SERVICE APPEALS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25338, 23 September 1943, Page 9

SERVICE APPEALS

SITTING OF BOARD The No. XI Armed Forces Appeal Board—Messrs D. C. Cameron (chairman). C. V. Smith, and W. R. Clarke—commenced a sitting in Oamaru on Tuesday. Mr E. R. Winkel (man-power officer) and Mr P. Brown (assistant officer), were present, and Messrs W. Malcolm and R. B. Meek appeared for the Primary Production Council. The following appeals were trard, the names of the co-appel-lants being shown in parentheses:— Public Interest (adjourned sine die).— H. F. Brant, head storeman (J. and T. Meek); W. L. Menzies, farmer; R. R. Miller, farmer. Public Interest and Undue Hardship (adjourned sine die). —J. H. Davison, flour miller (Ireland and Co.); S. Hill, shift miller (Ireland and Co.); T. C. Holmes, shift miller (Milligan’s Eclipse Flour Company); W. A. Carrig, rfarm labourer (J. Carrig); J. D. Carson, shepherd (New Zealand and Australian Land Company); T. Carter, farmer (G. C. Carter); J. M. Foley, farmer; G. A. Gillespie, farmer and contractor; A. M. Hamilton, dairy farmer; J. F. Hedley, farm labourer (W. Hedley); E. Ludemann, farm hand (F. Ludemann); W. G. McKenzie, fanner (W. D. and C. McKenzie); J. J. O’Neill, farmer; H. C.. Paton, farm labourer (W. E. McGregor); D. Peevers, orcliardist; D. D. Orr, farm hand (A. On); F. Richardson, farm hand (J. Richardson); W. J. Skudder, musterer and shearer (R. E. Vincent and others); F. W. S. Taylor, farmer; W. F. Wharton, farmer (Primary Production Council). Undue Hardship' (adourned sine die).— E. F. Ruddenklau. farm hand (E. C. Ruddenklau); J. L. W. Wright, farm hand; G. S. W. Wallace, contractor (Primary Production Council); G. M. Todd, shearer.

Releases From Camp and Extensions.— W. R. Aubrey, shearer (E. H. Aubrey), recommended ind: finite release; D. F. Biggs, shearer (J. T. Biggs), recommended indefinite release; A. H. Blanchard, farm hand (R. Hamill), extension to February 28, 1944; P. J. Cochrane, labourer and shearer (H. J. Wardell and others), released to March 31, 1944; H. L. Craig, shearer (S. Craig), adjourned sine die; R. W. Craig, farm hand and shearer (S. Craig and others), extension to February 28, 1944; T. E. D. Fraser, shearer (Production Council), extension to February 28, 1944; L. A. Gard, shearer and farm labourer (G. Grant. Kurow Production Council), extension to March 31. 1944; C. L. Kelliher, shearer (Mrs J. Munro, Kurow Production Council), indefinite release recommended; L. I. Kennedy, shearer (Director of National Service, Production Council), indefinite leave recommended; H. J. Kershaw, shearer (Production Coun-. cil A Twaddle), recommended release-to February 28. 1944; W. J. King,"shearer (E. H King), recommended indefinite release; A. J. Meikle, J. H. Spiers, musterevs and shearers (C. M. Hore). recommended indefinite release; J. H. Thompson, shearer and farmer (Mrs W. Thompson), after rehearing adjourned sine die; E. J. *• Woods, shearer (J. S. Woods, Production Council), extended release to May 31, 1944; A H. Gibson, shearer and musterer (Production Council), adjourned sine die. Dismissed, not to be called up before a certain date:—A. R. Milmine, farmer, to February 28, 1944; W. F, Mulvena, farm hand (Mr F. Mulvena). to February 28, 1944’ T. L. Breen, farm hand (T. Breen), to Julv 31, 1944; M. McFarlane. shearer (Director of National Service, Production 'Council), to February 28, 1944; A G. McKay shearer (Production Council), to February 28, 1944; H. Morrison, shearer (Director of National Service, Production Council), to February 28, 1944; T. J. Smith, shearer (G. T. Smith, Kurow Production Council), to June 30, 1944. Mr R. Finch appealed for the release of A. K. McKenzie, the board ordering a replacement as soon as a man can be found. In the appeal of the Primary Production Council on the grounds of public .fnjere»t for E D Reid, shearer, it was decided that he is not to be called up before February 28, 1944.

Returned Soldier's Appeal Gunner L. A. Waterreus (Mr J. H. Main), a returned soldier from this war, applied for release from further military obligations. He had volunteered for special service in 1939 before war broke out and had served for 10 months on coastal defence He went overseas with the thhd echelon, and had had almost continuous service ever since.. He wished to letui n to his former occupation as a fisherman. As no policy had been formulated by the Government for the release of men on furlough, the board reserved its aecision. A suggestion was made that Gun ner Waterreus should proceed with his application for a fishing licence.