MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 63, 7 December 1917, Page 5

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

' YESTERDAY'S APPEALS.

The Third Wellington Military Service Board held a sitting yesterday. Mr. D. M. Findlay' presided, and with him were Messrs; A. O'L. Ooneidino and Mr. J. Mack. Captain P. Baldwin was the military.representative. The board~had no •recommendation to make in the case of Private William Oross, of" Trentham Camp, who applied for temporary exemption.. Leave without pay iwas granted tho following appellants:—John M. Batchelor, Thirty-fourth.Reinforcements, Feathereton (till April-30): Edgar Davenport, 2nd LieutenanV-Thirty-fifth Reinforcements, Trentham (till February); Harry-8.-.Murphy, flax expert and inventor, Waikanae, an appeal by the Department of Agriculture (for six months).'"'"" '.:..: The following , appeals were dismissed:—John Frederick Pender, labourer, Ngahauranga-(lea.ve' till- April); Michael P. O'Reilly, a'oting chief messenger, House 6f Representatives (leave till April); Frederick-Bernard Siovers, boilermaker", 'Petbiie '; (leave till (April); Robt. V. Swan,'printer, Ngaio (leave till April)';'. Frank Scholee, sheep farmer, Mangaroa 1 (leave till April); Ernest W. Trengrove,"motor mechanic, Queen Street; Wellington (leave till 'April); Ernest P. Wootton. farm labourer, Otaihariga" ' (leave till April); Allan Russell AVills, school -teacher, Brougham Street" (recommended for service with 'Medical'"Cofps); Francis E. Walton, porter,. Wellington . Hospital. The appeals of John'.Richard Thome, Civil Servant, Tinakori Road, and ; Harold L. Whitemau,'. insurance inspector, wero allowed on. tho_ ground that appellants, by,' .reason 1.0f.' their ages, were not reservists. : ;; Vi ... The appeal.of.,.Toh'ii' A. Dunn, farming contractor,., .SilyWstream, was adjourned till March.--•:• _ Numerous gases,..of,., .marino officers, engineers, cadetsj seamen, firemen, cooks, and adjourned eine die on the \isual conditions.