OVERSEAS APPEALS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 112, 30 May 1941, Page 5

OVERSEAS APPEALS

WEDNESDAY'S SITTING CHAIRMAN'S WARNING "At the present time the requirements of the Armed Forces and production are evenly balanced and consequently we are able to grant the fullest measure of relief to appellant® and this is liberal. However, tha time will arrive when this balance will be altered," said' the chairman of the Armed Forqea Appeal Board (Mr S. L. Patt)ei> son, S.M.) at the local Court on Wednesday before announcing reserved decisi'onis from the morning's session. Mr Patterson added that this time would be at hand at the latter pa*, of this when the first ballot foi married men would lake place. II would be' obvious to all that before married men were called for service nil possible single men would havi. to be made availablq. Thus mefi whose appeals were adjourned sine die should realise that their cases would be severely reviewed before that time,, and appellants generally should explore every avenue for making single men's services available. The time would also arrive when the balance of requirements would make the position such that there would have to be a reduction of output so that the men could be released from farms., Herds would have to be cut down to some extent if that was necessary, ai though in some cases, of coursr, single men would' have to be retained on the land. There were,, Tie continued, also cases where farmeis had retired who were able to worh and these men would have to return to the farms to release tho younger men. The Board whi!2h sits at Whaka tane again on Friday compvr.e-u Messrs S. L. Patterson (chairman). R. Coulter and 3). W. Neate with Mr A. Grace as secretary. The cases heard with the exception of two involved farm workers. Decisions Given. The appeal of Baltimore Calvert Laugeson (Mr Otley) was adjourned sine die on condition that the appellant joined the Home GuardThe appeal by his father for Rov Edward Lambert was adjourned sine die sto long as the balloted map joined the Home Guard. The Bench stated that when appellant's younger son became of military age then one would have to be made available.

The appeal of John G. Mittehell (vas adjourned sine die and appellant transferred to the territorial forde. * Allan Wm, Smith appealed and his case was adjourned sine die so long as he joined the Home Guard. Desmond F. Woolfield was ordered to remain in his pi-esent employment and to join the Home; Guard when his father's appeal for his; exemeption was. adgourned sine die. When adjourning sine die the cases of Victor G. and Athol E. Addison on whose beihalf their father appealed the Bench remarked that one of the young men would have to serve later. An adjournment sine die so long ns he joined the Home Guard was granted Leslie J. T'racey. A sine die adjournment was granted Percival R. Cowan and he was transferred to the territorial force. In the appeal of Gordon Arthur Allen a withdrawal was granted. The appeal of Owen Wilfred Moeller was dismissed, and also that of James Allen Fowell. An appeal by his mother resulted in Harry Percy Moran being transferred to the territorial service on sine die adjournment. A similar verdict was given in the; case of Peter Charles Tipper father was appellant. The appeal of Ghas Donald 0!d was adjourned sine die so long as apjjellant joined the Home Guard. The appeal by his brother for exemption for Rupert Withy Avas dismissed training to be commenced after September 1. Failure to appear was responsible for the appeal of Maurifce Urquhart being dismissed. Mr E. J. Doran appealed for his son, Thomas Arthur Doran, and the case was adjourned sine die so long as he joined the Home Guard. The tease of Wm. Bevan Avas adjourned sine die. The Bay of Plenty Herd Improve-

ment Association appealed for extension of time for Thomas J, Baumann and this -was granted the date? being fixed at June 1. Allan A. Newman asked for an extension of time until August 1, to allow his time to engage a manager for his business. This was granted. The appeal for John L, Murray was withdrawn by leave.