RESERVISTS' APPEALS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 269, 2 August 1918, Page 6

RESERVISTS' APPEALS

WELLINGTON MILITARY SERVICE BOARD The iitcuud Wellington Military Service Board su't ayain jn Weiungmii yes.terUay. ,Ur. J. n'. l'oyiitou, b.JJ., presided, and had witU lutu jlr. F. Curtice I and jlr. U. (J. Williams. Captain itaue I v.us tlio military representative. A mother's appeal was made on behallot Cecil H. CUnkard, Civil Servant hyah Hay (Air. Beechey). Tlie mother stiitwi timt lour of iier five soiw liail gone to the front, and the fifth was reiiuired tor the support of His parents, l'lie board adjourned tlie case, until the urst meeting in November. ilsrbert Linklater, solicitor (Mr. Blair) staled that he was carrying 011 tho business of another solicitor (Mr. W. Perry), now at the front. The interests of the business would suffer if he entered camp Iho board adjourned the euso until tho first meeting iu September. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Apncy Company appealed on behalf of Herbert Green, agent for the company at Methven. It was stated that 182 members of the company's stafj had entered the Forces and an additional agent could not be spared. The agents had to t>e experienced men, and Uieir work jillected the interests of many farmers. Iho board adjourned the case until December. ' Oscar Hull-Brown, musical instrument dealer (Mr. O'Leary); appealed on the ground of undue hardship. . He stated that he was a Class C reservist. He had supplied sixteen sets of band instruments lo the camps, and he was unable to get any skilled assistance in .New /(aland. Mis business could not bo continued if he were called oway, and he would suffer serious loss. The" case was adjourned until November, An adjournment sine die was granted in tho case of Walter Lee, merchant Lower llutt (Wr. Meek)., It was slated that 0110 brother hnd entered camp and a second brother was under orders for August. Appellant was required, to carry on the business. An employer's appeal on behalf of Harold Thompson, farm manager, Wai-rai-iipu, was adjourned until September. The employer (Mr. ,1. Breeds) stated that he. could not find another man 'to take Thompson's place. Augustus H. Nixon, contractor (Mr. Luckio) was allowed an extension of leave until December in order that he might complete contracts. 'William S, Hurcomb, fishmonger, Lower llutt, who stated that he could not make, arrangements for the conductnf his business, was allowed leave until November 20. The appeal «f C. K. Femniel, grocer, Khaiulalln.li, was adjourned until the first meeting in September. Ernest Askwith, contractor, Wellington, nppealeil on the grounds of undue hardship and public interest. He staled that ho was engaged in tho cartage of manure and rubbish, and he could not gc J t men to carry 011 the work. The board allowed leave until November (i. Sine die exemption was granted to Thomas Mitchell, dairy farmer, Tuita, on condition that he continued to supply milk to tho retail market. An appeal made by William P. Ayling, billiard-nurlwr, Wellington, on domestic grounds, was allowed. Patrick J. Breniian, carpenter, Blenheim, appealed on the ground of undue hardship. 'i'he board udjo'irncd the ctiso uiiiil Hie first sitting in November. Sine flic, exemption was granlVd to tho following police officers, in Ihe application of the Commissioner of Police: Walter Herbert Ingrain, constable, Asliburlon; James O. li. Jlcilliind, constable, Auckland; Thomas Sneddon, constable, Gore; Frederick 11. Carter, constable, Christchurch; Joseph W. Chisscu, countable, InvcrcnTgill; Frederick Charles Jones, constable, Invercargill; John 111sell Melviile, constable, Kurow; William Southgate, constable, Outram; Langley Howard Shearman, constable, Te. Kuiti; ■TaniM O'Connor, detective, Christchurch; William Uoycroft, constable, WE. Valley; John Bruce Young, constable, Ponso'nby ; John Carroll, constable, liiverlon ; Will'iain Nesbitt. -oustabl,-. Wcstpoil: Patrick Joseph Masisin. constable, A--11 - burton; .Henry Alexander Butlers, constable, Christchurch; Thomas Johnson, (•unstable, Rotorua: David B. .Murray, St. Kildn, Dunedin; Alexander -M'Ua'e. cimstnblo, N.E. Valley; Donold Cami-ron, detective. Caver-ham, Diiiietliii: William O'Doniiell, constable, Nelson; Uobevl H. (Ireenslade, constable, Wlinkatane; Henry James Mon!j,'nii"'ry. constable. Oamorii': John liufus lT,\!'.'-"i. • Poitnbello; Pnriek lknk wn-l-.ilhc. Te A wain ntu; William Herbert ISi-idU-v. ~,-.-,. stable, Waipiro Bay; Leslie Wiliiain Waiters, constable. John William liobiusou. con-lablc Otornhanga; William Knight .ITaywiml. constable. Owaka; William Thomas Bandy, constable, Ifanfurly; Francis Henry Boiirke, constable, Mt. Eden, Auckland; Walter Peters, constable, Dunedin.