NEED FOR MEN.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 May 1918, Page 5

NEED FOR MEN.

'v -f H APPELLANTS* LEAVE REVTEWBTH'4 The urgent need at present existing' J at the front for men was responsible '1 for several reservists who had' been granted extended periods of leave to, ."3 pearing before the Military Board yesterday, with a view to htnW' t their leave reviewed. Patrick Francis Raili, larmer, of r< Koru, appeared on behalf of his-, eon, Patrick Dwyer Rail), who had prem oualy been granted leave until Jqt* SB. . The chairman said that owing the' extraordinary circumstances at Maect'4 and the dire necessity for sendite- as*! many men to the front as possiW tfca'.' r -r board wished to know "whether Mroel- h ant' would go into camp on May 21. ' After hearing Mr. Baill, the board' decided that appellant could go into € camp on May 21. W. Cook, farmer, Oaonui, who been granted leave until June SS, did not see that he could go into on May 21. He wag managing 4 farijx g for his father, and had arranged yivs\J it up after the cows went dry, Mid had done certain work. It ws» im-,'® possible for his wife to milk the cows' 1 ?! herself. , . . The board decided to let decision stand, but to amend the >datßS| from June 25 to June 18. . % Wilfred Gibbons, dairy farmer, Wa'v"? rea, who had been granted leave tilt-/!; July, deposed that the position was' tho * same. He had put share-milkers oq, fcutjl they difl not prove satisfactory and .left .S of their own Recount ' \| Major Cox said that whatever' evlffl dence might be brought to the «arfoary,"<£ share-milkers were quite easily ob- ! J3 tained. 1 Meipbers of the board also the opinion that share-milkers catfld Wfi'S obtained. v .ijjg The leave was reduced to July 10. fi|