APPEALS FROM THE BALLOT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 140, 2 March 1918, Page 9

APPEALS FROM THE BALLOT

YESTERDAY'S CASES

THIRD BOARD'S LAST SITTING

The Third Wellington Military Service' Board held its final sittings yesterday. Mr. D. M. .Vimllay presided, and the other members were Messrs. 'A. O'L. Considino and D. M'Laron. Tim appeal of Alfred Smith, dairy farmer, Brooklyn, was adjourned sine die. ■ .

J. J. Nivi'ii and Co. appealed for the exemption of Sidney Thomas Pritchard, iroiimoukler, Miramar. The case was adjourned sine die. Edward Joseph Hejily, clerk, Brooklyn, appealed on tho ground of undue hardship. Ho was, he said, one of live brothers. Three had volunteered and Lad gained commissions. One had been

awarded the Military Cross/. Two had been killed and one had had a leg amputated; Another brother was to go into camp next month. The case was adjourned to see if the last-mentioned man goes into camp. •J. D. Parrelley, farm manager, Paeioa, was appealed for by his fatherThree sons Ibad gone to the front and one had been killed. Another, was bjiud. The csisq was adjourned sine die. The board considered that in view of tho family's record the boy should he exempted unless one of the other, sons returned. ■ The appeal of Walter John Scammell was dismissed. Scoullar and Co. appealed for Norman H. G. M'Fnrlane, its secretary and accountant. Temporary exemption j was sought, and it was explained by the board that the reservist would not,

' in the ordinary. course, have to go into camp before June. This length " of leave was satisfactory to the firm, and the appeal was not proceeded with. Leave till June was granted in the > case of William Byan, railway carpenter, Petone.

The Wellington Education Board ap■pealed for tieorge 11. Ralph, school ' teacher, Martinborough, ti volunteer. !iAS'the board was being dissolved it

would not go into the general question of tlie exemption of school teachers. In Ralph's case an adjournment of two months was made.

Cornelius W. Skelly, sawmill contractor, Opunake, found to be wrongly classified, was transferred to a later class. ■

Henrv J. Colson, gardener, _ Taita, '■was ordered to go into camp with the 'April draft. The adjourned appeal of tho Department of "Labour for Carl August Berendsen was dismissed. The reservist is in camp. Appeal was made by the Commandant of the Defence Forces on behalf of Major F. E. OstleV, Director of Supplies and Transport, and Captain _A. 'J. M'l. Cross, Director of Organisation. In the case of the former it. was mentioned that he was an officer of the Imperial Army and liable to be aalled for service with.it, while in the case of Captain Cross it was stated that his medical classification is C 2; v ho saw service and was wounded at Gallipoli.. Adjournments sine die were granted in each case. A month's adjournment was made in the oase of Stanley -Wright,- bread carter, Kilbirnie. Alfred Smith, dairyman, Happy | .Valley, was granted exemption sine die. l ' .The case of Charles J. Thornton, wholesale confectioner, which Lad been before a'board previously, was again adjourned, this time for reference to the Efficiency Board. • An adjournment till June was made respecting the case of William J. Rodger, an Auckland branch manager for the New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Bacon Co. ■••■■■ ....:.-..•■,. ". The case '■ q*Vi Alexander G., Flett, marine officer, was adjourned sine dio. Joseph Dillon, slaughterman, was granted three months' exemption. H. A. Tustin, organ builder, had his leave extended till Juno 5, on account of contracts to bo completed. Richard Crabtree, slaughterman, was. exempted sine die. Three months' leave of absence was allowed Charles Stevenson, State dairy instructor, Mauaia. Alexander levy, mental hospital attendant, Avpndale, was exempted sine die.

The case of Charles Oharteris, telephone mechanic, Auckland, was adjourned for three months.