MILITARY SERVICE BOARDS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 June 1919, Page 4

MILITARY SERVICE BOARDS.

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS. By Telegraph.—Press __Wellington,'lart Night While the Military Service Bonds were m operation during 1917-18 the appeals of 11,843 reservists were eMmnted sine die. In other words, exemption was given from military service, classification of reservists whose nppneli were adjourned sine die 'shows what industries were regarded as essential dorin« the war. The bbarda adjonwSd 149 appeuls sine die by reason of appellant* boing the only surviving sons ofparturts W * «. already lost one son or tnore at the war. The remaining 11,194 tn«a n»y be classified es follows: Dairy anners and workers 497} farmers othit fe* 7 { armew 2838 '' fum Monn, including shearers, slaughtermen, and chopherds Oil; professional, inolndw Accountants, secretaries, business managers, engineers, medioal practitioner 1 and dentißts 810; clergymen, divinity students, lay brothers, etc., 308; workers including marine engineetslseamen, and firemen 1562; skilled labor, ineluding coal and gold miners, those engaged m the fishing industry, blacksmiths, boiler-makers, iron-moulders, metal workers, bootmakers, sailors, eon* en f in e- dr ivers, flourmillers, mechanics, and electricians, 2299; transport workers other than those ensured m shippmg 1621; miscellaneous (aliens! Asiatics, unskilled laborers, eto.) 386. The exempted men in the classified otfeupations comprised 6807 men of the First Division and 638? members of the Second Division The total number of atroaak dealt with by the Military Service BoaHs was