APPEALS BY BUILDERS

Timaru Herald, Volume CLIV, Issue 22670, 25 August 1943, Page 4

APPEALS BY BUILDERS

Number Of Cases Heard Armed Forces Board A larger number of appeals in respect, to carpenters and plumbers were heard by the No 108 Armed Forces Appeal Board at Timaru yesterday. Mr K. Mackenzie presided and associated with him were Messrs 8. G. McClelland, J. Cooke and R. S. Gillies (Crown representative and secretary). "The position is no better than it was last year in regard to labour and work to be done and is just as pressing as it was 12 months ago,” said Mr W. A. Petrie, proprietor of the Petrie Construction Company Limited. "There are a few more labourers about,” continued Mr Petrie, "but it is still difficult to get tradesmen.” The Petrie Construction Company appealed in respect to Stuart George Higinbottom, carpenter (Timaru); Harold Edward Tapp, joiner (Timaru); James Sylvester Stevenson, carpenter (Fairlie); Frank Darcy, bricklayer (Timaru); Charles Milton Wellman, painter (Ashburton); Arthur Albert Jones, carpenter (Ashburton); Leslie Hubert Moriarty, carpenter (Ashburton) ; George Raymond Tagg, carpenter (Timaru); Claude Albert Eden, carpenter (Timaru); William Selwyn Stonehouse, carpenter (Timaru). Sine die adjournments were granted in the above cases. In the appeals in respect to John James Dickinson and Leslie Wilson, sine die adjournments were granted, the cases to be reviewed not later than October 31 and every endeavour to be made in the meantime to release them. “Bricklayers are very scarce in South Canterbury and I don’t know of anyone who could take their place,” stated Mr A. Kennedy, builder and contractor, Timaru, in appealing for George Edward Ellem and William Ellem, bricklayers.

Mr Kennedy pointed out that both men were employed at the Timaru Public Hospital. The job had been waiting for them for weeks and the Medical Superintendant (Dr J. C. McKenzie) was anxious that the job be undertaken with all haste, as the bed accommodation at the hospital was very limited.

Both appeals were adjourned sine die subject to direction by the Manpower Officer.

“Killing the Old Men” “We are killing the old men with hard work,” said Mr W. J. Harding builder. Timaru. “I am 70 years of age, and I am employing men of 60 and 65; in fact, most of my employees now are over 50 years of age.” Appeals were lodged by Mr Harding lor Charles Roland Bracefleld. bricklayer (Timaru) and Francis Garfield Latimer, carpenter (Timaru). Sine die adjournments were granted in each ease.

The following appeals lodged by the Timaru Combined Builders' No. 1 Group were adjourned sine die:— Olloff Gordon Johnston, carpenter; Cyril G. Glanville, carpenter (Glenitb; Thomas Arthur Wills, carpenter. (Timaru); Gilbert Duncan, carpenter; Stephen Lancaster, carpenter; George Starsmeare, builder.

Plumbers’ Appeals “We have some big jobs on and the position in our trade is made more acute than ever before. It is a matter of having to sort out the most urgent jobs to be done.” said Mr D. Menzies, of D. and J. Menzies, plumbers, Timaru.

"The plumbers of Timaru are up to their eyes in work and we could comfortably employ an additional two plumbers.” Mr Menzies told the Board that, in addition to their ordinary work, they did the plumbing work in this district for the Canterbury Education Board.

D. and J. Menzies appealed for the following employees and were granted sine die adjournments hi each case:— lan George Menzies, apprentice plumber (Timaru); Robert Begg, plumber (Timaru); Ernest Augustine Laws, plumber (Timaru); Robert Edward Peebles, plumber (Timaru I; William John Stevens, plumber (Timaru).

The following appeals by A. F. Southgate and Sons, plumbers, Timaru, were adjourned sine die:—James P. Murphy, plumber; Gordon Andrew Smith, plumber: William George Southgate, plumber. Adjourned Sine Die

Sine die adjournments were granted as follows:—Raymond Lawrence Lund, carpenter, Timaru (C. Lund); Frank Frame, carpenter, Timaru (E. W. McCann and J. Calder); George William Brand, tractor driver, Ashburton (estate G. Brand); Gerald Kenneth Campbell, farmer (Tinwald); Thomas Flynn, farmer (Dromore); Lachlan Patrick Mackenzie, sheep farmer, Clayton (Mackenzie Bros.); Simon Grant Mackenzie, farm manager, “Otumarama,” Timaru; Leslie David Bell, farm hand, Kimbell (J. Ireland); Richard Joseph Mackenzie, sheep farmer, Clayton (Mackenzie Bros.); Lloyd George Williams. plumber. Timaru i Hadlee and Clough); John Clive Wham, machinist, Timaru (Desmond Unwin); Ivan Clifford Findlay, machinist. Timaru (Desmond Unwin, Ltd.); John Joseph Brosnan, farmer (Kerrytown’; John Chapman Jack, farmer (Cave); Frank Edward Joines, shepherd, Mt. Peel (Acland estate); George Herbert Clarkson, musterer, Clayton (Mackenzie Bros.); Bertram Miles Jordan baker (Ashburton): Jeremiah Francis O'Neill, farmer (Fairlie); William Gordon Patrick, farmer (Geraldine); John Douglas Scott, farmer (Sherwcod Downs); Raymond Phillip Bracefield, bricklayer. Timaru (C. Lund); Joseph Aloysius Dolan, farmer (Rakaia); Albert Keith Hopkins, farmer (Tinwald); Norman James Hurst, farmer (Rakaia). The following appeals lodged by the Director of National Service were adjourned sine die:—Alfred Stephen Riley, carpenter (Timaru); James Harold Chappell, linesman (Timaru); Allan Roderick Bee, farmer (Kingsdown); Anthony Robert Billings, tractor driver (Ashburton); William Thomas Richardson, carnenter (Timaru); George James Tutty, carpenter (Timaru); George Raymond Cowles, painter (Timaru); Ernest Winslade. joiner (Timaru). Adjourned sine die, to be subject to direction of Manpower Officer:—Roy Willcocks Rose, bricklaver (Waimate)'; Richard Louvain Holland, apiarist (Timaru). Adjourned sine die owing to medical grading:—Wallace George Marshall, stationmaster, Rangitata (Director of National Service); Rex Douglas Butterick, farmer (Ashburton); Thomas Robert Meaclem. farmer (Ashburton); Henry William W. Williamson, branch manager, Geraldine (Pyne Gould Guinness. Ltd.); James Leo Keane farmer (Winchmore); John Bruce Lambie, farmer (Ashburton). Recommended leave until the date mentioned:—Joseph Michael O'Brien porter (Timaru), December 15. Withdrawn by leave of the Board:— Samuel Arthur Protheroe, farmer (Tinwald). The following appeal was dismissed: Robert Craig Murray, bricklayer (Timaru). Appeal struck out owing to medical grading:—George Cyrus Clarke, kerbside pump fitter, Timaru (Vacuum Oil Coy.).