APPEALS AGAINST SERVICE

Timaru Herald, Volume CLIV, Issue 22701, 30 September 1943, Page 4

APPEALS AGAINST SERVICE

Decisions Of No. 108 Board I . Adjournments Sine Die The hearing of appeals against military service and the periodical review of those previously adjourned sine die occupied the attention of the No. 108 Armed Forces Appeal Board in Timaru yesterday. Mr K. Mackenzie presided and associated with him were Messrs S. G. McClelland, J. Cooke and R. S. Gillies (secretary and representative of the Crown). An objection to an appeal by the Timaru Borough Council against his calling-up was made by Frederick William Burbery, electric linesman, in a written statement to the Board. The Council also appealed for Howard Badham, electrical inspector, and the Board adjourned both appeals sine die. An appeal by James Agnew for John William Aitken, farmer and farm labourer, of Opihi, Pleasant Point, was struck out for want of prosecution, but an appeal by the reservist himself was adjourned sine die, Aitken to be subject to direction if necessary by the District Manpower Officer in conjunction with his district Primary Production Committee Appeals lodged by the Timaru Harbour Board for Alexander Gillies and Richard Bailey Haywood, seamen, were dismissed. “When shipping comes in spasmodically the men sometimes have to work all night,” stated the harbourmaster at Timaru (Captain F, J. Callan). “When no shipping is in port essential routine work fully occupies the time of the staff. As the shipping position stands to-day, the Board cannot do without the services of Gillies or Haywood and if they are taken the efficient working of the port will be seriously impaired.” The following appeals were adjourned sine die John Omelvena, farmer. Hadlow; J. G. and C. R. Coles for George Basil Coles, farm labourer, Kohlka; John Waddell for R. E. H. Beattie, station manager, Orari Hills; F. M. Shewan for Rowland James Shewan, baker, Timaru; same and the Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. for Frederick William Shewan, baker, farmer and freezing worker, Fairview; Harold Lindsay Adam, master butcher, Timaru. Dismissed for want of prosecution: G. Millar for Hamilton Millar, farm labourer, Seadowu. Leave from camp was recommended as indicated in the following applications: George A. McCulloch, sheepfarmer, Waihao Forks, for Norman McKenzie (until December 22. 1943); H. J. C. Harper, farmer, Grassy Hills, for T. McLennan (three months). Adjournments After Review Upon review, the following appeals were adjourned sine die: Hope Bros, for Louis Gollan Campbell, highcountry shepherd, the Grampians; E. Dobson for P. R, Chapman, transport driver, Temuka (appeal to be referred to the District Manpower in an endeavour to secure the services of a substitute); James Frederick Francis Wilkins, farmer. Pareora West; Patrick Hyland for Hugh Lawrence Hyland, farmer, Elgin; Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association for Ronald Helem, manager machinery department, Geraldine (reference for substitute); Union Steam Ship Co., of N.Z. Ltd., for Arthur James Murdoch Leslie, shipping clerk. Timaru; same for William Eric Renton, shipping clerk, Timaru (every effort to be made by the co-appellants to replace the reservists, the position to be reported to the board on or before- January 1. 1944); Trustees estate Hugh Ensor for Peter Charles Ensor, sheepfarmer. Double Hill. Rakaia; Director of National Service for Gordon Forbes Curtis, fisherman, Timaru, Cloverlea Dairy Co., for David MacGregor Lithgow Brown, farmer, Temuka; John Thomas Brown, jr„ farmer, Temuka; Robert Edgar Brown, farmer. Temuka; Preens Ltd. for Frederick Walter Coleman, presser, Timaru; Horwell, Osborne, Mcßeath, Ltd. for Colin John Dingwall, mechanic, Timaru; same for Charles James Loomes. mechanic, Timaru; Robert Matthew Armstrong, farmer, Claremont; Director of National Service for Noel Thomas William Galletly. farmer, St. Andrews (subject to direction). Withdrawn by leave of the Board: David J. Burtenshaw, deputy-superin-tendent, Timaru Fire Brigade, for Thomas McLeod Ayers, hairdresser and member of the Emergency Fire Service, Timaru.

The following appeals were adjourned sine die without hearing, the medical grading of the appellants not at present being of the standard required for service. (These appeals will be brought on for hearing if the appellants are at any time subsequently of the medical standard required for service): Stanley James Neutze, farmer. Tripp Settlement; Richard Eric Cartwright, farmer. Pleasant Point.