MILITARY SERVICE.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1917, Page 7

MILITARY SERVICE.

WELLINGTON APPEALS. : By Telegraph.—P""- Association. Wellington, Jan. 30 At the Military Service Board, the difficulties under whiui the slaughtering trade is being worked owing to the shortage of labor were emphasised by tl e secretary of the Slaughtermen's Union. In one case the proprietors of the n'eat works actually p.-id the fares or slaughtermen from Melbourne to Sydney. Sydney to Wellington, and Wellington to Wanganui. Under such an aririigement 27 men arrived last w.'ek. An undertaking had been given mat tilt, Australians would come under the ballot ar.d would not replace conscripts. The New Zealand works were all very si in -v----hsfided. The appeals were adjourned sine nie. the appellants to port ily to the military authorities A similar decision was come to in the case of a pig butcher. THE SHEARERS' CASES, Wellington. .Tan. 30. The Board statc-d that the military representative suggested that rill shearers desiring exemption should make a personal application. If they continued work in necessary industries between seasons he would be quite satisfied. The secretary of the Shearers' Federation said tint in normal times 000 to 1 COO shearers came from Australia, but only 200 came this year, and lie did not t'.iink apy would come next year. The Board decided to adjourn all the shearers' cases for fourteen days, and summon individuals to attend personally The chairman said he did not want to allow shearers to be at large for so long as the period existing between, the shearing seasons.