stating that they are married men with families and ' have been wrongly included in the ballot. Another status case will be that of a man claiming Maori descent. About 100 first ballot country appeals have yet to be heard by the Auckland committee. A start will be made at Waiuku on Wednesday and at Pukekohe on Thursday, and it is hoped to complete those from other centres by the end of November. In order not to interfere with milking operations, country hearings will begin at 9.30 a.m. and finish comparatively early each afternoon. No date has yet been announced for public hearings of second ballot appeals. It is anticipated that owing to the large number of cases which the ballot is expected to produce metropolitan sittings will have to be held in the mornings as well as in the afternoons and evenings. In some cases reluctance has been shown by appellants to give evidence at public sittings ftl' the committee. It is stated that the committee is prepared to consider requests for private, hearings where family circumstances and problems of health are involved.