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Table 10.—Appeals against Mobilization of Home Defence Units (January, 1942) (a) Number and Disposal of Appeals

(b) Industrial Analysis of Appeals and Postponements from Mobilization

Table 11.-Appeals on Grounds of Conscientious Objection (a) Numbers and Percentages of Men appealing on Conscientious Grounds

(b) Disposal of Appeals on Grounds of Conscientious Objection (Position as at 10th November, 1942)

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Number of appeals lodged against mobilization of units of Territorial Force and National Military Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,359* Determination of these Appeals. | Number. Percentage. Released at once for service .. .. .. 3,385 4.6 Deferred for a definite period .. .. .. 1,030 14 Adjourned for later review .. .. .. 810 11 Held back indefinitely from home defence forces .. 2,134 29 Total cases .. .. .. 7,359 100 * The men affected by appeals represented approximately 22 per cent, of those callod into camp.

Number of Industrial Group. Appeals L ercenta 8 e lodged. postponed. Farming .. .. .. .. .. 2,160 53 Other primary.. .. .. .. .. 304 46 Building and construction .. .. .. 326 46 Transport, communication, power . . . . 906 56 Manufacture .. .. .. .. .. 2,540 61 Commerce and finance .. .. .. .. 645 39 Public administration and professional .. .. 330 55 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 148 34 All industries .. .. .. .. 7,359 54

a en Married Men „ . 1-12? (Ballots 13-19). Tota1, Number called for military service .. .. .. 157,549 160,004 317,553 Number appealing on grounds of conscientious objection .. *3,864 1,951 5,815 Percentage appealing on grounds of conscientious objection .. 2-5 1-2 1-8 Notes.—(i) A preponderance of the above appeals were found to have been lodged in the centres of Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. * (ii) Duplicate cases arising from separate appeals against Territorial and overseas service are excluded from this figure.

Number dealt with up to 10th November, 1942 .. .. .. .. .. 4,504 Of these — Number withdrawn, struck out (Grade IV), or dismissed for lack of prosecution .. 856 Number adjourned sine die on grounds of public interest or otherwise . . . . 779 Remainder —-i.e., cases heard on grounds of conscientious objection .. .. 2,869 Of the cases heard on grounds of conscientious objection— Number — (i) Allowed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 554 (ii) Dismissed subject to non-combatant service .. .. .. .. 1,124 (iii) Dismissed outright . . . . .. . . .. .. . . 1,191 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,869 Of the above cases heard on grounds of conscientious objection— Percentage— (i) Allowed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19-3 (ii) Dismissed subject to non-combatant service .. .. .. .. 39-2 (iii) Dismissed outright .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41-5 Total.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100-0