MILITARY SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 173, 11 April 1918, Page 7

MILITARY SERVICE

APPEALS AGAINST THE BALLOT A BIG LIST Another titling of the First •Wellipßton Alilitary Service .Uoard was held S.Jr., W. Pony, and D. M'Laron nro the inombei'fl of the board. Tlio City Corporation sought an extension of time for Henry H. Brinkman, olectncian. Tho City JJngineor stated in ovidenco that there was now a shortage of men at the power station, and it was important that Bvinkman's services should not bo lost. The plant was needed for industrial purposes, including refrigeration, and tho supply of electric iplit. Tho board adjourned the case till July. The Hot. C. Palmer, of Shannon, wn* appealed for on the ground that ho had a large number of peoplo to attend to, and there were already vacancies in the ranks of the Anglican ministry. Leave was extended sine die. - Deoision. was reserved sine die in the oases of the following Public Trust of-fioers:-W.. G. Baird (chief clerk, Chrisrchurch), Arthur 'E. Coad (Wellington), J. Snell (Wellington). John C. Hogan was allowed leave till Juno-25. It was stated that these men were badly needed in the office, and wore working considerable overtime. Harold J. Silver, who claimed that he was an Australian and had been gassed while on. service,- succeeded in, an appeal laid on the ground that he was not a reservist. Tho appeal of W. G. Tunon (heard on Tuesday), also an Australian, was allowed. ; The Postal Department asked for temporary nxransion of the leave granted Harold Turner, mechanician. Turner was a voluntary recruit, and he expressed willingness to go to camp when sent. Tho board decided, to recommend indefi-1 nito leave. Public interest was the, ground urged by the City Fire Superintendent when appealing for Alfred E. L. Jeffries, fire < brigadesman, Newtown. Tho deoision of the case was postponed indefinitely. William Langndge, spinner, and floi'aee Blacker, carder, were appealed for as essential workers by 'the Wellington Woollen Company, -where it was stated 75 per ,ccnt. ■ of the work dono is for the Defence Department, At ono time tue Department had been unable to maintain supplies, but an arrangement had now been come to with the union whoreby tho output had beon increased. If these men left tho.output would be seriously reduced■ becauso they each looked after a number of .machines. Decision was reserved sine die,, Franois C. Brown, managing. director of Laery and Co., produce merchants, was appealed for. It was stated that Brown was married, classed CI, and\that three of his brothers had gone to tho war as volunteers and ono of them had been killed. Fourteen employees of tho firm had gone to the war. • Leave, till Juno ■12 was granted. Deoision was reserved sine die in the case of an.appeal for John S'. O'Brien, cook on the steamer Bipple. Cooks wero stated to be very scarco. Leave till June 25 was granted Thomas &. Wilson, driver,' for the 'Sisters! of Compassion. Evidence was given to the effect that it was difficult to obtain a suitablo driver for tho Sisters, ana that Wilson continued in tho positron partly oat of philanthropic desire, and could easily have secured more remunerative employment. There wore 100 children in tho Home of Compassion, Island Bay, and at the Sisters' Home in Buckio Street there wero 36 incurablo patients and 23 children'. , Decision was reserved sine dio in the cases _jf the following prison warders, for whom tho Inspector of Prisons appealed :-W. J. M'Curdy, Waikcria Reformatory, Te Awarautu, and Samuel D. Carson, Auckland. An appeal for John D. Martin, Mental. Hospital attendant, Karitanc, was adjourned sine die. '■ " Matthew F. Instone, civil servant, sought exemption on tho ground of tho ill-heaith of his wife; Decision was reserved. I , Ernest G. Orsborn, milkman, was appealed for by his mother on tho ground of undue hardship. 'Threo other brothers were nt the front. Leave till Juno 25 was given. Decision was reserved in the appeal of Jnmes Ure Dobsoiv whoso family had recently suffered severe losses, including the.death of (he father in the war. John Shiel, warehouseman, who stated that he was tho main support of a mother and three children, appealed, and decision was reserved. Hoy A. Dowling, whose appeal was heard on Tuesday; was given leave till Juno 25. Further hearing cf tho caso of William B. Ellen, who was before tho board on. Tuesday was adjourned till the next sitting of the board. William Joseph Potts, publisher, employed on "Truth," appealed as he was tho Solo support of his mother. ' Decision was' reserved sine die. Qdo.i H. F. King, fireman, Paeltakariki, applied for extended leavo for family reasons. Ho had served with the Main Body. Leave was given him till July 23. An employer's appeal was lodged for Halph Smith, engineer, employed at the "Now Zealand Times." Decision was reserved eino die. An appeal by William John Seddon, engine driver, wns "adjourned till the next sitting of the. board. . John Thomas Cowan, coppersmith, engaged on • shipping and dairying work, was appealed for on (he. ground of public interest. Decision was reserved sine die. , Leslie Nowton Hooker, train examiner, Berhampore, appealed for private reasons, and was given leave till Juno N 25.