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Table 10.—Disposal op Appeals on Grounds of Conscientious Objection (Position at 31st December, 1943) Total number of cases dealt with .. .. .. .. .. • .. 5 087 Of these— Number withdrawn, struck out (Grade IV), or dismissed for lack of prosecution .. 935 Number adjourned sine die on grounds of public interest or otherwise .. .. 1,092 Remainder— i.e., cases hoard on grounds of conscientious objection .. .. 3,060 Of the above cases heard on grounds of conscientious objection — Number— (i) Allowed .. .. . . .. .. .. ~ ~ 600 (ii) Dismissed subject to non-combatant service .. .. .. .. 1 217 (iii) Dismissed outright .. .. .. .. ..." .. .. 1 243 Percentage— (i) Allowed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. X 9-6 (ii) Dismissed subject to non-combatant service .. .. .. .. 39-8 (iii) Dismissed outright .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 40-6

Table 11. —Cases dealt with by the Special Tribunal

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(Position at 31st December, 1943) (a) Classification by Age and Marital Status Under 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41 Years All 21 Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. and Over. Ages. Single men .. .. ..10 105 76 30 22 16 259 Married without children .. .. 29 48 24 14 10 125 Married with children .. .. .. 9 36 50 18 2 115 Total .. .. 10 143 160 104 54 28 499 (c) Classification by Estimated Annual Payment (b) Classification by Normal Occupation Nil .. .. .. .. .. 258 ■ Under £20 per annum .. .. .. 62 _ . . £20 and under £40 per annum .. .. 56 Farming workers .. .. .. .. 90 £4() £60 r 28 Other primary (sawmill, mining. &c.) workers .. 12 " £ gQ " " " 18 Transport and communication workers .. 33 £ gQ " £100 " '' '' 3 Engineering workers .. .. .. 31 " £ j 5 q " " " 3 Building and constructional workers .. .. 42 £150 " £200 " " '3 Miscellaneous factory workers .. . . 76 £200 " £250 " Shopkeepers, warehousemen, salesmen .. 75 Clerical workers .. 69 Total Ministers ol religion and theological students .. 11 Other students .. .. .. .. 10 — Teachers .. .. .. .. ., 17 m , 1 , • , n , • , n Others 33 estimated.annual yield .. .. £6,170 Average estimated annual yield per order .. £14 6s. Total .. .. .. .. 499 —— Note.—The above figures exclude 67 cases (appeals dismissed subject to non-combatant service) where financial obligations have been suspended since 31st December, 1943,