WORKERS' ACCIDENTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3335, 13 February 1918, Page 19

WORKERS' ACCIDENTS.

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no brothers. His wife had one brother, who was duo in camp. —Conditional exemption was granted. Andrew Wilson (farmer, Flag Swamp) said his father's farm consisted of 350 acres. His father was 76 years of age, and able to do only light work. With assistance, appellant milked 29 cows and sent 100 gallons of milk to the factory daily. His brother James, in Dunedin, was in the Railway Department, and was leaving in April. Another brother, a returned man, was m tho same department in Wellington. 'Appellant whs the only man on the farm.— The Chairman said the family had a very fine record of service. Conditional exemption would be granted. The case of David Heffcrnan (farmer, Moonlight) was adjourned until the first sitting after April 14. The appeal of Alfred John Blake (railway porter, Palmorston) was dismissed. — Appellant said he had signed a form setting out that he would undertake non-com-batant work. He would not object to ambulance work. Ho had been a member of the Brethren for nine years. —The Chairman said the board would recommend that the appellant be placed in non-combatant service—to go forward on April 30. SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS. WANGANUI, February 4. The Military Service _ Board to-day adjourned sine die its decision in connection with an appeal by the Education Board against the calling up of George Cooke, a teacher at Beaconsficld. Mr Fred Pirani, chairman of the Education Board, said the board appealed owing to the shortage of teachers. He mentioned that 72 teachers had gone into camp from the Wanganui district out of a total of 191 male teachers. Of tho remainder, 35 were over military age, 20 had been rejected, eight were under military age, and three had been accepted and were going into camp. There were no First Division men left amongst the teachers in this district, except three who were medically unfit, and only 55 married men wore left out of nearly 200. There was not the slightest chance of getting teachers without robbing other districts. The board had the greatest difficulty in getting teachers for the country schools. It had closed a number, but it could not closo more. He contended that the board could not spare any more teachers. A PECULIAR CASE. WANGANUI, February 6. A peculiar position in regard to the freezing industry was revealed by the Military Service Board at a sitting to-day. Bertram James Prosser appealed against being called up on the ground that he was an expert slaughterman, and slaughtering had been declared an essential industry. Tho appellant stated that he was formerly engaged at the Castlecliff work's. -Ho -took part in the strike of 1913, subsequently joining the new union, and resuming work. However, he had been compelled to leave his work 15 months ago, because the other men refused to work with him. The companies all over New Zealand were willing to give him. work, but the employees took the stand that if any company employed him it would have to -take the consequences. He was an expert slaughterman, and had spent £3OO in 15 months in looking for work. Captain Walker said the position was most peculiar. Tho appellant was asking exemption as an expert in an essential industry, but was not engaged in that industry. If his statements were correct the action of the other slaughtermen was an outrage. The case was one of blackmail. The -military authorities did not object to the exemption of expert slaughtermen, but if an expert was to be kept workless by other men, what would be the use of .exempting him? Such action on the part of Ihe slaughtermen would lead to tho country soon being in a position that there would .not be sufficient slaughtermen to carry on the industry. Mr M'Laren said ihe board should report to the Government that the whole matter should be gone into by a tribunal, as the position of the industry was most unsatisfactory. iHis opinion was that there was one continuous feud between the different factionsAwith faults on both sides. The board adjourned the case in to make further inquiries.