APPEALS FROM THE BALLOT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 22, 20 October 1917, Page 7

APPEALS FROM THE BALLOT

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

YESTERDAY'S CASES

The Third Wellington Military Service Board continued its sessions yesterday. Mr. H. J. Beswick presided, and with him on the board were Messrs. A. O'L. G'onsidine and M. 3. Mack. Captain P. Baldwin represented the military authorities.

Adjournments for one month were made in the cases of, the following reservists:—!!.. G. Bender, dental surgeon, Wellington (appeal by chairman of Hospital Board); William B. Brown, schoolmaster, AVellingtoir South. The cases of Douglas King, tram conductor, Wellington, and Harold Stewart, driver, Petone, were adjourned for three months. '.''"'■

Leave till December 12 was gi anted Irederick A, Whiteman, sheepfarmer, IJpper Hutt.

The appeal of Daniel Leahy, Customs clerk, A\ elhngfcon, was dismissed, and the appellant was granted leave till iNovember U. -

l'rank Leslie Guun's appeal was allowed on the ground that appellant, who was an accounts clerk, was not a ns-erv-

-Uobert G. Pring, clerk, Wellington, was allowed leave till the November draft goes into camp. Appeals by men in camp ne'e dealt w tii as follows :-Private Francis ,T. .Uladyen, 'lhirty-second Reinforcements, ieatherstpD, recommended one month's ,m'V e , J Lanee-Corpoi-nl E, J. Campbell, liiirty-iirst Reinforcements, Tieutham granted leave till January 5; Private H. Viycich, Thirty-first .Reinforcements! Irentham, granted leave 14 from Monday, October 22; Corporal W Iv. Gurrie, Thirty-first Reinforcements, .Irentham, adjourned till October 'J9; Osutr Herbert Green, Thirty-second iteiniorcements, Featherston; N. N. Jeffries, 1 hirty-socond Reinforcements, Featherfcton, Eric Beaven, Thirty-second lieiniyrcemeuls, Peatherston, R, J. Kurnot •inirty-second Reinforcements, Fealherston Driver Mulvuy, Thirtieth Reinforce- , I,eath ei-ston, Driver L. L. Watson, inirtielh Reinforcements, Featherstoa, JJnvei; Robert Cornwall, Thirtieth Reinforcements, I'eatherston; Gunner \V. Hemsley Thirtieth Reinforcements, {""erstpii; (jiinuer S. Baird, Thirtieth np, lDf r or ?, e T t3 ; -I'eatherstoiis and Gun--2- }• lf °i-d, Thirtieth KeiKorce-

«4 w, n I 10 ? 1 °f, ICiIVO fo ' : 0118 '"""Hi J V" lh - e cnee of H «>*rt F. Becioit, nut-carrier, Henderson. A number of slaughtermen's anneals were adjourned till October''") ■"■"■ Oeorge Mi ar, painter, Neivtowii 1, u ,l his appeal dismissed. Hβ was aoZ leave till the Thirty-sixth Rein orceS go into camp. A similar decision was made in the case of 1,. V. Smith, electrical engineer and instructor The appeal of Harty Clark, farmer, Wellington, was dismissed.

No recommendation was' made !»• the board upon the appeal of Private IT A I'oiighi, Trentham. .' '

■ t The case of Private Charles li li'err Thirtieth Reinforcements, Trentham, was adjourned to the next sitting of' the board. Leave in,lhe meantime was recommended.

The board will not sit in Wellington again till October 29.