APPELLANTS TO MILLITARY SERVICE BOARDS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17064, 24 July 1917, Page 5

APPELLANTS TO MILLITARY SERVICE BOARDS.

■ : m FEW SHIRKERS IN NEW ZE&L£NIiM (Fbom Ode Own CobbespondesxJ AUCKLAND, Jury 2& H Some references were made to the ing of the Military Service Mr George Elliot, member of First Auckland Military Service in a speech oh Saturday at the Auckland Orphans' In speaking of the ballot system, Elliot 'said: —"There are some wrong pressions abroad. It is not a disgrace a man to be called up in the ("Hear, hear.") It would ha*© been God-send for New Zealand rf tho had been instituted very much ("riear, hear.") There are many men have not volunteered who axe acting more heroic part than some men who volunteered. There are some men they had left New Zealand, would ' shirking their duty—men who are a heavy burden; some with a mother to look after, and others wife and as many as young to support. These men ought to stop New Zealand. r C^H "There is another wrong added Mr EIEot. "It. is supposed that New Zealand there are a great of slackers and shirkers. This is fact. We of tho First Military Board havo had about 2500 cases our hands, and I can tell you that are comparatively few. Most of the who come before us axe thoroughly fellows. I am certain , that New conscripts will do their work as volunteers."—("Hear, hear.'*) * Major Cortlan, military repreeentatSvo tached to the First Military Service in endorsing Mr Elliot*s views, "The average appellant is a very fine of man. There is hardry one who, he has put his case before tho not content to accept its decision and? 'do his bit.' There ore many men have been before the board who, have subsequently seen them after camp, have stated, that they were pleased to be there and to be doing bH." —(Applause.) £^^M