THE FISH MARKET

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2128, 21 April 1914, Page 5

THE FISH MARKET

EXTENSION FORECASTED

SCHEME JUSTIFIED ITSELF

A report dealing with the business transacted at tho Municipal Fish Siariet tor th-s tweiv«> months ending March 31, 191.4, was presented, at tho meeting of the ccnneil last night. This showed: that tfco fttnouni received far fish soM per the cash register was £2717 14s. On tho otter side ivas £2191 15s. Gel. paid for fish to senders; £231 2s. 6d : . for freight, cart-ago, ndvert-isenionts • £255 105. for salaries and wages. The- receipt,? stowed a- profit of, £12 lls, 9d. on tho year's working. Interest was not charged <ni the capital cost of the buildingj viz., £475 15s, 2d; During the yair 41,83.1. sales wore recorded, the average price pur sale being Is. 3gd. Tlio sales for the last six months were within £260 of tho total sales daring the iifst twoh'o Months the aiarkefc was inM.gw,rated.

Councillor R, Ploteher, tho chairman of the committee, sftid the information ' must giy<? satisfaction to fato-paj'ors. Ho was satisfied fho Fish Market was being appreciated, and Ju> was satisfied the tnno had arrived for tho coi.mcil to estoud the business, and go in for a trawler of their own, and they should also «sfcsnd tho. beoefifc flf municipal markets by establiaWng fruit and vegelable markets. Pruifc was an-artiste whi<:h,.was not used as much-a-s jfc should be, fe cause it was not treated in the rigiht way. He intended, as diairman <rf the Markets Committee, te put a-.pco.pgßi-tion Worn tho council to extend the Fist Market, and bring frujt.and vegetables in,

_ Councillor A, H. Hhidmsrsn thought the ytreet might- be improved', or a crossing tntu'ntAined, opposite tho merkit, In its ptesent state he was -satisfied tho ladies would not go across tho rorid.

; Couiicillor Fletclior; I am hoping fhe time is not far distat when we will have iho "market in a better sitiiation.

■ Councillor W, H. P. Barber was not quite satisfied that the public Were gettiag tho full veluo for their money'. Ho was of opinion that tho people who were providing the fish were reaping the benefit. They were getting top prices for their fish., r-ncl ho was told they were mostly from Napier and Blenheim. It was necessary to e« a little further, and let the public have the benefit. He was quite satisfied that, under the present conditions, the pubfc were &ot getting the best. Hβ was in Palmerston a week before, airf fish were b.oing sold in privftte shops at, the satno price as in the Wellinstton Miinieipal Market. (JomieiHor M. Luckie thorigjit that if ft eotiM bo shown that the people, were Setting fish cheaper than they «o«Id get it from the.retailer, that was gufjjeiout, Tito Slayer thought the qilestion ftf procuring a' trawler should bo well --oiis.idered before they decided on a pur- 1 eha.se. ,

Coußciller E-. A. Wright thought tta* the best -was being done under the oisv erunstnuGes, but all the-exjerises wero unt shown on the return. There Was rent, for itis'tautej a fair Si\m slto-ivld be shown for that, The report. published ■■an American espert (Pfofessat Priusso) sljwvcd that ther.o *<sm enormous possihilities around New Zealand, and, if properly worked, a profit could bo madfl out of ext«ns.ipn.

Ckrtiiieillor Fletcher said, iii reply ■■• to ' Coimeillor Barber, tljat t!i<! pcqpl© in AVeffingtti.it were Kettiujj good fish ami eheafi fish. Ho had a wp.OKt.sJipwing that 4.00 ;plo: .went an, one , iuornjwg to tjiejmarj--k?t. They -wotrldjiiot do so unless tliey wcro value. Tlae merjlwt had .j-astififid itself, and they, should extend it, and go in for further jnatljcis. With,regard to the interest on tire p:;pital account, .he was informed tho Audiwould tmfc aHw that in the capital a&oiint. Bje Mayor tliougljt they should give the Engineer authority to mate an nsplwlt crossing at the market. U'Bli tlieir-pefniiesiaii lie would do so. Tho report was adopted*