THE BALLOT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24423, 8 October 1940, Page 6

THE BALLOT

STEADY STREAM OF APPEALS BUSY TIME FOR MANPOWER COMMITTEE A steady flow of appeals by Otago men against being called up by ballot for service with the Territorial Forces is being received by the Dunedin ManEower Committee, which will be set a ig task in dealing with all the applications. A wide variety of reasons for the appeals is given, but most of them are lodged on the ground of hardship. Although it is expected that the total number of appeals will be twice the tally received up to the present, it does not seem likely that there will be many conscientious objectors among those appealing. To date, the number of conscientious objectors can still be counted on the fingers of one hand. The personnel of the Dunedin Manpower Committee set up to deal with the appeals for exemption is: Messrs D. C. Cameron (chairman), W. R. Clarke, secretary of the local branch of the New Zealand Seamen’s Union, and S. V. Smith, managing director of Cadbury Fry Hudson. Ltd. Mr W. J. M. Grant is the secretary. The first batch of men called up in the ballot underwent their medical examination last night. . Doctors and dentists were kept busy from 7 o’clock till midnight and about 200 men were put through the examination. Those who passed as fit will have their X-ray examinations at the Dunedin Hospital this afternoon. There will be further medical examinations held to-night.