EAGER TO HELP

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23818, 20 November 1940, Page 11

EAGER TO HELP

TERRITORIAL service farmers praised SOME' TYPICAL CASES COUNTRY APPEALS HEARD K , ________ "The committee desires to express j{ S appreciation of the manner in which the majority of and regerrists have approached the subject of military training," said the chairman 0 f the Auckland Area Manpower Committee, Mr. H. A. Anderson, at Papakura yesterday when the committee completed the hearing of country appeals arising from the first territorial ballot. f >fr. Anderson said two outstanding cases had been heard that day concerning the arrangements employers were prepared to make to allow employees to do their territorial service, ifjje committee commended that attitude. It was clear that farmers and those! working for them were determined to make arrangements for military service consistent with keeping up production. A Typical Case t typical of this attitude was the case of a Maraetai farmer. Mr. James Ross, who appealed for postponement of the service of his *pn, G. Ross, on the ground of hardship and public interest. Mr. Ross ,snid he had a farm of 1400 acres of which GOO acres was under production. They had 90 cows. sheep and other stock. "We just came here to place the positiou before you so that you can decide whether my son would be more useful in camp or on the farm," he "said, "We are not attempting in any way to evade our duties." Mr. Ross admitted that his son's Absence would greatly affect production. They were, working up to 90 hofirs a week and it was impossible to a <k a man to come on to the farm as a substitute and work those hours. If the reservist went into camp they would have to "shorten their sails." The case was adjourned sine die. i Another Farmer's Ofler Another farmer, who was partially crippled,, said his soif, for whom lie sought postponement of service, assisted him on a farm where they were milking 70 cows. However, he offered to do his best to carry on during the winter months if his son went into camp then. ,

The appeal was dismissed on condition that the reservist was not called for service before/ April 15. As on the previous day the majority j of the appeals affected men engaged in farming and .most were based on the ground of public interest. Some cases were adjourned sine die and a number of others were dismissed on condition that the reservist was not called for service before a specified date. THE HAMILTON AREA ~i OVER 1000 APPEALS LODGED / n , [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Tuesday Appeals against territorial service received by the Manpower Committee in,.,the -No. 4 (Hamilton) area total 1171. However, some are duplications and the number pf reservists involved is 1059; As with the appeals from the first ballot the majority are on behalf of, farmhands and miners, but a feature this time is the number based upon conscientious objection. This ground is advanced by 56 appellants. THE HOME GUARD HAMILTON ENROLMENTS V TOTAL OF 668 MEMBERS [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Tuesday The opinion that there should be no overlapping or friction between the members of the Home Guard and the Emergency Precautions Scheme was expressed by Colonel M. Aldred, commander of the Home Guard for the Auckland military district, to-day. Colonel Aldred expressed pl&asure that the guard was receiving considerable support in Hamilton. 'With the 26 members who enrolled at the recruiting booth in Garden Place to-day, and the 85 who joined last night, the Hamilton roll of Home Guard members*now stands at 668. MOUNT EDEN ORGANISATION FIRST STEPS BY COUNCIL First steps toward the organisation of the Home Guard in the Mount Eden Borough were taken at a meeting of the council last night, when a small committee was appointed to complete farther arrangements with interested bodies. The Home Guard committee for the area will eventualK' number 15, its responsibilities being to mako arrangements for training and parades. ; WAIKATO MOUNTED RIFLES REORGANISATION SCHEME [fbom our own correspondent] HAMILTON. Tuesday An extensive reorganisation scheme to bring the Waikato Mounted Rifles up to strength and to equip them with horses preparatory to their going into camp at Waiouru on January 7 is now m progress.. The 400 additional men required will be drawn from the ranks jjf balloted reservists, while plans have "pert made to establish additional auxiliary units for the regiment, the hospital and a mobile veterinary section. A remount depot will be established at Waiouru before February to,serve the unit. The provision of noout 560 horses is the _ most urgent section of the reorganisation work. i

appeal for horses TOUR BY MAJOR HENRY ' [by telegraph—-ovrx correspondent] ROTORUA, Tuesday Following upon the appeal recently broadcast by Major-General Sir Andrew tfifssell for 3500 to 4000 horses required for mounted rifle regiments in a W ea^a nd, Major O. Henry, E.D., ofteer commanding the Auckland ULast Coast) Mounted Rifles, is tourNo. 2 military -district endeavourto secure the quota required for Counting the regiment. This is approximately 680 horses and when Major ftenry arrived in Rotorua yesterday 3 C reported that already an excellent s Ponse had been secured. Major fienry ' has visited Thames, Paeroa, Tauranga, Te Puke. Whakatane and Opotiki, and in all these cp ,ntp es ] las feet „p ] oc . a ] committees, *nieh will have charge of the district A committee consisting f -.Major J. H. Flerrold D.5.0.. LieuUnant T. C. Cobbold. Mr. T. French Mr;. J. Scott has been set up in to procure as many horses as Possible i n the-district.