MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 14, 11 October 1917, Page 7

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

■■. ■■ "~—~* , '■' '■ -'■''■ YESTEKDAY'S APPEALS. The .Third Wellington Military . Service Board .continued its' sessions yesterday. . Mr. H. J. Beswick presided, and .■with.him were Messrs. A. O'L. Considino and M. J. Mack. Captain P. Baldwin represented the military authorities. . The board, atjpurned for two. months tho appeals of the following reservists :— Kenneth B. Bain, manager, State Fire Insurance, New Plymouth; Stephen Lamb, ploughman, KJopntatoa; Albert Mark Barr, apprentice marine. engineering, Wellington. The appeals of the following, who did not appear, were dismissed:—William Charles Satchwell, hairdresser, Wellington; .Frank. Jessop, carpenter, Wellington. . ■ ■

The case of .Bernard Rasmussen, mar "rrae engineer, was adjourned indefinitely pending the return, of a transport. The board, allowed'- the appeals" of •Harold K. Douglas, clerk,: Kelburn,.and . Oliver I. Weight, milk . .vendorj J\ewtown, on the ground that undue hardship ' would be . inflicted if appellants •were sent into camp, . Harold J. M'Millan, shepherd, of Korb .Korb, satisfied tho board, that ho was undes age. His appeal was allowed. 'Alfred E. Scott, pit.. foreman, Silverstream, proved to be over, age, and i?is appeal also; was allowed. • The case' of: Gordon Napier MaoJliarjnid, medical' practitioner, Taihape, v/aa adjourned.for a week, and ihat of WilJiani D. Ryalls, barman, Adelaide Eoad, lor two weeks.

One month's leave without paj was Tcconimended in'tho case of Corporal C. C. Scott, Thirty-third Beinforcenionts, Trentham. .

Leave till November 20 was granted James G. Marshall, labourer, NewtoTrn. Thomas E.Gray, butter salesman, iiinl his appeal adjourned for ttrje months. Several appellants were reeommondfcd for. financial assistance. .-. .. ' ■ Six gunners now ;n camp were allowed one month's leave on the condition tfcat they shoud return,to camp within that time , if their reinforcement was about to leave. ' ■ .