THE DEFAULTERS' LIST
CASE OF A' SEAFARER. Hv TaWrinli—Prim A invention Christchurch, September 12. In the Magistrate's. Court, Harriet Baker, of New Brighton, made, application to' have tho name of her son, Fredcrick Stanley Baker, removed from tho defaulters' list.
Tho applicant stilted that her son, a sealare.l', who wan minus the sight of olio eye, liail enlisted, but was told at tho recruiting ollice to continue at sea as ho was "doiug his bit" there equally as well as if lie went to the front. He bad btoi serving .in transports, 'awl when last heard of three months ago was about to leavo German East Africa. The applicant had received his ballot-papers, but had relumed I hem to tho Dcfonco Office.
Major Conway, representing the Dei'enco'" Department,, submitted that tho applif'atiSn was not in aider bifaiiso tlio Act stated I hut a man .could lr-.ako application to have his name removed, TSt in tho present case applicant admitted that her sun had not approaclicd her ill the inatler., Ultimately, the caso was nrtjourned for a fortnight lo enable the production ul' i'lirlher evidence. \
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 299, 13 September 1919, Page 6
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184THE DEFAULTERS' LIST Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 299, 13 September 1919, Page 6
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