NEW PROBLEM

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 11, 2 February 1942, Page 6

NEW PROBLEM

FULL-TIME WAR SERVICE UNFORESEEN POSITION A new problem for some farmers has been created by the calling up of the Territorial forces, among whom there are farm workers who, on successful appeals against overseas service, were transferred to the Territorials. These men were to tlie Territorials so that their military training, in lieu of overseas service, could be undertaken in the farming slack season. Having done their training and returned to their farm work, they have newv been called Up, as members of the Territorials, in the recent mobilisation and farmers have been deprived ol labour, at a busy period under circumstances which were not 1 (.•reseen. It iias been -tated that in "nk-r to endeavour to regain the >erviee> of these men .iarmers should appeal to the Manpower OunmitU-c imtheir relca-e In at ca itp. The Ar:u> I Service Appeal Roard deals only v ith appeal.- again-st oversea.service and cann< t deal with appeals ag; inst Territ >rial Service, which are i.nder ilk; j : ■ n>d icti> ■•!! ol manpower committees. The military author'Je> have no power to grant postponement of service, and farm labourers who have become victims of unforeseen circumstances, have been instructed to proceed to camp pending Ike deci-

sion in any appeals that might be lodged. A point raised by the Crown representative, Mr C. H. Clinkard at a sitting of the No. 3 Armed Forces Appeal Board at Hawera was that ([' these men were called into Territorial camp for the duration of the war they should be transferred back to the overseas forces so that they could fulfil the obligations for which they were originally balloted.