APPEAL BOARD

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 06, Issue 95, 3 August 1943, Page 5

APPEAL BOARD

LONG WHAKATANE LIST

SITTING LAST 'WFFK

At a further sitting of the Armed Forces Appeal Board in Whakatane last week a long 1 list of local cases wast reviewed. In practically all instances the reservists were men whose original appeals came up for rehearing following the expiry of the six months period granted by a sine die adjournment. The personnel of the Board was Messrs Edwin Edwards (Chairman), and E. J. Wilton and J. Poland. Capt Williamson represented • the Army. Sine die adjournments were granted in most cases, though as the chairman stated, it was necessary to go carefully into details once again. In most eases the. reservists were engaged in farming or were holding key positions in industry. An air force volunteer Robert Flavcll, on whose behalf the P.W.D. appealed declared that he was most keen to get away and objected strenuously to the appeal. He claimed that as a truck driver he was not irreplacabile. Decision reserved, pending P.W.D. evidence. Frank Jackson Peebles *l'or whom, the P.W.D. also appealed offered objection. Mr McDonald gave evidence for the. Department. Adjtourncd sine die,, reservist to be released as soon as suitable replacement obtained. For Titus T. Potter, Mr L. Freeman appealed claiming that reservist was the only driver left to him from an original fleet of live trucks. Decision reserved pending ad.vice from the. Transport Utilisation Committee. Offer to Change Places In the case of John Kerr Rawson (Tlios Henry Rawson) reservist offered to replace his brother now on leave if the Board would bring about an exchange and allow him to go overseas if his brother could come back on the farm. The Board considered such a procedure unwise in view of reservist's experience, and domestic category. Adjourned, sine die.

. H. D. Paterson appealed for William Tccsdailc who was described us milk round foreman. Adjourned sine die. For L. J. Tebbutt, Mr T. Hamerton gave details of the ;>")0 acres he was farming on which were milked 190 cows, j'ielding -l-l.OOOlbs fat. Adjourned sine die. Motor Mechanics Position Messrs Armstrong and Co. appealed. for reservists F. H., Stewart and A. B. Watts. A separate appeal by the Whakatane Fire Board was: entered for the first reservist in his position as superintendent of the Fire Brigade. A letter from the Transport Utilisation Committee showed that compared with other centres Whakatane had. more motor mechanics . per number of car registrations than the average. Mr W. E. stated that his lirm had been drastically cut down in staff and was always weeks behind schedule in dealing with the worUv it had to undertake. Both reservists were key men and could not be replaced. The Board decided to adjourn Stewarts case sine die and to reserve its decision in the case ol Watts. Sine Die Adjournments Sine die adjournments were granted in tlie following instances: C. S. Bucknell (B.S.L. appellants); E. JGrose (8.5.L.); Mr H. Cannell (J. Syme and Co); K. J. Magee (J. Syme and Co); Te P. Keepa (Uepango Sawmills); E. A. Wiekham (Uepango Sawmills); O. B. Mear (I*enton's Mills); R. D. Ducker (Opouriao Dairy Co); R. A. Meredith (Mrs L. Meredith Snr); C. F. Bell; H. E. Bell (Messrs Bell Bros.); S. INI. Bell (E. D. Bell); F. H. Benseman (Brabant Bros); W. Bevan,, A. W • Bo land (P. O'Sullivan); B. S. Bridget* (Loan and Mercantile); L. B. Riddel 1 (Loan and Mercantile); li. C. Brown; 1). A. Bull; D. S. Caulfield;. S. C. Clothier; L. McL. Cristall; W. C. Davies; R. B. De. Lautour (Hutchinson Bros): T. Eagleson (Guardian Trust); H. J. l'ootc (Dr F. J. Appleby); 11. W. 1- rancis (Price and Benson); G. I'. Good fellow (J. Jamieson); S. G. Griffith (Public Trustee); J. E. Hammond; F. N. Hancock (A. T. Rutherford); S. J. Hay den (S. J. Black); A. Robb (Continued i® next column)

(D. O. Murray); C. H. Henderson; E. Henry; H. S. Hill (G. Hill): W. .Holland (Whakatanc Borough Council); S. Jennings (Whakatanc Borough Council); 13. D. Kane (Mrs F. M.. Kane); R. S. Kennon; R. H. King (J. M. Mitchell); S. H. Kneebone (J. M. Mitchell); Kenneth R. McLean (Mrs L. G. Fisher); H. S. Hilils; Alfred Win. Jones; George D. McFarland (M. S. Josephs); Alex R. MeGouga n (A. F. MeGougan); Win. R. McNaughton (McLean Motors); Ed. Matchett (Matchett Snr): Frank 13. Missen (Mrs M. O. Kicr); John Ed Nowland; Arthur S. Richardson; Chas Ed Robinson; Ivan F. Savage; John Shaw (Mr Radcliffc); E. A. G. Stubbs (Roberts and Roberts) . Company Cases The WhaA<atane Paper Mills successfully appealed lor the following reservists: L. Bunn; R. J. Delahunty; V. E. Dodd; R. Kingi (volunteer); A. G. Larsen; C. Major; R. A. Prvde; Iv. Tena (volunteer); V. H. Walker; C. H. Wiggins. Sine die adjournments were also granted in the following appeals lodged by the. Rangitaiki Plains Dairy Company: A. R. Burgess, W. N. Dawson, T. G. Roberts and A. Thomson. Miscellaneous 1 In the appeal by the Loan and Mercantile. Agency for W. I. McCullough an adjournment was granted till 3l)th September. Messrs Brabant Bros appeal for the retention of the services of E. M. Doug.as was dismissed reservist not to be called before August 31st. Decision in respect of S. McK. King was reserved. The appeal by the Paper Mills for D. Kingi was dismissed. Decision was reserved in the case of Gordon Edgar McDonald, R. T. Morpeth (D. C. Morpeth and was also reserved as was Kenneth Arthur Needlvam.