MILITARY RESERVISTS' APPEALS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 231, 24 June 1919, Page 4

MILITARY RESERVISTS' APPEALS

$ CLASSIFICATION OF EXEMPTED MEN. While the military service boards wort in operation during 1917 and 1918 the appeals of 11,343 reservists were adjourned sine die; in' other words, these reservists obtained exemption from military service. When an appeal was adjourned fine die tho reservist concerned was relieved from service unless and until the Military Service Board reviewed tho cas;. If an appeal was dismissed, tho man, if medically fit, went into camp. If the appeal was allowed the man fell back into tho roll of the Expeditionary Force Reserve, and was liable to be called again i'l a later ballot. The 6ine dio adjournment was the means adopted of granting an exemption. A classification of the reservists whosa appeals were adjourned sine die is ;of interest, since it shows what industries were regarded as essential during the war, and the extent of the relief that was granted to theuuen employed in those industries. The boards adjourned 149 appeals sine die by reason of the appellants being tho only surviving sons of parents who had already lost one, son .or more at tho war. The . remaining 11,191 men may bo classified as follows;— Dairy farmers and workers' 197 Farmers other than dairy farmers 2G36 Farm laboi'.iers (including shearers, slaughtc-imen, and shepherds) ... Gil Professional (includes accountants, secretaries, business managers, engineers, . medical practitioners, dentists 169 Members of the Public Service (including many railway men) 810 Clergvmon, divinity students, lay brothers, etc 303 Shipping workers (including marine engineers, seamen, firemen) 15G2 Skilled labour.(including all coal and gold miners, all those engaged in fishing industry, blacksmiths, ' boilcrmakers, iron-moulders, metal workers, bootmakers, tailors, contractors. engine drivers, _ flour-mill-■ • ers, mechanics, electricians 2299 Transport workers (other than those. ' engaged in shipping) 1621 Miscellaneous (aliens, Asiatics, unskilled labourers, etc.)-.. 380 The exempted men in the classified occupations comprised 5807 men of the First Division and 5357 members of the Second Division. The married men ' were divided as follow: Class A (without ehildrdr,). <1111; Class B (one child), 1915: Class C (two children), 2328. The total number of appeals dealt with by the military service boards was 32.115.' Of these appeals 11,313 were'adjourned siin die. 16,872 were dismissed, 2181 were allowed, and 1769 were not determined.