MILITARY APPEAL COURT, REEFTON.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1917, Page 3

MILITARY APPEAL COURT, REEFTON.

Dealing with appeal claims on bfhalf of gild miners on Monday, tie Bench thought tie gold minieg industry essential, and adjourned the cases sine die. Toey expected th 9 mine managers not to apply I° r ex " eruption urle-S the men were required, and would accept their statements. Id respect to appeals on behalf of motor car driver?, the chairman swated that the motor car was not an industry to be fostered ; one of the brothers i tvolved must go, but woald he .alljwed two months to make arrangement?. Joseph Manzoni, John Baptist Manz ni —;

Jossph Mar zoni was a quartz miner, aged 27, bad five brothers, has never volunteered, or any cf tny brothers have contributed to my home to help my sisters who live in Raeftcm. Due ia in domestic service and the other is clerk in McMahon & Lee s office. Am engaged in contract constructing a rise, there is about 80 feet more to do, the mine at present ia not working, we are paid for the work we have done. The Chairman stated the brothei’b cate at Kuniara was adjourned till to-day, the brother was working with his father.

Appeal dismissed and the appeal of Jjhn B. Maczuni allowed and to tike his chance in the ballot. ■'

John William Dick, aged 41, sa d that ha was statioomaster at Re fton, and was single. He bad been ia charge of stations for the past ten years at Otira,' Kumars, Stillwa er and Reefton. The outward traffish re was concentrates, co i l , etc. There, w s a good deal of business at the Reefton station.

William Avery appeared on behalf of the general manager, and objected owing to the number of meo who had enlisted and were hard to replace.

Paul Miles Rae, buahmin, working at Lockinglon’s sawmill, s-.id that he was a single man and aged 26, His father was dead. He had five brothers but none were serving. Pour were farming;' the other ore was con Br.cling. Hia mother wis I vieg with his married sister at present. Oae of his sisters was blind. Ho had six Bisters —three married, one in the Convent, and two single. He paid his mother about £1 per week. She got a small pension of a few shillirg3. She had a few sections at Rjsi. There W6re no buildings on them. Be had regular work and earned 12/ a day.

The Chairman stated that the r e must be some reason why his mother was not getting the full pension. Either her income wae above £34. or she must have some property.

The applicant . stated that hia brothers were not in a position to assist The family.

The Chairman stated that the cage would be adjourned tili next sitting, when a full statement of hia earning?, and al?o of bis mother’s property duly vouched for must be produced,