§ 114. Mr. LOUGHasked the President of the Local Government Board whether cases of exemption under the Military Service Act, 1916, are considered by the advisory committee or by the military representative only before they are referred to the tribunals; to what official of the advisory committee should applications for exemption be addressed; and through what channel will their decision be conveyed to the applicant?
§ Mr. TENNANTApplications for exemption under the Military Service Act are to be sent in every case to the local tribunal and not to the advisory committee. The applications must be made on the official form which provides for the particulars to be entered in duplicate. The duplicate part of the application is forwarded by the local tribunal to the military representative and is considered by him in consultation with the advisory committee. The advisory committee and the military representative acting in consultation can decide that the claim is one which should not be opposed by the 864 military authorities, but the actual decision in all cases rests with the local tribunal and not with the advisory committee, and the decision is communicated to the applicant by the local tribunal.
§ Mr. TENNANTThe advisory committee gives valuable assistance to the military authorities, and between them they advise the local tribunal what is the military aspect of the question.