MUNICIPAL MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13134, 24 March 1906, Page 4

MUNICIPAL MARKETS.

INTERESTING DISCUSSION AT W'EL. li xerox. [iiY TKLKUKAVH.—OWN" I'URItKSPOX Wki.ux<;to:v, Friday. . The matter of the proposed municipal markets. to secure- which the Wellington Trades i and Labour Council has lately Icon moving, was briefly discussed at last night's meeting of the City Council. Mr. Winder said fluMe wore many matters concerning public convenience mid health arising for consideration by t!io Council, and he thought, tivere should i>e a mil lie health committee set up lo deal with them. All questions concerning public markets, public health, and sanitation .could be- referred to it. Mi. McLaren urged that something practical should be done instead of theorisioff with the- matter. lie moved, "That the city engineer be requested to report on the question of municipal markets." Mr. Izard said it seemed to him that the Council was throwing rather too much work upon the city engineer, nor did hr agree with Mr. Winder's suggestion to set tin a committee to deal with th- matter of municipal markets in conjunction with other matters. If the marker, was to be dealt with at all it should bo dealt with in a systematic way. (Hear, hear.) If it was to be taken up at all, information should be sought, not only front Australia, but from Great Britain and the Continent. To make- the inquiries systematically a period of live or six months would be required. Mr. Ilindmarsh seconded Mr. McLaren's motion. The matter of markets, he said, was important. The idea teemed to be pooh-poohed by several councillors, but municipal markets had been instituted and found necessary in nearly every important town in the world. He did not see why they should not be tried here. The city engineer should certainly be asked to report. Messrs. Ballinger and Trovot seemed te tniiik the proposal smacked of democracy, and so as true aristocrats they laughed at it and condemned it untried. He could understand Mr. Trevor objecting to anything that came from tlio Trades and Labour Council, and his remarks applied to Mr. Ballinger as well. e Mr. Ballinger: I haven't opened my mouth yet. Continuing, Mr. Hindmarsh said he could understand an aristocratic gentleman lik< Mr. Trevor being opposed to the scheme. Aristocratic by birth and instinct — Mr. Trevor: I' rise to a point of order. I do not— Mr. Hindmarsh: Do you object to m« calling you aristocratic"/ Mr. Trevor: .1 have not opened my mouth about markets to-night. ' Mr. Ballinger: As for me, I have never spoken about, municipal markets to any one. I don't believe in the proposal, all the same. Mr. Hindmarsh : Ju,t so. Mr. Ballinger: You had no right to speak as you did. The motion of Mr. McLaren was then put and lost on the voices. Mr. Izard then moved, "That a special committee of the Council be svot up for the purpose of reporting on the subject of municipal markets." This was carried on th© voices. Subsequently Mr. Izard gave notice that he would move at the next meeting of the Council, "That Messrs. Bellinger, Carmichael, McLaren, Hindrnarsh, Trevor, Bias, and Izard be the members of Trevor, Bisj, and Izard be the members of the committee." He explained that he had drafted the committee in a way that would give representation to both sides.