MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 907, 6 January 1917, Page 2

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

SITTING AT RANGIORA. In addition to the cases already reported in The Sun, the following Were heard al the Canterbury Military Service Board's silling at Hangiora yesterday. Edwin Francis Kevern, farmer, of SeHon, sought exemption because of undue hardship, lie milked 1(1 cbvs at present, and had more to calve, lie also had 3!) acres in wheal. The niatler was adjourned for a month, for appellant to he medically examined. Harry Stewart Cinders, leamslcr, of West Eyreton, and his employer, L. S. Ifanna, appealed against the ealling-up of the former, on the grounds of (lie public interest and undue hardship. Scarcity of men for the harvest was one reason given. In his personal appeal, (Hinders staled that two brothers were at the front, and a third had been killed at Gallipoli. Ilis mother was a widow. In reply to Hie chairman, Ginders said that his mother lived in the Old Country, lie had been in Xew Zealand about four years. The Chairman: Do you want permanent exemption? Appellant: Well, I have three brothers there —or I bad. One was killed at Gallipoli. The Chairman: Do you wan! permanent exemption? .Appellant: Oh, well-for a time, anyway. I Appellant's employer also gave evidence. [The appeal was dismissed, but Ginders was allowed until the end of February, to assist in the harvesting. • One appeal under section 35 of the Military Service Act had been set down for bearing, but il was adjourned until to-day. TO-DAY'S CASES. I In the case of John Gebbie, a shepherd, of Kyreton, there was an appeal from his employer, R. 0. Dixon, sheep-farmer, who stated that Gebbie 1 ■was the only shepherd left to carry o{it shepherd's work for 10,000 sheep j and 4000 lambs. In his employer's j absence, Gebbie was left in charge. Mr Dixon urged that the calling-up of Gebbie was not consistent with the best interests of the country. Iti ■Would require two men to do his vtork, and they would have to be! educated in il. The appellant said j that one of his brothers had enlisted.! —{-The ease was adjourned sine die,: on the ground thai such expert work-; ers were hard to get. i .Walter William Treloar, gardener. of Waipara, claimed exemption because he was a member of the Second Division, being a married man with! five children.—The appeal was allowed. ;As the sole support of liis widowed mother, James William Sheridan, a -shearer, of Waikari, asked for exemption on the ground of undue: hardship. He paid his mother £SO a yifar. The president said that the; appellant could allow her as much a!} he did now from his military pay. j —•The appeal was dismissed, but a month's time was allowed. ■ j '-•Charles Johnson, a labourer, of Saltwater Creek, appealed for ex-. emption on the ground of undue hardship, he being the sole support of his crippled mother, 78 years old, with whom he lived. He bad no] brothers or sisters. He had enlisted j and been rejected.—The appeal was adjourned for a month for the medi-j cal examination of the appellant. John R. Blaekett, a blacksmith, of j Leithlield—he has a blacksmith's shop there and another at Balcairn—appealed on the grounds that his! calling-up was contrary to the publici interest, by"reason of his occupation.! and that it was a cause of undue hardship, because he was the only, son left at home, and his parents were residing with him. The appel-j hint said that he had two brothers all the front, and that a third brother j was married. —The case was adjourn-; ed sine die. j . William James Rogers was allowed, until the end of February to get the harvest in. Hush Campbell, farmer, East Ox-! ford, based bis appeal on the grounds that his calling-up was contrary to i the public interest, by reason of his! occupation, and was also a cause of j undue hardship. At the same time was heard the ease of Samuel John Campbell, who appealed on the ground of his occupation arid ■ undue hardship, the basis of; the latter ground being his father's position and the fact that the harvest was coming on.—Samuel Campbell's appeal was adjourned sine die, and Hugh Campbell was' given until the end of February. Frederick Alfred Ganderton, a me- j chanical engineer, of Hanmer, stated i that he supported bis aged and infirm j parents, and a wife who was in deli-! cate!health. The appellant is run- 1 ning the Culverden-Hanmer motor' service. He keeps the machines in order. Though the Railway Depart-! ment is appealing in his case the president said that there was no ap-j peal in from the Railway Department. The appellant said that he was married in June, 1015, and his wife was in delicate health. He contributed £SO a year to his father in England.—The case was adjourned till the traffic manager's appeal can be beard. The public interest and undue hardship were the grounds of the appeal'lodged by William Henry Gillespie, farmer, of Oxford. With re- -. H*aT*Ljto the second ground, Gillespie staled lhat he was farming 400 acres on his own account, and was also working a farm for his mother, who was a widow with three children dependent on her. Appellant was married. His only brother of military age was serving in France.— The appeal was adjourned sine die. . Oliver Bernard McCormiek, a farmer, of Waipara, who appealed on the grounds of the public interest and undue hardship, stated that after enlisting and being "turned down" •lie took over from a partner a Government lease of 391 acres at Glenmark, and he also married. He was now under heavy financial obligations, lie did ail his own work.— The appeal was adjourned for medical examination of the appellant. After enlisting and being rejected as medically unlit, George Henry Lofl'hagen, farmer, of Church Bush, Kaiapoi, had contracted to lease for seven years a farm of 56 acres, of which he had 10 acres in crop; He therefore sought exemption on the grounds of the public interest and undue hardship. He had previously enlisted and been rejected.—The case was adjourned for a month for medical examination. 11 was because he is a member of

