A NEW STIPULATION.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 April 1917, Page 2

A NEW STIPULATION.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Wellington), April 5 A condition of a new kind was attached to an exemption granted by the Third Wellington Military Service Board yesterday. The appellant, the son of a dairy farmer, was allowed to remain an the farm on condition that his fattier undertook to divert milk to Wellington city should the Board of Agriculture require this to be done. An undertaking to this effect was given. The appellant was Harold Joseph Lynch, Paekakariki, one of twin brothers just turned 21 years of age. Two older brothers and one cousin had already fallen at the front, and other relatives were in the forces. Lynch and his brother worked for their father on an 800-aere farm carrying 1,71)0 sheep and 80 head of cattle, and it was represented that they were doing essential work. Twenty cows were milked and the butter fat was sent to PalmerstDn North. Ossian P. Lynch, father of the appellant, confirmed his son's statements. He said that lie had already lost two sons and needed both the remaining sons in order that the work of the farm might be carried on efficiently. Captain Baldwin, the military representative, asked if, in the event of a milk shortage the witness would be leidy to assist the Government by sending milk to the city. Witness: "Well, yon see we are rear ; ing all our own calves." Captain Baldwin: "Is not rearing babies as important as rearing Shorthofn calves?" Witness: "Yes. I suppose we could feed the calves on something else." Captain Baldwin: "If the Minister of Agriculture said that your milk was required in the eitv, would it come in?" Witness: "Ye*." The Board granted suspension sine die, the appellant to remain in his present occupation and the father to give an. undertaking that the milk from his farm would be sent to Wellington .if the Board of Agriculture required this to be dene.