MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 October 1918, Page 2

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.

HAWEKA SITTINGS. A' sitting of the First Wellington Military Service Board was held at the Hawera Courthouse on Monday. Newport Sydney White, schoolmaster, [Tututawa, Stratford—Leave granted till Feburary draft, to enable appellant to sit for teachers' examinations held in 'January. John E. Hills,' slaughterman, Patea, employers' appeal. Decision reserved. Arthur James WatSori, ch'eesemaker, Okaiawa, voluntary recruit. ■ Appollant was a single mail and was first assistant in the Joll Company's main factory. He had been with the company for three years. The company had asked him to appeal He twice enlisted in Auckland when war broke out, and was turned down. He again enlisted in Hawera in June or July last. The Bq;ard announced that as the dairy company had not seen fit to appeal for the appeal would be dismissed and leave granted till the November draft. ' Percy C. Hill, grocer's' assistant, Patea (re-hearing). Appellant was a single man, and belonging to the Brethern, appealed on religious grounds, The chairman announced that it had already been decided that members of jtho Brcthcn were not exempt." Appellant expressed himself as quite willing to go into the ambulance corps, and the Board thereupon dismissed the appeal and made a recommendation that appellant he attached to the Am--1 bulance Corps. , Thomas Corney, fanner, Inglewood,' .married man with two '.children, &$• plied for extension of time.; \ He had *' leasehold farm on which .Jib .milked. 32cows, and ho Risked for four months' leave from November 6th, to see him over the harvesting season. leavegranted till the March draft, ' William G. Thurston, farmer, Strathmore. This case was adjourned in July pending; the result of an offer to the Government to take over Use farm. The offer was refused- His position was the samo now as in July, excepting that he was now milking 30 cows in' place of. mixed fanning. Decision reserved. 1 Cyril Mana Ross, farm hand and shearer, Kgamatapourj, Upper Waito--1 tara'.Leave granted till February 01 draft. John Leonard Lister, sharemilker, ; Ngaere. Appellant, a single man, was '■ milking 60 cows on IS7 acres. His-' brother, Who was a married man with ''■ two children, and was classed "A," to ' go into camp in January, was share- •' milking with hint, on; Ms farm.- The ' (agreement included a 1 provision that ''about eight or ten acres; had' to be ■' stumped and ploughed this summer, and ' his brother would be unable to do this '" .nntfssisted. Appellant had twice previ- '*': otfsly eßHsted but was- turned down, and "' was* tpfite willingi to go into camp. He lorfify wanted: leave to get this work 1 tyttpgL; Leawo' granted till January * <fesfc * jfe* Viefer CorkhiU, dairy farmer',, f MiftteM; Tilts -w» s oii adjourned case * l/efir Mgdii M : Decision reserved. I fij&rge l Bsrttfek, fdrater', Tarata., ApI |Je#ps <Ssfe! for leawe- ffii the January I pSKt'd Sis' eipMHSog' done. Appela liS6 T'emaiW tfifrt ho, presumed ho £ wot® thert Jwrvci to,give up his farm, I «K was -fil"fongh.-'.lirlly; country, carS6$ and 680 head of sheep * &mW #'e«tfcle.; : : As soon as he' the *pg^ ? k

lease, at'the same rental tiiat it was costing Shim, but had had no offers: The Board reserved its decision sine die. 1 . William Henry Parker, hotelkeeper, Toko. Appellant was a married man with two children; He liad applied for a. medical re-examination, and his solicitor suggested that, this appeal should stand down till that was determined.: He was not due.' to. go into camp until: January 8.- Adjourned till October 17th/ sitting/ ' I ■ ■■•■ . -