the Second Division of the Reserve — Ihe had been married for 13 years, and has a wife and three children—jlhat William Carson Wilson, a furniture salesman, of Rangiora, claimed exemption.—The appeal was allowI ed. Since he enlisted and was rejected, John Thomas Rloor, a farm hand, of View Hill, had arranged 'to take over next April, his deceased - father's farm, and so he sought exj emption on the grounds of the public |interest and undue hardship. The appellant's brother had served in • France and been discharged.—To (permit of medical inspection Of the i appellant, his application was adjourned for a month. ! Slewarl Wilson, a farm hand, of [Sefton, claimed exemption because of his occupation, and because undue hardship was caused by his 'calling up, as he was working bis I father's farm. Ilis father was very I old, and his mother was in poor i health. He bad four brothers at the war.—The appeal was adjourned sine die. Hugh Kearns, a farm labourer, of I Ohoka, appealed on the grounds of the public interest, and of undue hardship. He slated that he had j three brothers at the front. He was j the only other boy in the family who I was over Hi, and he was wanted to i help on the farm. His father, who | was over 7(1 years of age. had a wife land Jive children under 11. The apipellant informed the board that he was willing to go if one brother ! came back to do his work.—The case !.was adjourned sine die. Gavin Dalziel Cramplon, a farmer, |ol Waiau, who appealed because of Ibis occupation, and also on (he ground of undue hardship, set out that he was farming on his father's 'estate, which was a small grazing ! run of 13 J!) acres of Government leasehold. All his interest was in ; the estate. His father was 73 years I old, and was past work. Appellant j was the only permanent man on the I estate. His brother was managing Colonel Chaffey's estate, adjoining. Appellant added that he had a wife ■ and child—he was married on July 129, 1915—and that the farm was ! mortgaged.—The appeal was ad- ! journed sine die. i Exemption for three months was I sought by Thomas Edward Shepjherd, a farm hand, of Amberley, as Ihis father was ill, and so incapable of work, and he wanted time to get I in the harvest.—The appellant was allowed until the end of February. j The public interest and the causing of undue hardship, were also the grounds of the appeal of Albert Archibald Thompson, farmer, jof Waipara, who set out that his ; mother was a widow in poor health. |As his farm was not yet developed, lit would be ruined by appellant having to leave it. In his evidence the appellant stated that he had one brother of military age. He einp.loy- ; ed no labour, and it was impossible to get assistance. The farms were all being worked, on the co-operative .system.—Appellant was allowed until tiie end of February, on condition of his assisting in the harvesting in his ; district. Appealing for exemption on the ground of undue hardship, Leslie Allan Reese, a shepherd and farmer, I of Woodgrove. slated that he was the ; only man left to work a sheep and cropping, estate of 2200 acres. His I two brothers had enlisted. His ; father could only do light work. Two 1 boys were employed. Appellant's 'father said that appellant could not : be spared.—The appeal was adjourn- - ed sine die. Samuel Bird, a dairy-fanner, of Rangiora, staled that be required six j months' time to get rid of his slock I and farm. He did all his own work. j He had four brothers, one of military j age, and two sisters, both widows, | one having three children, who were : dependent upon him.—The appeal : was adjourned for a mouth to allow I of medical examination.