MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3002, 13 February 1917, Page 6

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

CITY APPEALS

AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN- BALLOTED

;The Third Wellington Military Service Board dealt with eighteen cases in the city yesterday. Mr. W. H. S. Moorhouse is chairman of the board, and the other members are Messrs. A. O'L. Considino and M. J. Mack.

An appeal by Denis Hilary RodgerS; who claimed that he was not a reservist, and was an Australian, was considered.

Rodgers said he was born in New Zealand, but had for years been resident in Australia. He was an Australian shearer, and traveTTed in America and New Zealand during the'shearing season. He visited New Zealand in October, 1915, before regulations as to the issue of passports came into force in Australia, and while here furnished a personal schedule under the National Registration Act, 1915. Ho returnedto Australia, but came back again for last shearing season. Now ho was about to leave for Australia again, but ho had linen drawn in the second ballot at Oamaru.

He produced papers which the board held proved that he was an, Australian.

Rodgers had enlisted in Australia, but had been rejected from camn because of bad sight and an injured gci'The appeal was allowed. A Time,of Hardship. An appeal was made in behalf of Robert Alfred Black, bodymaker, in the coach-building trade, on the grflund that coach-building was an essential' industry. Several trade witnesses were called in support of the appeal. The hoard dismissed the appeal. The chairman said he realised these things involved dislocating business, "but all had to put un with hardshin in these times. Lokvo till March 3 was given. Thomas Joseph Nevin. bootmaker, annealed on the ground of undue hardship. He said he had as* yet been unable to dispose of his business. The .irjueal wa<! dismissed, nnd leave till February 28 wajs granted.

Three months' exemntion was granted Patrick Joseph Fitzgerald, bniWmaker, Kniwarra, whom Messrs. Cable and Son (his' employers') said ots an inrlienotisible man at essential work.

Wilkie Anderson', an Kkefahuns farmer, was granted leave till March 3 to wind up business matters. State Deoartment's Oases. The Secretary for Agriculture, Mr. F. S. Pope, asked for three months' extension for Norman Perbam, assistant meat inspector at Woodville. Mr. Pope said the Department was badly off for men. One-third of the men were engaged in war work (some of them at the front). Perbam had enlisted, but the Department desired the extension of time. The chairman said the Department should have taken steps to replace their First Division men with Second Division men. The caso was adjourned for a month. N

An appeal for Cyril S. M. Hopkirk, laboratory assistant, Wallaceville, was dismissed, but leave of absence till April 28 was granted. Thomas Phillips, shearer, had his case adjourned sine die on the understanding that he continued to engage in shearing and meat work, and reported to the group officer. Mastertou. every month, stating what work he was doing.

Other Appeals,

J. O'Brien and Co., carriers, appealed for Thomas Pridmore and James Broadfoot, wool carters, whom they said were essential workers. They desired six* weeks' extension in which to replace' them :' The appeal for Broadfoot was dismissed, and in Pridmore's case decision was reserved.

An appeal lodged by William Lionel Eothenherg, solicitor. 34 Buller Street, Wellington, was withdrawn, appellant having been found medically unfit.

James Dempsey, stoker, was granted three months' leave, on the ground of public interest: Mr. P. J. O'Regan appeared for him, and his appeal was supported by bis employers (the Gear Company), who said there was a big shortage of stokers. x C. Mac Donald, fire brigadesman, Wellington,, was appealed for by the brigade superintendent, and his case was adjourned till April 28.

The following cases were dismissed, because the appellants failed to appear:—William I. Black. Egmont Private Hotel; William Morris, blacksmith, 161. Taranaki Street; William Walter Macfarlane. engine fitter, 132 Ghuznee Street: Clarence John Rnlnh, electrician, (iO Mitchell Street, Wellington:, and James Patrick Ryan, machinist, 17 Pirie Street. Wellington.

The board will resume at 10 o'clock this morning. ' DENTISTS' APPEAL DISMISSED Chnstbhurcli, February 12. Before, the Military Appeal Board today, William Stanley Seed appealed on the grounds that his calling up would be contrary 'to public interest,' a's in his occupation as a . dentist he was doing 'dental work for recruits,- and also because he was unable to secure a locum tcnens to carry on his practice. The appeal was heard at. a previous ■sitting of the board. .To-day the chairman announced that after careful consideration' the board had decided to dismiss the appeal.