MADE AN EXAMPLE OF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2970, 6 January 1917, Page 6

MADE AN EXAMPLE OF

I .--, A CASUAL COALER. .'-''■ On Wednesday ]ast appeals .on behalf of; a number of seamen and marine firemen were before the Military Service Board. One-was adjourned till yesterday. -,',-'

Mr. W. T, Young, secretary of : the Seamen's Union, who appears for appealing seafarers, went." before the Board yesterday morning, and stated that the fireman iii question had signed articles on the steamer Karori the.'jjsty his appeal was before the Board. He was ordered io .be aboard the . vessel at. 8 o'clock on Thursday evening, bub inquiries made at the shipping office, at 1.30 on Thursday, showed that. he ; had not been on tho ship. The vessel sailed on Thursday night for Wanganul. .-'•-'■

"These appeals,"] Mr. Young;continuedi "are occupying a great deal of time, and it-is very fair eviHehce_.that this man .has been in Wellington, the whole.of ,the'tlnvo 'this- appeal: na's|beei pending. /Ha-has. not-been sufficiently interested to -approach riier.in-'connec-tion withvthe matter, and I, don't "see that,time should be unnecessarily, occupied over a man like that. If he is not concerned about the matter/ I am not concerned oh his account.:"

: The 'Chairma,n of the' Board (Mr. D. G. A. Cooper): The Board are grateful to you for taking up that attitude,; because it will save a-great deal of; time, both ■ the Board's and yours!.. It is well .that men like' that 'should-bo made an example of. -

Captain Walker (military representative) : If be breaks his articles he is not much use to the shipping industry. .•■•■"

The Chairman: Do you think lie mayhave got into the. hands of any of my brother officials. .. . ......

Mr; Young: Quite, likely.