APPEAL BOARDS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 907, 6 January 1917, Page 13

APPEAL BOARDS.

WELLINGTON SITTINGS. Press Association. WELLINGTON, January 5. At the sitting of the Military Seri vice Board to-day, the first case | taken was that of Martin ('arson, ; ship's fireman, adjourned from January 3 to enable Carson to apI pear. It appeared that he signed on the Karori, but had not turned up. W. T. Young, secretary of Ihe Seamen's Union, said it was clear that Carson bad been in Wellington all the time the appeal was pending. He had not been sufficiently interested to approach Mr Young, who remarked, "I don't see why everybody's time should be unnecessarily occupied with men like that. If he is not concerned, I'm not." : The appeal was dismissed. Harry Murdoch M'Kenzie, coach- | smith's apprentice, said his apprenticeship would be completed in May, j and he wanted to be sure he could get his papers. j The board dismissed the appeal, ! slating that it understood that the j Government intended to introduce legislation dealing with cases of apprentices called up before the expiry of their articles. It also was pointed out that Section 28 of the War Legislation Amendment Act, 1916, dealt with this matter. The case of Ernest Tempest, carpenter at Petone workshops, was held over pending examination by the Medical Board. The appeal of Norman Winslanley was allowed, as he was under age. The appeal of Alouise Kovaleske was adjourned to enable the production of a birth certificate, as he claimed that he was only seventeen. Mark Birtwhistle asked for time to arrange business matters. He had contracts for the supply of asbestos material. The appeal was dismissed, the military representative agreeing to obtain leave till March 5. The appeals of Arthur Smith and Harry Salherley were dismissed, neither of the men appearing. Hugh M'Calder appealed on all grounds, and claimed to be fortyseven years of age and a naturalised American. The case was adjourned till next silling for the production of documents. OTAGO SITTINGS. Prrss A ssociation. DUNEDIN, January 5. A sitting of the Military Service Board was held at Balclutha to-day. Robert Hastings, fanner, appealed on the ground of undue hardship. Captain Free said that men passed as fit for home service had not been called up and might never be. The chairman said that as regards men passed for home service the board proposed to adjourn the cases until some system of home service had been brought into operation. All. these cases would be adjourned sine die. William Langmuir and John Langmuir, dairy fanners, appealed on the ground of public interest. John had j been passed as til and William was j unlit. ' The appeal of John was dismissed, \ while that of William was adjourned ; sine die. William Reid and George Rcid, I engine-driver and fanner respec- j lively, produced medical certificates j of unfitness. Roth appeals were allowed. Alfred Dabineft, farm labourer,J and Charles Dabinell, farm overseer. ( also appealed. Aided produced aj cerlilicaie of medical unfitness. The hoard allowed the appeal,! Charles io lake Ihe chance of the ballot. Thomas Dale, farmer, and Frederick Dale, same occupation, appealed on the ground of undue hardship. .They slated thai I hey had three brothers in camp. The chairman said lhal in a case where three brothers in one family eidisted some consideration should he allowed, and botli should lake their chance al the ballot. Roth appeals were allowed. Thomas Roberts, dairy farmer, appealed on Ihe ground of undue hardship. The case was adjourned to permit of medical examination.

James Lawrence and David Law- j rence, farmers, appealed on the j ground of undue hardship, having a mother and sister to support. Both had been passed for home service. The cases were adjourned until a | system of home service was inaugu-! rated. Alfred Hastings, farmer, produced a certificate of medical unfitness. The appeal was formally dismissed. John Paisley, farmer, appealed on the. ground of undue hardship. His eldest brother had been killed at Gal-; lipoli, one brother had been wound-1 ed in France and another was on active service. The chairman said that in view of j the family's good military record the board had decided to grant conditional exemption, provided appellant! remained in his present occupation.! Peter Dippie, farmer, appealed on the ground of undue hardship. The case was adjourned sine die, provided appellant remained in the same occupation. Arthur Twaddle and John j I Twaddle, farmers, appealed on the | ground that the latter brother was j I not in the first division and that the j former should not come under Section 35. The board decided to allow the appeal of John, on the ground that he was not in the first division. They . | did not propose to deal with the' I other appellant, who did not come] | within Section 35. | John Wilson, engine-driver, ap- j plied for time to arrange affairs in ! connection with a deceased person's estate. i The appeal was formally dismiss- j ed, appellant not to be called up i until February 5. William Forrester, brakeman in a I coal mine, appealed on the ground j of public interest. William Carson,; his employer, also appealed on For- I rester's behalf. This appeal, and that of Frederick j Williams, miner, both pronounced I unfit, were adjourned sine die. i Henry West, coal miner, appealed i on the ground of public interest. The case was adjourned sine die, j conditional upon appellant remaining in the same occupation, and also I conditional on bis working every! | working day. \ Frederick Lew, dairy fanner, apJ pealed on the ground of public in-1 terest and undue hardship. Conditional exemption was grant-1 ed. John Wilson, engine-driver, ap- j pealed on the ground of financial obligations. The appeal was dismissed, appcl- j lant not to be called up before Feb-1 ruary 5. j Alexander Ogilvie. farmer, appealed on the ground that he was the j onlv son of a widowed mother. The case was adjourned for two months. Harry Mitchell, painter, asked for ! three months to discharge business responsibilities. The appeal was dismissed, appel- j lant not to be called up before i March 5. Patrick Ho ran, farmer, asked for J time to dispose of bis share in a j dairy farm.—Not to be called up be-j fore February 1!}. Andrew Scott, farm servant, ask- \ ed for three months.—Not to be | called up before February .">. David M'Lachlan, sawmiller. ask- j cd for lime lo discharge a business ; obligation.—Not to be called up before February. John Robinson appealed on I heground that he was over the age.— j Appeal allowed. John McCullough, settler, appeal-1 ed on the ground that he was over j the age. j The ease was adjourned for pro- I duction of certificate. .lames Weir's appeal on the ground : that he was under age was allowed, j Charles Shand, fanner, appealed on the ground of undue hardship. The appeal was dismissed. The ease of George Marder, fanner, was adjourned pending medical examination. James Dunlop, shepherd, appealed on the ground that lie had stock to look after and Ilia! his brother was on service. The appeal was allowed, appellant being permanently until. The appeal of John Marder, on the ground that he was over age, was allowed. Archibald Hutherford, meat inspector, was appealed for by F. S. Pope, head of the Department of Industries and Commerce. Conditional exemption was granted.