FIRST BALLOT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24430, 16 October 1940, Page 6

FIRST BALLOT

HEARING OF APPEALS MANPOWER COMMITTEE DUNEDIN DISTRICT SITTINGS The second sitting of the Dunedin Manpower Committee was held yesterday, when 20 appeals concerning men called up by ballot for military training were heard. Mr D. C. Cameron occupied the chair and associated with him were Messrs W. R. Clarke and C. V. Smith. Mr W. J. M. Grant is the secretary. There will be no further sitting of the committee in Dunedin this week or next week. During next week the committee will sit at various places in North and Central Otago as required. Seven of the appeals were on the grounds of undue hardship and were heard in committee. Five others, which were lodged on the grounds that recruitment would be contrary to personal interests, involved claims of undue hardship and these were also treated as being in committee. Of the appeals on the grounds of undue hardship four were dismissed and three were adjourned with various conditions. The five appeals on the joint grounds were all dismissed.

Appeals by Employers Messrs Dickinson, Mytton, Ltd., appealed on behalf of twe employees for exemption from training on the grounds that their recruitment was contrary to persona! interests—One appeal was adjourned sine die and the other was dismissed. The Otago Iron Rolling Mills annealed for a temporary exemption for an employee until another hand could be trained to fill his place.—The request was granted. Mutual Furs, Ltd., appealed on behalf of an employee in their workroom, who, ; t was stated, could not be replaced, and on whose work six other hands depended.—The appeal was adjourned until fur her evidence could be obtained. , , John Kearney appealed on behalt of John N. Bateman, a farm hand in his employment, on the grounds that the recruitment would be contrary to personal interests. —The appeal was adjourned in order to obtain a report from the placement officer. Messrs Ross and Glendining, Ltd., appealed on behalf of two employees, boot operators, on the grounds that recruitment would be contrary to personal interes s. It was stated that the men were skilled operators who could not readily Pe replaced, and the firm was engaged on Government contracts. —The cases were adjourned for three months. The New Zealand Refrigerating Company, Ltd., appealed for exemption after January 1' for an employee engaged as a supervisor.—The request was granted. Previous Session On Monday, the committee heard 12 appeals. Two, on the grounds of undue hardship, were granted for short periods, two were dismissed, one adjourned, and one withdrawn. One appeal on the joint grounds of personal interest and undue hardship was adjourned sine die. An appeal on behalf of a student was made by the University of New Zealand, and it was granted in order to allow the appellant to sit his examinations. Two appeals by the Director of National Services, on behalf of members of the police force, were adjourned sine die. Appeals on the ground of personal interest by Messrs J. and A. P. Scott and by Methvens. Ltd., each on behalf of one employee, were adjourned for further information.

MEN DRAWN IN BALLOT LEAVING IN WEEK’S TIME Notifications of the camps to which they have been assigned for training during the next three months will be received to-day by the men who were drawn in the recent ballot and passed fit for the Territorial Forces. Men who are being drafted into the artillery units will proceed to Wingatui and will parade at the Dunedin railway station at 9.30 a.m. on October 23 to catch the 10 a.m. train. Men from Green Island and other places between Dunedin and Wingatui v/ill join the train en route. The North Otago contingent will parad • at the Oamaru station at 1 p.m. on the same day and will come south by the afternoon express. The men posted to the infantry units will parade on the Dunedin railway station at 8 a.m. on October 23 to entrain on the 8.45 a.m. express for Burnham. They will be attached to the Ist Otago Regiment and the Dunedin Scottisn.

BIG BATCH OF APPEALS WELLINGTON AND HUTT AREA (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, Oct. 15. Appeals against being called up for territorial service in New Zealand have been lodged by or on behalf of 560 of the 1900 men from the Wellington and Hutt Valley area who were drawn in the recent national service ballot. The appeals received actually totalled 640 but in some cases two appeals were lodged for one man, one by the man himself and the other by his employer. With certain special exceptions the appeals will be heard by the committee only after the men concerned have been medically examined. Appeals affecting men who are rejected as permanently unfit for service will be struck out. The committee will shortly begin regular sittings to dispose, of the appeals.